Principal Data Architect

Requisition : 36799

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The Principal Data Architect plays a crucial role in designing and developing the data systems and architectures that form the foundation of an organization’s data management. The role may directly manage and/or set the architecture standards and frameworks that all data architects, whether internal or external, will need to leverage. This role is forward looking, understands the types of data challenges of the future, and helps ensure our architecture roadmaps are established to meet those challenges.

In partnership with the Product Managers and Data Intelligence teams, this role drives continuous improvement in data governance and management practices, including but not necessarily limited to supporting the enterprise‑wide data strategy, instituting and managing an enterprise data model, creating and continuously growing our data dictionary and data inventory, and building a fit‑for‑purpose data architecture practice.

This position reports to the Sr. Mgr Data Platforms & Engineering and works closely with Product Delivery Managers and the distributed data architects.

• Designing data architectures:
  Architect the company’s data systems, defining data standards and determining how data is stored, accessed, and used. Partner with Enterprise Architecture to build a global fit‑for‑purpose data architecture practice that harmonizes traditional and modern architectural opportunities.
• Data modeling and database design:
  Continuously construct a single, consistent, and authoritative repository of the enterprise’s data (as‑is, to‑be, and transitional views) through conceptual and logical models.
• Collaboration and leadership:
  Work closely with IT teams, management, and data delivery teams to align data systems with organizational goals.
• Provide direct and indirect support to internal data architects as well as 3rd parties to help ensure successful data architecture implementations.
• Support a COE to ensure the architects building data models for data warehouses, data marts, and other data repositories as part of product delivery have a method for peer review, best practices and overall support.
• Data standards:
  Maintain data architecture standards across the organization. Create and enforce policies for effective data management.
• Collaboration with Data Intelligence:
  Partner with the Data Intelligence team to support an enterprise‑wide data inventory, data dictionary, and meta‑data, including data lineage reporting, with decision rights for all relevant design decisions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field OR equivalent experience.
• 8‑10+ years experience in data architecture, including data engineering, data warehousing, analytics, and Business Intelligence (BI).
• Certified Data Professional (highly preferred).
• Experience managing a data architecture practice at a large, multi‑national company (CPG Industry a plus).
• 5+ years of experience with Data Lake Infrastructure, Lakehouse, Data Warehousing, and Data Analytics tools.
• Deep understanding of database technology and solid understanding of analytic platform data use.
• Expert proficiency in data management and analytics tools and technologies, such as SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, and cloud‑based data platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Loves a challenge, completes complex projects quickly and adeptly with an understanding of business priorities.
• Builds relationships and collaborates to get to…