Data management Jobs in Irvine, CA

Employment Type: Salaried
Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Position Summary:

The Director – MDM COE is responsible for establishing and leading the enterprise Master Data Management capability across the organization.

This role will define governance frameworks, drive standardization of data processes and policies, and ensure the integrity and consistency of master data across systems and business units.

The role partners closely with Supply Chain, Finance, Commercial, R&D, Quality, and IT functions to enable accurate analytics, efficient operations, and regulatory compliance.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Strategy & Governance:

• Develop and implement the enterprise MDM strategy aligned with business priorities and digital roadmap.
• Establish and maintain data governance frameworks, standards, and policies for all master data domains (e.g., Material, Supplier, Customer, Recipe, Packaging, Quality, Location).
• Define and lead the Data Governance team, ensuring cross-functional alignment on master data priorities and issue resolution.
• Define and maintain data quality KPIs (completeness, accuracy, duplication, timeliness) and reporting dashboards.

Process & Operations:

• Design and operate the centralized MDM COE for creation, maintenance, and control of master data across Oracle Fusion and integrated systems.
• Implement workflow-based approval processes for master data creation and change management.
• Partner with plant and functional data stewards to ensure accurate and timely updates in decentralized domains.
• Lead data cleansing and harmonization initiatives, especially during ERP rollouts, system upgrades, or M&A integrations.
• Oversee data migration planning and validation for new system deployments.

Technology & Systems:

• Collaborate with IT to define the MDM technology architecture.
• Drive automation, data validation, and standard workflows to improve efficiency and data accuracy.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy, food safety, and regulatory requirements (e.g., FDA, USDA, FSMA, EU labeling).

Leadership & Change Management:

• Build and lead a cross-functional team of data stewards and analysts to support global and regional operations.
• Provide training, communication, and change management to build awareness and adoption of data standards across functions.

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify and implement opportunities for process simplification, automation, and efficiency.
• Periodically review master data domains to ensure alignment with evolving business and regulatory needs.

Education and Experience:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree is required
• Master's degree or MBA preferred
• MDM certificate is helpful

Experience:

• 8+ years of Master Data Management, Data Governance or ERP Data influential leadership experience is required
• 3+ years of direct people leadership is required
• Experience in food manufacturing, CPG or process manufacturing industry required
• Proven track record implementing or managing centralized MDM process using ERP
• Travel 10%
• Oracle Fusion ERP experience highly desired

Knowledge and Skills:

• Deep knowledge of data governance principles and master data domains
• Strong project management and process design capabilities
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proficiency in data visualization tools and data quality tools
• Strong understanding of ERP data structures and cross-functional data flows
• Experience with data quality management, standardization, and cleansing initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders across business and IT

Why Join Us:
Ventura Foods innovates and manufactures food solutions for foodservice and retail businesses. We make exclusive products for the world's most iconic restaurants and retailers, we provide ready-to-go product solutions for professional kitchens, and we make consumer brands everyone knows and loves. When you work for Ventura Foods, you get a strong foundation of training, a manager who cares about you and celebrates your success, a safe environment, and challenging work. As part of our team, your future is limited only by how much you’re willing to push yourself to get there. We invest in your growth because you invest in ours.

Ventura Foods offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees
• Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays
• Employee Appreciation Events and Employee Assistance Programs
• Salary Base Range of $171,669.00 - $228,919.95*
• Annual bonus (based on the incentive program terms and conditions)

*The “base salary range” provided above is a good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position in the specified markets. Ventura Foods reserves the right to pay outside of the given range based on a variety of factors including but not limited to: candidate skills and experience, complexity of the job, budgetary factors, and location/geography. Ventura Foods conducts regular reviews of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time.

Diversity & Inclusion:
Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive environment in which all employees are treated with respect is evident in our company culture and values. We believe that fostering an environment of inclusion and a focus on diversity across our organization is vital to attracting top talent, driving innovation, and meeting the high expectations of our customers in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.

Ventura Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.