Data Quality Lead

Description

Summary: The Data Quality Lead will play a key role in ensuring that Airgas enterprise data assets meet the highest standards of accuracy, consistency, completeness, and timeliness. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and automating data quality checks and remediation processes across critical data pipelines and systems. The Data Quality Engineer will work closely with data stewards, governance leaders, and business units to monitor data health, troubleshoot issues, and embed sustainable quality practices into Airgas modern data platforms.

• Design and implement data quality rules, metrics, and validation checks across enterprise data platforms.
• Partner with the Head of Data Governance to align quality standards with enterprise governance policies
• Develop automated data quality pipelines and monitoring solutions (e.g., Great Expectations, dbt tests, custom Python/SQL frameworks).
• Ensure that data quality checks into ETL/ELT workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
• Troubleshoot and resolve data integrity issues in partnership with data engineering and business teams.
• Build dashboards and alerts to continuously monitor data quality KPIs (accuracy, timeliness, completeness, conformity, consistency).
• Provide root-cause analysis and drive remediation for recurring data quality issues.
• Work with business stewards to translate data definitions and requirements into executable quality rules.
• Evangelize best practices for data validation, testing, and quality assurance.
• Provide guidance and training to technical and business teams on how to apply data quality tools.
• Build a culture of data quality literacy across Airgas.
• Provide training and support to data stewards, analysts, and business users.
• Evangelize the role of data quality in enabling digital transformation, customer experience, and AI-driven innovation.
  
  

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Are you a MATCH?

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited institution is required.
• 10 years in data management, data quality, or data strategy leadership roles.
• 5 years in cloud and modern data platforms (GCP, AWS, etc.)
• Proven track record in data quality/data management programs in complex, multi-division organizations.
• Experience working with data quality and metadata tools.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree is preferred.
• Experience in AI is a plus
• Previously FTE management experience a plus
  
  

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Benefits

We care about and support all Airgas associates. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full-time employees.

We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents, offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children.

Additionally, we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for employees dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program.

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Your DIFFERENCES enhance our PERFORMANCE

At Airgas, we are committed to building a workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

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About Airgas

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Through the passion and diversity of its 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas, take initiative and make decisions.

Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 66,500 employees, Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients.

Join us for a stimulating experience: At Airgas, you matter and so does the work you do. As a member of our team, you play an important role in the success of your team, making sure our products are created sustainably and delivered safely and efficiently. In turn, youll find a welcoming workplace where youre valued for who you are and where you can fill your potential while growing a fulfilling career whatever path you choose.

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