Data Management Lead

Location: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Hybrid schedule with remote work available part of the week for associates living within 30 miles of an office; in-office presence is required three days per week. Candidates must already be authorized to work in the United States.

Annual compensation: $120,000–$140,000, depending on experience.

Company

hirify.global Business Services provides payment technology and education services to higher education institutions, K–12 schools, students, families, and supporters.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain matching, threshold, survivorship, golden-record, and entity-resolution standards for master data domains.
• Define canonical identifiers, authoritative sources, data ownership, and attribute-level governance rules across systems.
• Partner with technical teams to implement approved master data standards and validate solutions against requirements.
• Set data quality thresholds, monitoring practices, exception review, and stewardship processes.
• Lead remediation of duplicate, conflicting, incomplete, and orphaned master records.
• Embed master data requirements into system, platform, integration, and implementation designs while facilitating cross-functional decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, data analytics, computer science, business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least five years of experience in master data management, data quality, data governance, data engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience defining match rules, thresholds, survivorship logic, identity resolution, or golden-record practices.
• Experience working with multiple source systems and operational or analytical data platforms, including SQL-based profiling and validation.
• Experience creating governance and technical documentation for business and technical stakeholders.
• Must already be authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• Professional certification in data management, data governance, or master data management.
• Experience embedding master data requirements into implementations, integrations, or enterprise data initiatives.
• Experience with match-and-merge, data catalogs, CRM, or cloud data warehouse platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment designed to combine flexibility with regular in-office collaboration.
• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, and FSA benefits.
• Earned time off, life and disability insurance, employee assistance, and wellness programs.
• 401(k), student loan repayment, employee stock purchase program, tuition reimbursement, and performance-based incentive pay.
• Welcoming and respectful workplace with equal employment opportunities.