Ontic, a leading licensor and manufacturer of complex engineering parts for the global aerospace and defence industries, are now recruiting for a Project Manager – Data Quality & Master Data Management (MDM) to join our Data & Analytics team, where you’ll support our global business in transforming how data is defined, governed, and used. This role will be based from one of our Gloucestershire UK sites, with hybrid working and regular collaboration across our international sites.

Ontic is more than just a business; we’re a community of innovators who pride ourselves on fostering a culture where talent thrives, ideas flourish, and careers are built. We’re committed to excellence, driving us to continuously improve and adapt, ensuring that we remain at the forefront of our industry. With over 1,400 employees across seven sites and four time zones, we have more than doubled in size since 2019 and continue to grow at pace.

The Role

Data is one of Ontic’s most strategic assets, and this role will play a critical part in our journey to embed data ownership, accountability, and quality into day-to-day business operations. Reporting to the Director of Data & Analytics, you will lead the implementation and adoption of our enterprise-wide Master Data Management strategy, ensuring that data quality is clearly defined, understood, measured, and continuously improved across the organisation.

You will work across all levels of the business, engaging with business leaders, system users, and technical teams to define what “good” data looks like and how it is governed in practice. The role will see you driving cultural change in data stewardship, deploying enabling technology, establishing data quality metrics, and supporting the remediation of data quality issues across core enterprise systems. You will also play a key role in ensuring compliance with regulatory and data protection requirements while partnering closely with IT and enterprise architecture teams to embed data governance principles into system and integration design.

About You

At Ontic, our culture is integral to making sure we enjoy our work and deliver for our customers. While the right skillset is important, we’re also looking for someone who will thrive within our recognition and empowerment culture.

To be successful in this role, you’ll bring a Bachelor’s degree alongside 3–5 years’ experience in a related role, with demonstrable involvement in Master Data Management and data governance initiatives. You will have a strong understanding of data modelling, hierarchy management, and golden record creation, and be comfortable working across ERP, CRM, PLM, and QMS environments within complex organisations.

You’ll be experienced in working with global, cross-functional stakeholders, managing networks of data owners and stewards, and communicating the value of data quality to both technical and non-technical audiences. Strong leadership, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills will enable you to manage resistance, translate governance policy into practical process improvements, and drive sustainable change. Experience within aerospace, manufacturing, or other regulated industries, along with knowledge of standards such as ITAR, EAR, GDPR, and CCPA, would be highly advantageous.

Benefits

At Ontic, we care about your financial, physical, and mental wellness, so we offer a range of benefits to support what matters to you. We have a valued culture of recognition and empowerment, accompanied by benefits that support a healthy work/life balance.

Our benefits package highlights include:

• Up to 29 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

• 10 hours paid volunteering time

• Annual goal share bonus scheme for all employees

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Discounts and offers from a range of retailers

Best Place to Work

We are more than the sum of our parts, and we’ve been recognised internally and externally for being so. No day is the same at Ontic; we have doubled in size over the last couple of years and are still in rapid growth. We attribute our success to empowering colleagues to create opportunity and fostering an environment of autonomy where we ask for forgiveness, not permission.

Our Values

Our values are intrinsic to everything we do:

We share a common sense – we’re a global family of specialists with a shared passion for precision.
We have the freedom to choose – we’re challengers and innovators with the freedom to think differently and challenge the status quo.
We create the opportunity – we’re change-makers with a clear direction and a can-do spirit.

We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, youll enjoy a career with us!