Director, Master Data Architect
At a glance
Director-level Data Architecture & Governance role at Vuori, Inc. Carlsbad · full-time · $173,000–$222,495 base.
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What you'll do
- Set the master data product direction and delivery plan around business needs, data quality problems, and changing enterprise systems
- Establish consistent, accurate access to product, customer, vendor, and financial data across the organization
- Design governance practices, stewardship workflows, and lifecycle tools that help business users manage master data
- Work with product, engineering, analytics, architecture, and operations teams to build and launch master data capabilities
- Improve data flows and system practices, automating manual work and reducing quality issues to save time and support decisions
What you bring
- At least ten years in product management, preferably focused on data, platforms, or enterprise products
- Eight or more years building products or platforms, with exposure to data management, PLM, assortment planning, ERP, or enterprise data platforms
- Experience getting internal data products adopted across business units with go-to-market and operations partners
- Understanding of master data management, governance frameworks, and data quality principles
Who this fits
This director-level role suits a strategic product leader who can shape enterprise data work and influence both technical and business teams. The position is onsite in Carlsbad.
From the employer
Vuori is re-defining what athletic apparel looks like: built to move and sweat in but designed with a casual aesthetic to transition into everyday life. We draw inspiration from an active coastal California lifestyle; an integration of fitness, creative expression and life. Our high energy fast paced retail environment is reflected in the clothes we make. We aim to inspire others to take on all aspects of their lives with clarity, enthusiasm and purpose…while having a lot of fun along the way. We are proud to be an outlet for opportunity and for personal growth and success.
This role is a unique opportunity to shape how data powers decision-making across Vuori. As the leader of our Master Data strategy, you'll partner with teams across Product, Technology, Data & Analytics, Finance, Operations, and Enterprise Architecture to create a trusted, scalable foundation for some of our most critical business data, including product, customer, vendor, and financial information. You'll drive the vision, roadmap, and execution of enterprise data capabilities that improve data quality, automate manual processes, and enable smarter, faster decision-making across the organization. We're looking for a strategic product leader who thrives in complex environments, can influence both technical and business teams, and is passionate about building intuitive, impactful solutions that help Vuori scale. If you enjoy solving enterprise-wide challenges, creating structures from complexity, and delivering measurable business value through technology and data, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of Vuori.
What you'll get to do:
- Lead the product strategy, vision, and execution for master data initiatives by deeply understanding business needs, data quality challenges, and the evolving enterprise data landscape.
- Champion a unified approach to master data — including product, customer, Vendor, and financial data domains — ensuring consistency, accuracy, and accessibility across the organization.
- Strategize and drive the design of data governance processes, data stewardship workflows, and master data lifecycle management experiences that empower business users and reduce friction.
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Data & Analytics, Enterprise Architecture, and Business Operations teams to define, develop, and launch master data solutions and capabilities.
- Focus on automation and continuous improvement to eliminate data quality issues, reduce manual data handling, and deliver measurable business outcomes such as time savings, cost reduction, and improved decision-making.
- Partner with data and analytics teams to understand how master data flows across systems, identify gaps, and champion initiatives that improve data reliability and trustworthiness enterprise wide.
- Help to align existing systems and develop best practice for teams to manage systems involved in the Master Data lifecycle
Who you are:
- 10+ years of experience in product management, with a strong preference for experience in data, platform, or enterprise product domains.
- 8+ years of experience building products or platforms, ideally with exposure to data management, PLM, Assortment Planning Tools, ERP systems, or enterprise data platforms.
- Experience working with cross-functional go-to-market and operations teams to drive the adoption of internal data products and capabilities across business units.
- Familiarity with master data management (MDM) concepts, data governance frameworks, and data quality principles is strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of analytics tools as well as data pipeline or integration concepts, preferred.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to derive meaningful insights from complex data sets and translate them into actionable product decisions.
- Exceptional cross-functional collaboration skills and the ability to influence without authority across technical and business stakeholders alike.
Our investment in you:
At Vuori, we’re proud to offer the following to our employees:
- Health Insurance
- Savings and Retirement Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Generous Vuori Discount & Industry Perks
- Paid Time Off
- Wellness & Fitness benefits
The salary range for this role is $173,000 per year - $222,495 per year. This role is bonus eligible.
Vuori is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.