MDM Specialist (AI)

Hitachi Digital LLC; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital transformation company is seeking an MDM Specialist based in Birmingham to design and implement master data management solutions. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in MDM implementation and data governance, with a strong background in Google Cloud Platform and relevant MDM tools. Responsibilities include creating data models, optimizing workflows, and ensuring data quality across customer and vendor domains. The role offers flexible working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Industry-leading benefits

Support for holistic health and wellbeing

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in MDM implementation and data stewardship.
• Hands-on experience with MDM platforms like Informatica or Reltio.
• Strong knowledge of Customer 360 and Vendor 360 solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement MDM solutions for customer, vendor, and product domains.
• Configure MDM workflows and establish data governance policies.
• Optimize MDM processes ensuring integration with AI and data quality checks.

Skills

MDM implementation

Data stewardship

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

SQL

Python

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Informatica

Reltio

Job description

Overview

We’re Hitachi Digital, a company at the forefront of digital transformation and the fastest growing division of Hitachi Group. We’re crucial to the company’s strategy and ambition to become a premier global player in the massive and fast-moving digital transformation market. Our group companies, including GlobalLogic, Hitachi Digital Services, Hitachi Vantara and more, offer comprehensive services that span the entire digital lifecycle, from initial idea to full-scale operation and the infrastructure to run it on. Hitachi Digital represents One Hitachi, integrating domain knowledge and digital capabilities, and harnessing the power of the entire portfolio of services, technologies, and partnerships, to accelerate synergy creation and make real-world impact for our customers and society as a whole.

Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to unleash a digital future. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.

The Team

As an MDM Specialist, you will architect and manage enterprise master data platforms, ensuring data quality, governance, and stewardship across domains such as Customer 360 and Vendor 360. You will integrate MDM workflows with AI and Agentic orchestration, leveraging Google Cloud Platform (GCP) for scalability and compliance.

The Role

• Design and implement MDM solutions for customer, vendor, and product domains.
• Develop data models, hierarchies, and golden records ensuring consistency across systems.
• Configure MDM workflows, matching, merging, and survivorship rules.

AI & Agentic Workflow Integration

• Integrate Agentic AI workflows with MDM processes for intelligent data stewardship.
• Enable AI-driven data quality checks, anomaly detection, and enrichment.
• Collaborate with AI teams to embed knowledge graph and semantic search capabilities into MDM.

Data Governance & Stewardship

• Define and enforce data governance policies, stewardship roles, and approval workflows.
• Implement data lineage, metadata management, and compliance controls.
• Partner with business teams to ensure data accuracy and trustworthiness.

Performance & Optimization

• Optimize MDM processes for scalability and reliability on GCP.
• Monitor and improve data quality KPIs, latency, and integration performance.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Data Management, or related field.
• 7+ years in MDM implementation and data stewardship.
• Hands-on experience with MDM platforms (Informatica, Reltio, or similar).
• Strong knowledge of Customer 360 and Vendor 360 solutions.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and cloud-native data services.
• Familiarity with AI/ML integration and Agentic workflows.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, and API-based integrations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to knowledge graphs, semantic modeling, and data enrichment strategies.
• Experience with data governance frameworks and compliance standards.
• Certifications in MDM tools, GCP, or Data Governance.
• Background in enterprise data architecture and multi-domain MDM.

Strong skills & capabilities

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to design scalable, secure, and compliant MDM solutions.
• Collaborative mindset with excellent communication skills.
• Passion for data quality, AI-driven automation, and trusted data ecosystems.

Success Metrics

• Delivery of enterprise MDM solution integrated with AI workflows.
• Achieved data quality improvements across Customer and Vendor domains.
• Reduction in data duplication and inconsistencies.
• Positive impact on business decision-making through trusted data.

What You’ll Work With

• MDM Platforms: Informatica, Reltio, or equivalent.
• Cloud & AI: GCP, Agentic AI workflows, Vertex AI.
• Data Tools: SQL, Python, APIs, ETL pipelines.
• Governance: Data lineage, metadata management, stewardship frameworks.

About us

We’re a global, 1000-strong, diverse team of professional experts, promoting and delivering Social Innovation through our One Hitachi initiative (OT x IT x Product) and working on projects that have a real-world impact. We’re curious, passionate and empowered, blending our legacy of 110 years of innovation with our shaping our future. Here you’re not just another employee; you’re part of a tradition of excellence and a community working towards creating a digital future.

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.

Testimonials

Lynda Brown

My experience has taught me to give people chances - it’s amazing to see how much they can flourish when you do.

Gregory Mason

I love to have discussions with employees and managers on what we can do to support the overall wellbeing of our teams. Don’t wait to take charge of your career.

Prasanthi Sathyaprakash

Working as a group has always given me energy and kept me motivated, we can deliver amazing results as a collective.

Mehdi H. Choudhury

Hitachi’s commitment to sustainability and proactiveness to support clients as a social responsibility makes me excited about the future.

Kinga Wos-Ryske

Hitachi offers great work-life balance, and flexible working arrangements - from remote to hybrid. If you are interested in comprehensive and competitive perks and benefits, you will find it all here.

Georgia Venetsanakos

Empathy is important. When we love working with the people around us, we like coming into work and dealing with those people every day.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.

Note: This description reflects current responsibilities and reporting lines and may be subject to change.