• Lead day‑to‑day enterprise data operations to ensure reliability, accuracy, and availability. • Oversee MDM, data governance, data quality, and lifecycle processes across key domains. • Coordinate operational data activities across internal teams and external data partners. • Develop and lead data governance frameworks, including standards, stewardship, and policies. • Drive MDM strategy and execution, ensuring consistency and alignment across business units. • Ensure compliance with privacy, regulatory, and security standards (GDPR, CCPA, internal audit controls). • Serve as primary operational liaison with data vendors, service providers, and consulting partners. • Partner with business teams, IT, analytics, and leadership to align data initiatives to strategic needs. • Provide technical insight and evaluation while maintaining a leadership role. • Own enterprise data quality strategy, monitoring, and remediation processes.