Group Process Owner - Data & Systems Maintenance (System Integration & Test Management) (M/F/D)

We are looking for a Group Process Owner (GPO) within the Data & Systems Maintenance (DSM) area. The role focuses on system integration, test management and governance of master data systems, ensuring stable data flows, high-quality testing practices and continuous improvement across the DSV landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and oversee SAP MDG data integrations with downstream systems, ensuring stable, timely and consistent data flows. 
• Translate business requirements into integration needs and align with IT, data owners and system specialists. 
• Lead and continuously improve test processes, standards and methodologies for SAP MDG (functional, regression and UAT). 
• Maintain test documentation (test plans, test cases, defect logs, evidence) ensuring traceability and audit readiness. 
• Facilitate UAT activities, ensuring business testers understand and execute required scenarios. 
• Develop and maintain governance documentation, standards, data dictionaries and risk mitigation activities. 
• Conduct business process analysis, gather requirements, propose solutions and monitor implemented improvements.
• Define and implement data quality measures, analyse root causes and drive long-term corrective actions. 
• Deliver training sessions for countries, GBS and other key stakeholders to ensure governance compliance. 
• Perform audits, maintain lessons learned and manage improvement pipelines focusing on automation and standardisation. 
• Lead assigned projects from initiation to closure and manage project team members. 
• Collaborate with GBS, countries, FT organisation, IT, compliance and other GPOs. 
• Support master data initiatives and handle ad‑hoc requests from management. 

Requirements

• Experience coordinating system integrations, especially SAP MDG data flows and interface behaviour (IDocs, APIs, replication frameworks). 
• Strong experience in test management (planning, execution, documentation of SAP MDG test cycles). 
• Experience with Address, Business Partner, Location, Reference and Controlling data domains. 
• Experience in process management (mapping, analysis, improvements). 
• Experience with data governance systems (SAP MDG required). 
• Ability to gather business requirements and support prioritisation. 
• Advantage: experience with SAP ERP/BW, Lean, Six Sigma, project coordination and risk management. 
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and conflict-resolution skills. 
• Strong analytical and decision‑making skills with attention to detail. 
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and collaborate across cultures. 
• Experience in international corporate environments. 
• Fluent English. 
• Strong MS Office skills; advantage: PowerQuery, PowerBI, Jira, SharePoint, SAP suite, MS Project. 
• University degree or equivalent.