Senior Data Architect

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa Dentons Full time

Initially the role will report to the Global Program Director - Finance Transformation. They will interface with key global, regional and local member firm stakeholders and teams to ensure the successful implementation of the data elements of the Firmwide Finance Transformation program (FFT). The role holder will transition to an operational position in the Global Finance team supporting the Program during future phases of the global delivery as well as leading the governance and continuous improvement program of Global Finance data architecture and infrastructure.

**Why Dentons is different**:
The legal profession is changing rapidly and Dentons is leading the way in advancing change for the benefit of clients. We are driven to challenge the status quo, delivering consistent and uncompromising quality and value to our clients in new and innovative ways. With over 17,000 individuals in more than 179 offices the opportunity is huge.

Dentons continues to receive external awards and recognition, including for our continued international expansion over the last 12 months; for ground-breaking innovation through the development of Nextlaw Labs and Nextlaw Global Referral Network; and for success in advising clients across multiple regions. Dentons is also a leader on the Acritas Global Elite Brand Index and a BTI Client Service 30 Award winner.

Against such rapid growth and change across the Firm, this role offers the successful individual the chance to play a leading role and make their mark in driving the successful implementation of this global program and influence the transformation of the global finance function as part of the “largest to leading” business strategy of the Firm.

**Key Deliverables**

Accountable for the ownership and governance of the end-to-end global finance data strategy and architecture to ensure that they are designed and continue to support the global and regional businesses; the evolving business objectives of Dentons; the global and regional data and information security requirements and external statutory / regulatory requirements.

Accountable for the globally ratified Finance data standards providing common ways of working in line with accounting guidelines, financial controls, standard operating procedures and reporting.

Delivery and maintenance of activities, plans and necessary documentation to support the transition to business-as-usual operations and governance of the global finance business and data solutions.

Chairing of an effective Global Data Governance Authority with cross functional and cross regional representation to govern the design and deliver common and consistent policies, standards and processes.

Supporting Finance organizational design changes resultant from the Global Design.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Strategic Management**
- Understand and as required, input to the global Dentons business strategy that defines how the global Firm achieves its strategic goals.
- Work closely with the Global Transformation Directors, Global Chief Finance Officer and senior Global Finance team as well as their regional equivalents and other stakeholders to understand the global finance data requirements and be accountable to defining the various policies and governance processes to meet these requirements.
- Act as the global champion for standard global finance data architectures, policies, processes and working practices across the Dentons’ network and communicating at the most senior levels of the organization.
- With other data and reporting architects and leads promote the development and continuous improvement of data management standards for the firm.
- Partner with global and regional stakeholders across the organization, as well as system implementation partners, to inform the global finance data centric vision, strategy and priorities.
- Work with appropriate business and technology peers to identify and promote the best solutions (across technology and process) and with functional colleagues across other transformation programs and global departments to ensure best practice business data governance standards make the most effective and efficient use of the solutions deployed and comply with global data and information security policies including retention, decommissioning and archiving policies.
- Support regional data architects and their teams to ensure that their organization’s systems and data taxonomies and artefacts are designed and aligned in accordance with the appropriate global data architecture and data governance standards.
- Ensure that all capabilities are fully aligned with the wider finance strategy and identify opportunities for standardization and consolidation across the various finance capabilities.

**Operational Management**
- To work with fellow global and regional architects and senior stakeholders to iterate the solution design and own a continuous improvement and enhancement program for the relevant data policies and proces

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