Position Overview

The Lead MDM Analyst is a senior individual contributor with hands‑on ownership of Master Data Management (MDM) platform execution across enterprise master data domains. Reporting to the Manager of Data Management, this role is responsible for technically configuring, and operating MDM capabilities, translating business‑defined master data rules into scalable technical implementations, and ensuring consistent, high‑quality mastered data across systems.

This role carries end‑to‑end execution responsibility for Supplier MDM technical configurations—such as match‑and‑merge logic, survivorship rules, hierarchies, and reference data structures—and serves as a technical authority and escalation point for MDM design and implementation decisions within IT.

This position is based at our corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, within Novelis’ Data, Analytics & AI organization. You will join a team whose leaders are accountable for intentionally engaging their people — connecting often, empowering ideas regardless of title, and acting with intention — and where mastered, trusted data is treated as a first-class enterprise asset.

Capability Alignment

This role is aligned to the Data Management pillar and owns or contributes to the following enterprise capabilities:

• Master & Reference Data Platform (Supplier MDM)
• Data Quality Management Platform (MDM‑embedded rules and workflows)

Responsibilities MDM Platform Ownership & Execution

• Own and execute MDM configurations across master data domains, including match‑and‑merge logic, survivorship rules, golden record behavior, hierarchies, and reference data relationships.
• Translate approved business master data rules into robust, scalable MDM implementations, making technical design decisions that balance data quality, performance, and operational impact.
• Serve as the technical authority for MDM execution, providing guidance and oversight for configurations, changes, and domain expansions.
• Configure and maintain domain data models and ensure consistent application of standards across regions and source systems.

Governance, Quality & Stewardship Enablement

• Ensure master data configurations comply with enterprise governance and stewardship workflows, including approvals, audit traceability, and controlled change management.
• Embed data quality rules and remediation workflows within MDM processes in close alignment with the Data Quality platform.
• Actively support stewardship adoption by ensuring MDM workflows are technically sound, usable, and aligned with business operating needs.
• Contribute to data domain harmonization efforts by implementing consistent definitions, hierarchies, and reference values across master data domains.

Change, Testing & Operational Excellence

• Lead impact analysis, testing, and validation of MDM changes across upstream and downstream systems to ensure data integrity and business continuity.
• Support controlled releases, issue resolution, and operational troubleshooting for complex master data scenarios.
• Identify opportunities to improve MDM performance, scalability, and automation, proactively addressing technical debt.

Strategic Traceability & Enterprise Alignment

• Align work execution to Novelis’ enterprise strategic data outcomes including trusted data, operational reliability, metal flow optimization, 3×30 sustainability goals, and cash focus/operational efficiency.
• Support the enterprise Data & AI Governance framework, ensuring governance is embedded into all workflows and deliverables.
• Contribute to quarterly planning, feature scoping, and sprint execution aligned to the enterprise delivery roadmap and KPI framework.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in data management, Master Data Management, data quality, or related domains.
• Hands‑on experience with enterprise MDM platforms (e.g., Informatica MDM, Informatica IDMC).
• Hands‑on experience with master data domains match‑and‑merge logic, survivorship rules, golden record behavior, hierarchies, and reference data relationships.
• Working knowledge of data governance, stewardship workflows, and metadata concepts.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or certification such as Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) or equivalent.
• Informatica IDMC MDM Certification or Advance Cloud Data Management Certification
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, or sustainability‑focused organizations.
• Familiarity with privacy and compliance concepts as they relate to master data domains.

Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship

What We Offer

This role offers a hybrid schedule. Novelis values the need for flexibility and balance for employees and is committed to a Flex Work approach that empowers employees to maintain work-life balance while enjoying the benefits of a collaborative office environment. Novelis values the need for flexibility and balance for employees. Novelis benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable. These are a few of the benefits we offer to support you and your family’s well-being:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Health savings accounts – Company Funded Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
• Paid vacation and competitive personal time off
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Retiree Medical Plans – medical and prescription drug coverage through Novelis sponsored Retiree Health Access
• Retirement Savings Account
• Employee assistance programs – available 24/7 to you and your family
• Wellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistance!

 

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Location Profile

Novelis’ Global Corporate and North America Headquarters is located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta GA employing around 700 people. Supporting it’s 31 operations worldwide Novelis’ corporate office is home to the executive leadership team and global functions that support the automotive beverage can and high-end specialties value streams. The City of Atlanta provides a diverse and family-friendly place to live with countless museums cultural organizations and educational institutions including the Georgia Aquarium Woodruff Arts Center CNN Center Georgia Tech and Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In the Atlanta area Novelis has strong community partnerships with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity GeorgiaFIRST and Agape Youth and Family Center in addition to many local museums and community groups.