Senior Master Data Specialist

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Career Explorer · Business Operations & Shared Services · Enterprise Master Data Operations

IC3 · SeniorIndividual contributorSenior

Standard where business need supports the level

What the role involves

Autonomy: Handles ambiguous work independently
Scope: Complex projects / systems / portfolios
Time horizon: Months
Expertise and judgement: Deep domain judgment; mentors others; improves standards
Expected impact: Leads complex delivery and raises team quality

Expected skills (19)

Grouped as human, professional and technical. Target proficiency uses the P1–P5 scale, and each row says what that level means for that particular skill.

Human (10)

Skill	Importance	Target	What that level looks like
Accountability Personal Effectiveness	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Active listening Communication & Influence	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Collaboration Collaboration & Leadership	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Critical thinking Thinking & Judgment	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Customer empathy Personal Effectiveness	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Learning agility Thinking & Judgment	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Ownership Personal Effectiveness	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Problem solving Thinking & Judgment	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Verbal communication Communication & Influence	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Written communication Communication & Influence	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.

Professional (9)

Skill	Importance	Target	What that level looks like
Business acumen Business & Strategy	Core	P3	Handles complex situations, adapts methods and coaches less-experienced colleagues.
Global Business Services (GBS) Global Business Services & Finance Operations	Core	P3	Owns complex Global Business Services (GBS) cases/processes, improves controls and coaches colleagues.
Account reconciliation Global Business Services & Finance Operations	Supporting	P3	Owns complex Account reconciliation cases/processes, improves controls and coaches colleagues.
Process governance Global Business Services & Finance Operations	Supporting	P3	Owns complex Process governance cases/processes, improves controls and coaches colleagues.
Quality documentation Quality & Regulatory	Supporting	P3	Owns complex Quality documentation cases/processes, improves controls and coaches colleagues.
SOX controls Global Business Services & Finance Operations	Supporting	P3	Owns complex SOX controls cases/processes, improves controls and coaches colleagues.
Service Level Agreements (SLA) Global Business Services & Finance Operations	Supporting	P3	Owns complex Service Level Agreements (SLA) cases/processes, improves controls and coaches colleagues.
Service transition Global Business Services & Finance Operations	Supporting	P3	Owns complex Service transition cases/processes, improves controls and coaches colleagues.
Shared services operations Global Business Services & Finance Operations	Supporting	P3	Owns complex Shared services operations cases/processes, improves controls and coaches colleagues.

Career ladder

Reached from

Master Data SpecialistIC2

Next steps

Lead Master Data SpecialistIC4IC promotion
Move from team-level senior contribution to cross-team/domain leadership; set approach, create reusable standards and multiply others without relying on authority.

Common consideration after sustained IC3/IC4 leadership; management is a separate career choice, not a required promotion.

What changes to advance

Move from team-level senior contribution to cross-team/domain leadership; set approach, create reusable standards and multiply others without relying on authority.

Source: PROCOMER FTZ benchmark; employer career sites · JF0459-IC3