Data Architect

Overview

Being good neighbors – helping people, investing in our communities, and making the world a better place – is who we are at State Farm. It is at the core of how we operate and the reason for our success. Come join a #1 team and do some good!

HYBRID: Qualified candidates must live or relocate within a 180-mile radius of a hub location listed below and should plan to spend time working from home and some time working in the office as part of our hybrid work environment.
HUB LOCATIONS: Bloomington, IL;
Dunwoody, GA;
Richardson, TX; or Tempe, AZ

SPONSORSHIP:
Applicants for this position are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity

Are you passionate about data and ready to help define the architectural direction for digital customer experience insights? The Experience Architecture suite within our Enterprise Technology/Digital Channel Performance department is looking for a Technical Architect to help us design scalable, high-quality data solutions that power privacy and digital insights to ensure we are collecting and connecting data in support of our Digital Growth and Experience goals.

• Collaborate with product teams, enterprise partners, and data stewards to design and govern data solutions that ensure consistency, quality, and scalability across the Digital Experience ecosystem.
• Focus on consumer privacy. Work with Office of Privacy, keep up with the changing privacy landscape, and consult on solutions that ensure compliance with privacy legislation.
• Lead data architecture efforts that enable AI and automation adoption — identify enhancements, establish governance frameworks, and deliver scalable data foundations.
• Provide cross-product visibility by helping teams understand data impacts, integrations, and end-to-end data flows across Digital Experience systems and beyond.
• Evaluate new work intake for data architecture impact and develop high-level designs for initiatives that break new ground.
• Drive data simplification — identify opportunities to reduce duplication and accelerate digital insights modernization.

• A data-driven Technical Architect with experience in data architecture, data modeling, data governance, or data engineering.
• Skilled at telling the "broad horizontal story" - connecting the dots across systems, teams, and data flows to paint a clear picture of the data landscape.
• Experienced in collaborating across teams and areas to guide strategic data decisions and resolve cross-team challenges.
• A challenger of the status quo who asks probing questions to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
• Excited about applying AI and emerging technologies to transform how data is managed, consumed, and governed.

• At least 5 years experience influencing the design of technical solutions, with a strong emphasis on data architecture, data integration, or data platform design.
• Demonstrated experience with data modeling, data lineage, data governance, or data pipeline design.
• Excellent communication skills in all forms: written, verbal, and visual (diagrams).
• Proven record of being able to use your network to work across suites and areas.
• Experience with database technologies, data warehousing, streaming platforms, or enterprise data integration patterns.
• Familiarity with AI/ML data requirements and how data architecture enables AI-driven solutions is a plus.
• Experience working with vendors and integrating with State Farm ecosystem is a plus.

Because work-life balance is a priority at State Farm, compensation is based on our standard 38:45-hour work week!

• Potential starting salary range: $97,000 -…