MDM Competency Lead

Role Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute Virtusa’s MDM competency strategy, solution accelerators, and delivery models in alignment with industry trends.
• Build and scale MDM capabilities across domains such as Customer, Broker, Product, Vendor, and Policy.
• Develop reusable components including frameworks for match & merge, survivorship, golden record creation, data quality, data lineage, and data stewardship.
• Identify, mentor, and grow a global bench of MDM architects, developers, and data governance experts.
  

• Lead architectural design, implementation governance, and best practices for large-scale MDM programs.
• Serve as the MDM thought leader in client engagements, helping define roadmaps, evaluate tools, and shape enterprise strategies.
• Partner with delivery and pre-sales teams on solutioning, estimation, and proposal responses.
• Advocate for integrated MDM + Data Governance + Cloud approaches to maximize business value.
  

• Design and manage internal training and certification paths across leading MDM and governance platforms.
• Guide teams on modern data management concepts such as metadata management, data cataloging, data ownership, and cloud-native MDM.
• Foster communities of practice, enable continuous learning, and promote internal IP reuse and innovation.
  

• Contribute to RFPs, RFIs, PoVs, and client solution pitches with MDM-led strategies.
• Collaborate with marketing teams on white papers, industry blogs, and webinars.
• Cultivate partnerships with MDM and cloud vendors including Informatica, Reltio, AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Collibra.
  

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in enterprise Data Management, with 6+ years in Master Data Management strategy and delivery.
• Deep hands-on expertise in one or more platforms: Informatica MDM (Cloud/On-Prem), Reltio, Semarchy, Profisee, STIBO, IBM MDM.
• Strong experience in MDM architecture, data modeling, data integration (ETL/ELT), and data stewardship workflows.
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks, including policy enforcement, business glossary, and stewardship integration.
• Proven delivery leadership in global, multi-domain MDM engagements.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud-native MDM/data quality tools.
• Excellent communication, client advisory, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
  

Preferred Certifications

• Informatica MDM, Reltio, Semarchy, or Profisee Certified
• TOGAF or DAMA CDMP (Data Governance/Architecture)
• AWS/Azure Data Analytics or Architect Certification
• Collibra or Informatica Axon/EDC certification (preferred)"