Head of Data Architecture and Data Governance
9 hours ago
PLEASE NOTE; ONLY THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED. PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS
BSc or MSc in Engineering, Computer Science, Informatics or similar
MBA or similar post grad qualification
- Build, adapt and maintain a single organisation-wide data architecture that meets the evolving business needs across the Group
- Produce conceptual, logical and physical data architecture designs as part of the Group Architecture practice
- Deliver Group Architecture artefacts and content for the Data domain, e.g. the data architecture strategy, reference architectures, data principles, data landscapes, data dictionaries, data frameworks and roadmaps and be the custodian of the Group Data Management framework
- Work with our business entities to develop business requirements and translate into solution level architectures
- Maintain, enhance and implement the Group Data Governance and Data Management framework across all business entities
- As part of this develop, maintain and enforce relevant Data policies and standards as well as Data Governance processes and controls.
- Develop and implement strategies and processes related to Data Quality Management across the data lifecycle, from data blueprinting principles through acquisition (and influencing upstream source design and processes), warehousing to reporting and analytics solutions.
- Research and understand external factors such as strategy direction, business drivers, emerging technologies, compliance and regulatory laws and their impact on the Group Data platform and Group Data Management practices
- Translate these into meaningful Data Architecture solutions and Data Governance and Management principles and solutions.
- Manage and optimise the Groups data platform in collaboration with Group IT
- Develop and implement best practices and operating principles across the Group
- Lead and guide the journey to Azure Cloud for the different business entities
Knowledge and skills:
- Strong experience in end-to-end Data/Analytics value chain from data acquisition, ingestion, integration, transformation to visualisation and machine learning
- Deep and wide background in data technologies spanning both solutions built on traditional and non-traditional platforms. Experience building highly scalable and secured solutions
- Experience in Data warehouse and Data lake design
- Deep knowledge of the Microsoft Data platform. Experience in Azure Cloud
- Experience in all Data Management domains including Data Quality, Reference, Master, Metadata management
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and critical thinking abilities
- Excellent communication skills - verbally and in writing
- Strong leadership and influencing skills
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills
- Comfortable interacting with and managing senior stakeholders from both business and technical backgrounds
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Lead and mentor members of the Data and Architecture communities in order to build deeper understanding and expertise around Data Architecture and Data Governance
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