Senior Manager, Data Governance & Data Management Services

What we offer:
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
Magna is more than one of the world's largest suppliers in the automotive space. We are a mobility technology company built to innovate, with a global, entrepreneurial-minded team. With 65+ years of expertise, our ecosystem of interconnected products combined with our complete vehicle expertise uniquely positions us to advance mobility in an expanded transportation landscape.
Job Responsibilities:
We are seeking a Senior Manager for Data Governance & Data Management Services to drive enterprise-wide data governance initiatives. This role will focus on establishing frameworks, policies, and best practices to ensure high-quality, standardized, and accessible data across the organization. You will collaborate with business and technical teams to enable master data management, metadata governance, and data product creation aligned with a data mesh approach. If you are passionate about data governance and its role in business success, we encourage you to apply.
Major Responsibilities
Establish and Implement Data Governance Framework

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to define governance models
• Implement governance framework covering access, data quality, and metadata
• Draft and socialize policies and data standards
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and security requirements

Lead Master Data Services & Standardization

• Manage ERP master data and company hierarchies
• Drive usage of common master & reference data across business units
• Drive enterprise-wide data standardization efforts
• Provide governance support and training to business teams

Enable Data Products & Data Mesh Approach

• Develop roadmaps for data enablement and self-service analytics
• Work with technical teams to integrate governance into platforms
• Support data product creation by ensuring governed and discoverable data
• Foster a data-driven culture across the organization

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Partner with IT, business, and compliance teams to ensure alignment
• Educate teams on data governance, policies, and best practices
• Advocate for data governance adoption across departments
• Continuously improve governance processes based on business needs

Knowledge and Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related field

Work Experience

• 5-7 years of work related experience in data management, and analytics
• Proven track record in leading teams and implementing data management initiatives

Skills and Competencies

• Expertise in data governance frameworks, metadata management, and master data management
• Strong knowledge of data quality, access management, and regulatory compliance
• Ability to influence and drive governance adoption across teams
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills
• Ability to navigate complex data environments and drive standardization
• Experience working cross-functionally to align governance with business goals

Work Environment
Regular travel less than 10-25% of the time.
For dedicated and motivated employees, we offer an interesting and diversified job within a dynamic global team together with the individual and functional development in a professional environment of a global acting business. Fair treatment and a sense of responsibility towards employees are the principle of the Magna culture. We strive to offer an inspiring and motivating work environment.
Additional Information
We offer attractive benefits (e.g. discretionary performance bonus, employee profit participation program) and a salary which is in line with market conditions depending on your skills and experience.
Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
Worker Type:
Regular / Permanent
Group:
Magna Corporate