Senior Manager, Product Data Governance & Master Data Strategy

Job Description The Senior Manager, Product Data Governance & Master Data Strategy is responsible for establishing and leading the global business strategy, governance, standards, and operating model for product and item master data across Vertiv's product development ecosystem. This role serves as the business owner for the Item Domain, ensuring that product, engineering, manufacturing, service, and commercial functions operate from a common set of globally governed item definitions, standards, and lifecycle processes.

The position is accountable for driving business alignment across functions, improving data quality and process compliance, enabling digital transformation initiatives, and ensuring item master data effectively supports product development, manufacturing, supply chain, service, and aftermarket operations. The role will partner closely with Information Technology, Enterprise Data & Analytics, ERP, PLM, and MDM teams to define business requirements, prioritize system enhancements, establish governance frameworks, and develop a strategic roadmap that drives improvements across data, processes, applications, and organizational capabilities.

The successful candidate will lead cross-functional initiatives to standardize item creation, classification, lifecycle management, product structures, and BOM governance while enabling scalable global operations and supporting future business growth. Key Responsibilities Product Data Strategy & Governance Define and execute the global business strategy for Product and Item Master Data. Establish governance, policies, standards, and decision frameworks for the Item Domain.

Serve as the business owner and primary point of accountability for item data quality, consistency, and usability. Develop and maintain a multi-year roadmap focused on business process improvement, data quality, system enablement, and organizational adoption. Partner with IT and MDM leadership to align business priorities with platform capabilities and investment plans. Lead the transition from regional and business-unit-specific practices to a globally aligned operating model.

Product Lifecycle & Item Management Own global business processes governing item creation, modification, classification, release, and retirement. Define item lifecycle requirements that support Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), ERP, manufacturing, sourcing, and service operations. Establish governance for product structures, BOM relationships, and product hierarchy definitions. Ensure item master processes support Engineering BOMs (EBOMs), Manufacturing BOMs (MBOMs), Service BOMs (SBOMs), and downstream system requirements.

Drive standardization and simplification of item attributes, classifications, and business rules. Data Quality & Operational Excellence Establish enterprise-wide item data quality standards, metrics, and performance targets. Drive initiatives to improve data completeness, accuracy, consistency, and compliance. Lead efforts to reduce duplicate items, improve reuse of existing components, and increase standardization across product families.

Develop monitoring, reporting, and governance mechanisms to identify and resolve data quality issues. Partner with engineering, operations, procurement, and service teams to address root causes of recurring data issues. Cross-Functional Business Leadership Lead cross-functional governance forums involving Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Service, Quality, Finance, and IT stakeholders. Align business requirements and priorities across regions and product lines.

Facilitate decision-making related to item standards, naming conventions, classifications, ownership models, and lifecycle policies. Act as the primary business representative for enterprise programs impacting product master data. Promote accountability and ownership of data within functional organizations. Digital Transformation & Business Enablement Define business requirements for PLM, ERP, MDM, and related digi