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MDM Associate Director (M/W/NB)
2 years ago
Job Description
Inside Ubisoft International HQ, you will join the “Ubisoft Data Office” (UDO) and will report to the Transformation and Governance Director.
Master Data Management (MDM) is the discipline that aims to guarantee a global and reliable vision as well as a good quality for every data at the heart of the company’s processes and analytical requirements. This discipline is closely related to the concept of distributed architectures, which aims to facilitate information exchange and sharing.
As MDM Associate Director, you will be in charge of the MDM team in an international scope. This translates into the management of solutions portfolio that will require a close collaboration with many key stakeholders across the company.
Your responsibilities will be as following:
- Become the preferred go-to-person for IT and non-IT teams for every topic related to data governance or Master Data Management.
- Define the long-term vision of Ubisoft Master Data referentials by identifying opportunities for improving those already existing and for implementing new ones, by building on a very good understanding of Ubisoft’s processes and analytical requirements.
- Identify transformation and automation opportunities for the existing processes inside the business functions, or transversally, using data governance as a leverage.
- Define and apply MDM best practices, data management policies, administration and exploitation procedures specific to each referential within the business functions (finance, procurement, logistic, marketing, HR, production, …) as well as the stewardship teams.
- Pay a specific attention to your communication with top management of every IT & non-IT department to ensure their buy-in and collaboration to move forward.
- Ensure a good adoption of the proposed solutions by every team as well as a correct implementation of the defined processes and governance.
- Identify best practices to ensure the best data quality at the source: define and deploy a transversal strategy to control and enhance data, especially through standardization and promotion of processes to manage referential inside our portfolio of tools.
- Be responsible for the management of your portfolio of MDM tools and related projects, buy relying on your team of project/product managers, business analysts and developers: budget management, allocation and coordination of each step of the project from scoping and kick off until the deployment, production and change management.
- Actively participate to scoping studies before any project launch: understanding of all processes and business stakes, objectives definition, identifying IT and non-IT potential benefits and impacts, planification, estimates, communication…
- Contribute to the management of the Transformation and Governance team
Qualifications
Background& Skills :
- Solid experience in MDM field, within an ESN, or an IT department
- Knowledge in an international and multi-project environment in:
- Development and/or functional analysis
- Project management and management of a portfolio of tools and IT teams
- Capability to analyze, model, and translate functional requirements to communicate and collaborate efficiently with internal business clients and IT teams.
- Deep knowledge about MDM problematics as well as their impact inside IT ecosystem and companies at large.
- Knowledge in one or many functional field (finance, sales, marketing, e-commerce, supply chain, …)
- Be proactive in the emergent technologies of your field
- Excellent capability to communicate (oral/written), to lead and to manage in an innovative and multicultural context.
- Team spirit, proactivity, organization, results and sense of service oriented.
- Fluent in English, French is a plus
- Knowledge of EBX orchestra is a plus
- Sensibility to entertainment is a plus
- Functional Architecture knowledge is a plus
Additional Information
Ubisoft Avantages
💰 Profit sharing, company saving plan. 25 Paid Holidays, 12 additional days off, 50% of your transportation subscription, luncheon voucher, health insurance + special Ubisoft advantages
📍 Our headquarter is in Saint-Mandé (line 1, “Saint-Mandé” stop), Gym inside our office, remote friendly company
🎮 For gamers : 4 AAA games per years, 100% access to Ubisoft PC catalog
et les gameuses : 4 jeux AAA gratuits par an, accès à 100% du catalogue PC d'Ubisoft.
Recruitment process
Ubisoft adapts itself to COVID-19 period. Every recruitment interview is conduct through visio conference to protect your health and that of our team
- [30 min; remote] - Phonescreen with one Talent Acquisition Specialist
- Business case;
- [60 min ; remote] - Interview visio with the hiring manager, and a talent acquisition specialist
- [60 min ; remote] – final interview with your future department director and an HRBP
Complementary information:
Ubisoft is committed to creating an inclusive work environment that reflects the diversity of our player community. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability status. All information will be treated as confidential in accordance with the Employment Equity Act.
Company Description
Ubisoft’s 19,000 team members, working across more than 40 locations around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent has brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come.
Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves.
If you are excited about solving game changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.
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