Senior Specialist, Master Data Management

This is a chance for you to collaborate with business data owners, data stewards, and the Hydropower Business MDM Lead to implement and maintain agreed data standards and ownership models. The role offers a strong opportunity to make an impact by establishing long-term data foundations that support digital development, analytics, and business operations.

About the role

We are looking to strengthen our Master Data Management (MDM) capability by bringing in a senior profile to take a leading role in this area.

You will be part of a team working at the intersection of business and IT, shaping how master data is structured, governed, and used across systems and processes.

In this role, you will define and drive the MDM technical direction, while also contributing hands-on where needed. A key focus will be to build a scalable and sustainable MDM setup, strengthen internal capabilities, and reduce dependency on external support. You will play a key role in maintaining and evolving Hydro's master data structures, including data models, business rules, and tag mappings, ensuring consistent and high-quality data across business processes and systems.

Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Contribute to Hydro's MDM technical direction and implementation standards
• Develop and enhance MDM solutions in Semarchy (or similar tools)
• Maintain and improve tag mappings, data models, and business rules to ensure consistent and high-quality master data
• Support integrations and data alignment across internal systems and platforms
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements and support data ownership
• Support incident resolution, platform upgrades, and continuous improvement activities related to MDM solutions

About you

• 5+ years of experience in data management.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience with Semarchy xDM or similar MDM tools.
• Manage and continuously improve tag mappings, data mappings, and business rules to ensure data consistency, traceability, and quality across systems.
• Strong skills in data modelling and SQL.
• Proven experience working in a senior role (technical lead or senior engineer).
• Strong understanding of MDM architecture, integrations, and data flows.
• Experience with data governance and data quality concepts.
• Integration experience (APIs, ETL tools).
• Ability to lead workshops and advise stakeholders.
• Structured, pragmatic, and solution-oriented mindset.
• Experience in the energy industry is an advantage.
• Good language skills, being able to express yourself verbally in English is a must, other Nordic language is considered a great asset.

We offer a hybrid work model to support your productivity; you are expected to be at the office two to three times a week.

The position can be located in our offices in Solna, Stockholm or Espoo, Helsinki.

We offer you

At Fortum, we believe in a better future and want to be involved in shaping it. Our workplace is a safe place, both physically and mentally. You will grow with professional colleagues, being trusted and free to challenge yourself. We offer comprehensive benefits, flexible working hours, and hybrid work model to support your productivity, development and wellbeing. We are committed to build diverse teams where everyone feels included and is treated equally.

More information about our culture and benefits can be found here.

Espoo office is a smoke-free workplace.

For permanent employment with Fortum Sverige AB, you may be assigned a wartime posting within the organization. For further information regarding wartime posting, please refer to the Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency.

Interested?

Submit your application latest on 27th of September. We start contacting suitable candidates already during the application period. If you have questions and would like to hear more about the position, please contact recruiting manager Maryam Sepasi at maryam.sepasi@fortum.com

Contact details to union representatives can be found on the bottom of this page.

To be selected for the position, the applicant must go through background clearance and a health examination including drug testing.

We are Fortum

Fortum is a Nordic energy company. We generate and deliver reliable energy to our customers and the Nordic energy system while at the same time helping industries decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations comprise efficient and best-in-class low-carbon power generation, customer services, and heating and cooling. Fortum’s power generation is already 99% from renewable or nuclear sources with one of the lowest specific CO2-emissions in Europe. We are guided by our ambitious SBTi-validated emission reduction targets on our way towards net-zero by 2040. For our ~4,500 employees, we commit to be a safe and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com