Manager – Data Governance & MDM

Agthia Group is building a brand-new Group Data & AI function — and we need someone to lead data governance and master data management from the ground up.

Today, the same product, customer or supplier can appear differently across different parts of the business — there's no single governance framework making that data trustworthy. You'll build that framework, chair the Data Governance Council, and give the business one version of the truth it can rely on.

This is as much a leadership and influence role as a technical one. You'll need the credibility to resolve cross-business data disputes and set standards across teams that don't report to you, and the technical depth to make sure those standards actually stick in the platform.

• The group's data governance framework: operating model, policies, standards, and chairing the Data Governance Council
• Master data management across product, customer, supplier and finance domains
• Data quality, the enterprise data catalog, and business glossary
• Data privacy and protection practice, including UAE PDPL compliance
• Close partnership with the Data Engineering & Architecture lead to embed governance directly into the platform

• 10–15 years in data governance, master data management or data quality
• Hands-on experience with MDM platforms (SAP MDG, Informatica, Profisee, Reltio or Stibo) — not just framework design
• Familiarity with governance/quality tooling (Purview, Unity Catalog, Informatica DQ, Ataccama or Collibra)
• Strong, hands‑on SQL and comfort working directly with ERP and source‑system data structures
• A track record of establishing governance in a low‑maturity organisation and driving adoption across business units