Master Data Management (MDM) Specialist

Sitting between core business processes, applications, and analytics, this role is about creating a single, trusted view of the data that matters most—customers, products, suppliers, assets, and more. With a mix of data modelling, governance, and platform experience, you’ll help clients move from fragmented records to consistent master data that everyone can rely on.

Master Data Management (MDM) Specialist

Calimala partners with enterprises across the Gulf and Europe to design, build, and scale Data & AI teams. As an MDM Specialist, you’ll join a network of practitioners who understand that high-quality master data is a foundation for everything else—reporting, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and AI.

This role sits at the centre of how critical entities are defined, managed, and shared across systems. You’ll help design and implement MDM solutions—processes, models, and platforms—that synchronise records across source systems, enforce business rules, and provide a single, controlled source of truth.

What you'll be doing

As a Master Data Management (MDM) Specialist at Calimala, you’ll lead and support engagements where master data is a bottleneck or a key enabler. One project might involve standing up a new MDM hub for customer or product data; another could focus on improving matching, survivorship rules, and integration patterns in an existing solution.

“We treat master data as shared infrastructure: clearly defined, actively managed, and built so every consuming system can trust what it receives.”

You’ll work closely with business owners, data governance teams, architects, and integration specialists to understand how master data is used and where inconsistencies hurt most. You’ll help define data models, matching and merging rules, validation logic, and operating procedures—ensuring that MDM processes are embedded in day-to-day operations, not just in documentation.

Who we're looking for

You’re comfortable at the intersection of business definition and technical implementation. You can talk to stakeholders about what a “customer” or “product” should mean, translate that into models and rules, and work with platform and integration teams to make it real.

You’ve likely worked in data management, MDM, or large system integration programs where shared reference and master data were central. At Calimala, we value depth, accountability, and partnership—you care about getting the details right and building solutions that hold up over time.

• Strong experience in Master Data Management or closely related data management roles

• Familiarity with MDM concepts and patterns (hub styles, source of record, golden record, survivorship, hierarchy management)

• Hands-on exposure to MDM platforms or related tooling (vendor solutions or custom-built)

• Solid understanding of data modelling for core domains such as customer, product, vendor, or asset

• Experience defining and implementing matching, de-duplication, and data quality rules

• Understanding of how MDM integrates with source and consuming systems via APIs, messaging, or ETL/ELT

• Experience working with data governance, business stakeholders, and IT to agree definitions, ownership, and processes

  
  

We’re looking for practitioners who see MDM as a way to make organisations simpler and more reliable: people who enjoy bringing order to complex landscapes and building master data foundations that unlock value across analytics, operations, and AI.