Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOG), founded in 1949 and headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. Apogee is a growing, profitable company with annual revenues approaching $1.5 billion. It provides distinctive metal and glass solutions for enclosing commercial buildings, and glass and acrylic solutions for picture framing and display applications. Brands in the Apogee family are Alumicor, EFCO, Harmon, Linetec, Tru Vue, Tubelite, and Viracon. www.apog.com
Position Summary
Apogee’s Data Strategy & Governance organization is formalizing a Data Governance and Master Data Management Program that will focus on implementing processes and solutions for Data Governance, Data Stewardship, and Master Data Management.
This Data Governance Process & Solutions Lead will fill a critical role in operationalizing the Data Governance Framework for prioritized Apogee Data Domains; educating our IT & Business Partners; supporting our Profisee MDM solution; implementing and supporting future Data Catalog and Quality solutions; and consulting on data-related projects from a Data Governance or MDM perspective across the organization.
Responsibilities
Data Governance Domain Process and Capabilities
Lead the implementation and operationalization of the Data Governance Framework for prioritized data domains across Apogee.
Partner with business data owners and stewards to determine field ownership, define and document business rules, document data management practices, and establish sustainable data governance in their domains.
Evaluate and recommend organizational and procedural requirements to enable sustainable MDM practices across all of Apogee’s Master Data domains.
Identify data process improvement opportunities, data quality issues and governance gaps within Apogee Data Domains.
Facilitate Domain Governance Councils to drive accountability, decision making and action within Master Data domains
Data Governance Framework and Solutions
Develop a deep expertise of the Apogee Data Governance Framework and be able to apply it across prioritized data domains as well as enhance it appropriately.
Develop a deep understanding of the Profisee MDM solution, and act as the Business Product Owner to drive efficiency, prioritize improvements/ enhancements and deliver reports.
Establish best practices and support mechanisms for Profisee and other future Data Governance solutions.
Partner with IT Leads and Business Leaders to advance Data Governance tools for Master Data Management, Data Cataloging, Data Verification and Data Quality Reporting
Process owner for developing monitoring and reporting Governance compliance
Data Governance Consulting and Mentoring
Educate and coach Process Owners, Data Stewards, Data SMEs across Apogee and the business to ensure sustainability of Data Stewardship practices
Consult with teams across Apogee on data-related projects to ensure consistent and appropriate governance and data management practices
Facilitate Center of Excellence to institute a community of stewardship
Benchmark with other Data Governance organizations to ensure Apogee is staying relevant and leveraging industry best practices & advancements
Experience
Experience & Skills
Defining processes and leading process improvement
High-level understanding of data models, system data flows and the importance of data integrity
Basic understanding of the concepts of governance, controls, quality metrics and data management
Managing and delivering several medium to large projects or programs
Leading, influencing, coaching, and mentoring others
Experience and comfort in leading when not necessarily a subject matter expert
Required Skills
Interest in developing expertise in Data Governance, Data Management and Data Quality processes and tools
Strong leadership, communication, influencing and interpersonal skills
Strong presentation skills and enthusiasm to share benefits & services to the broader organization
Self-managing, results oriented, and capable of leading multiple initiatives simultaneously
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to deal with high levels of ambiguity
Apogee and our brands are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Finance
Industries
Wholesale Building Materials
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