Lead Analyst, IT - Business Process Management HQ ERP Project

The SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) Functional Lead Analyst provides functional leadership for the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of SAP MDG processes and solutions. The SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) Functional Lead Analyst provides functional leadership for the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of SAP MDG processes and solutions. This role leads business requirements, functional design, governance alignment, testing, and stakeholder decision-making across master data domains. The MDG Functional Lead translates business needs into scalable SAP MDG solutions while guiding the technical teams responsible for configuration, integrations, and development. This is a functional leadership role, not a primary ABAP development position. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Serve as the SAP MDG functional lead and subject matter expert for assigned master data domains. Lead discovery, requirements, process design, and functional solution workshops with business and IT stakeholders. Translate business and governance requirements into functional specifications, process designs, and acceptance criteria. Own functional solution decisions and recommend scalable, supportable SAP MDG approaches that balance business value, user experience, and complexity. Define functional requirements for MDG data models, workflows, business rules, validations, search, duplicate checks, and replication. Provide functional guidance to technical teams responsible for configuration, integrations, interfaces, and custom development; review delivered solutions for alignment with approved designs. Lead functional delivery for Material, Business Partner (Customer and Supplier), and/or Finance master data domains. Apply deep knowledge of domain processes, data dependencies, controls, and governance requirements to solution decisions. Partner with Data Owners, Data Stewards, and process leaders to define priorities and improve master data processes. Translate data governance policies into functional controls, validations, approvals, and data quality requirements. Lead cross-functional analysis and resolution of recurring process and data quality issues. Own the functional test strategy, scenarios, expected results, defect triage, and business acceptance for unit, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing. Validate end-to-end MDG processes and confirm solutions meet approved business and governance requirements. Provide functional leadership for data migration readiness, validation, and business sign-off during phased SAP rollouts. Maintain functional design, decision, process, and testing documentation. Lead continuous improvement of workflows, user experience, governance controls, and process efficiency. Represent the functional workstream in upgrades, enhancements, rollout planning, and SAP MDG roadmap initiatives. Mentor MDG functional analysts and support resources; promote consistent functional methods and documentation standards. Ensure functional designs align with enterprise architecture, data governance, security, and support standards. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES This job has no supervisory responsibilities. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university. 7+ years of SAP functional experience, including hands-on SAP MDG functional design, process configuration, governance, and testing. 3+ years leading SAP MDG functional workstreams, solution design, stakeholder decisions, and cross-functional delivery. Demonstrated ability to direct technical delivery and review configuration, integrations, and development without serving as the primary developer. COMPETENCIES Evaluates Problems: Evaluates and analyzes different types of information objectively to identify appropriate solutions; wr