VP, Data Strategy and Architecture

Join Osaic as the Vice President of Data Architecture & Standards.

Technology Vice President Opportunity in Financial Services

Vice President, Data Architecture & Standards

Location(s):

• 2300 Windy Ridge Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339
• 877 Executive Center Drive West, St. Petersburg, FL 33702
• 7755 Third Street North, Oakdale, MN 55128
• 12325 Port Grace Boulevard, La Vista, NE 68128
• 18700 N Hayden Rd, Suite 255, Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Schedule: Osaic has returned to the office on a hybrid schedule requiring a minimum of 4 days weekly in the office. Applicants must be willing to work this schedule.

Role Type: Full time or Part Time

Salary: $175,000 - $190,000 per year + annual bonus

Our competitive salaries are just one component of Osaic’s total compensation package. Additional benefits include: health, vision, dental insurance, 401k, vacation and sick time, volunteer days and much more.

Summary

Osaic is seeking a Vice President of Data Architecture & Standards to lead the firm’s enterprise data strategy, striking the critical balance between being a core technical architect and a business leader who can operationalize governance at scale.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Own the enterprise data architecture blueprint across operational, analytical, and distribution layers.
• Build and lead Osaic’s data governance program, including stewardship, cataloging, lineage, and quality frameworks.
• Partner with business leaders in Finance, Compensation, Operations, and Advisor Experience to translate metrics into trusted, governed data sources.

Architecture & Technology

• Architect and scale Osaic’s entire data ecosystem, which consists of multiple transactional data stores, a single operational data store, and a single cloud-based data warehouse capable of hosting both structured and unstructured data.
• Oversee data ingestion pipelines from custodians and platforms.
• Enable secure, efficient data distribution through APIs and data-as-a-service models.
• Ensure high performance, scalability, and cost optimization across the full data ecosystem.
• Establish data observability, monitoring, and lineage to guarantee trust and transparency.

Governance & Compliance

• Work closely with the Data Governance Committee to define and enforce ownership, classification, retention, and access policies.
• Embed governance into ingestion, transformation, and distribution processes.
• Ensure compliance with FINRA, SEC, Reg BI, and data privacy regulations.

Business Alignment

• Ensure accurate, reconciled data is available across the advisor and client lifecycle.
• Provide trusted data to support compensation calculations, revenue reporting, advisor hierarchy, and enterprise AUA transparency.
• Deliver advisor- and practice-level insights that improve retention, growth, and recruiting effectiveness.

Leadership & Influence

• Operate in a matrixed model, influencing without direct line authority; coach domain stewards and partner teams.
• Participate in Data Governance Council and Architecture Review Board working sessions; drive decision logs, follow-through, and measured outcomes.
• Establish standards, playbooks, and reference architectures; run a Data Architecture Community of Practice.
• Publish data quality/observability scorecards and drive remediation via accountable owners.
• Drive a data-first culture, fostering accountability and stewardship across the firm.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, or foreign equivalent, in computer science or related field, or compensating industry experience may be considered.

Basic Requirements

• 15+ years in data architecture, governance, and management roles; 5+ years at VP/SVP level.
• Deep understanding of IBD/RIA ecosystems, custodians, and advisor data flows.
• Proven experience with custodian data models.
• Expertise in architecting and managing enterprise-scale data ecosystems.
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake and similar modern cloud data technologies.
• Strong background in data ingestion pipelines, APIs, and secure data distribution frameworks.
• Demonstrated knowledge of financial metrics.
• Hands-on leadership in data governance, lineage, cataloging, and data quality frameworks.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.
• Excellent communication skills; able to bridge business, technology, and compliance needs.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Osaic is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace and we hire the most qualified candidates without regard for age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, language differences, nationality or national origin, family or marital status, physical, mental, and developmental abilities, genetic information, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, skin color, social or economic class, education, work and behavioral styles, political affiliation, military service, caste, or any other characteristic protected by law.