SAP Master Data Governance IT Business Analyst

Trident Seafoods is North America’s largest vertically integrated seafood company—partnering with fishermen, employees, and communities to responsibly harvest, process, and share wild Alaska seafood with the world. With deep roots in Alaska and operating across the globe, Trident is a privately held company headquartered in Seattle, committed to nourishing the world while upholding the highest standards for safety, sustainability, and excellence.

At Trident Seafoods, we work together for something bigger than ourselves. From nourishing the world with the best protein on earth to protecting our oceans, serving our fishermen, and supporting communities in Alaska and beyond, here, you’ll find a values-driven culture where your growth matters, your work has purpose and your contributions are recognized and appreciated—because at Trident, we believe meaningful work connects us all.

Summary:

A hands-on, technically strong SAP Master Data Governance Business Analyst will be responsible to support and continuously improve SAP MDG capabilities within the SAP S/4 HANA environment. This role will work very closely with the Business Master Data team, SAP functional and technical teams, integrated business process owners, and offshore support resources to translate governance needs into practical SAP MDG configuration, workflow, screen, and process enhancements.

The successful candidate will have strong working knowledge of SAP MDG and SAP S/4 HANA master data processes, along with practical experience supporting business rule changes, validation logic, UI/screen updates, change request workflows, data quality issue resolution, and production support across key master data domains. This position requires someone who can bridge business process understanding with technical SAP MDG execution—partnering with business data owners to analyze requirements, define solution options, coordinate offshore delivery, test changes, support deployments, and ensure stable day-to-day master data operations.

This position reports to the VP of Applications and will work closely under the Master Data Leader’s process direction while partnering with IT Applications, SAP COE, business stakeholders, and offshore delivery teams.

Essential Functions: (Responsibilities, Tasks, Supervisory Needs)

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Supports day-to-day SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) operations, enhancement requests, production issues, and continuous improvement activities across the SAP S/4
  
  HANA environment.
• Configures and supports SAP MDG functionality, including change-request workflows, derivations, validations, duplicate checks, field properties, role-based approvals, data models, business rules, and Data Replication Framework (DRF) functionality.
• Translates business and data-governance requirements into functional specifications, process flows, configuration guidance, and actionable work items for SAP technical and offshore delivery teams.
• Troubleshoots master data defects, workflow and approval-routing failures, replication errors, data-quality exceptions, security and role impacts, and system integration issues.
• Coordinates root-cause analysis and issue resolution with business users, SAP functional and technical teams, Basis, security, integration, and offshore support resources.
• Partners with SAP technical teams and offshore resources to define, prioritize, test, and deliver screen updates, workflow enhancements, BRF+ rule changes, and integration-related solutions.
• Executes and supports unit, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT), including defect resolution, deployment validation, post-go-live support, and…