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Lead Data Architect
£41,900 - 55,700
Mars Petcare UK
Thames Road, Greater London
£41,900 - 55,700
Requirements
Must:
- I require previous experience as a Senior Data Architect.
- Proven experience in a leadership role focused on data strategy is essential.
- A strong background in data modeling, architecture frameworks, and modern data integration methods is needed.
- A deep understanding of cloud-based data platforms, analytics solutions, and enterprise data governance is necessary.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills are crucial, as well as the ability to influence and align across business and technology functions.
- Experience building and evolving data architectures that scale and adapt to changing business needs is important.
- I look for a passion for coaching and enabling others with a collaborative leadership approach.
- Knowledge of data security, regulatory compliance, and GDPR best practices is essential.
- Previous experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry would be ideal.
Responsibilities
As a Data Architecture Lead in the Data & Digital Foundations (DDF) team, your key responsibilities include:
1. Technical Proficiency:
- I expect you to act as a thought leader and trusted advisor, supporting teams in understanding business objectives, data requirements, processes, and enabling technologies.
- Lead the definition and execution of data architecture strategies across multiple business domains and data platforms.
- Drive the development of scalable, integrated data models and architectures across raw, trusted, and harmonized zones.
- Define and execute the data product strategy for assigned business areas in collaboration with analytics and business teams.
- Proactively identify opportunities where data can drive business change and effectively communicate them to stakeholders.
- Ensure all data architecture efforts align with the broader business vision and strategic priorities while providing architectural oversight across delivery initiatives.
- Collaborate with other data architects to ensure consistent and integrated use of data assets across the organization.
- Identify cross-portfolio data dependencies or issues and lead resolution efforts.
- Provide strategic guidance on data domains, process analysis, data analysis, and modeling techniques.
- Develop and maintain current and future state data architectures, models, and roadmaps.
- Continuously monitor data models to ensure they remain relevant and actionable, adapting as business needs evolve.
- Promote awareness and understanding of data architectures across the organization.
- Mentor and coach solution/data product architects and modelers to build internal data architecture capability.
- Advocate for best practices, tools, and methods related to data architecture.
- Ensure compliance with data protection, security policies, and GDPR.
Description
Key Deliverables Involvement includes: - Defining and validating canonical models and domain-wide data structures. - Owning and maintaining reusable architectural patterns through reference architectures. - Reviewing and approving high-level designs (HLDs) from solution architects. - Owning and governing key design decisions (KDDs) for alignment and presenting them to the Architecture Review Board. - Leading architectural option assessments regarding tooling, modeling, and patterns. Tool Responsibilities entail: - Defining modeling standards and templates within Erwin. - Reviewing and validating high-level models and reference architecture libraries. - Approving changes to shared or enterprise-wide canonical models. In the areas of Learning and Growth, you will: - Collaborate with the team to learn and apply best practices in data architecture. - Actively participate in projects to gain experience in developing high-quality, scalable, and sustainable data solutions. - Stay updated on emerging technologies and trends in data architecture and contribute to the team's knowledge base by sharing insights and ideas. - Assist in developing data solutions within the Pet Nutrition data platform under the guidance of senior team members. - Contribute to managing data from various divisions to generate valuable insights related to pets and pet owners. - Support the maintenance of a semantic and intelligent data layer for comprehensive leadership over the data solution. Collaboration and Communication responsibilities include: - Collaborating closely with analysts, data scientists, and other team members to understand their requirements and translating them into actionable data solutions. - Maintaining effective communication with the Director of Data Architecture and actively participating in discussions to share ideas aimed at improving platform excellence. What can you expect from us at Mars? - You will work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by our Five Principles. - Join a purpose-driven company, where we are striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today. - I offer best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. - You will receive an industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonuses.
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