Tech Lead, Data Foundations

This role will be based in San Francisco. 

AtLinkedIn our approach to flexible work is centered on trust andoptimizedfor culture connection clarity and the evolving needs of our work location of this role is hybrid meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days asdeterminedby the business needs of the team. 

Were hiring a Data Foundations Lead to architect and scale the core data foundations that enable trusted Finance reporting automation and operational decisioning. This is a senior individual contributor role that combines deep data architecture and governance expertise with cross-functional leadership. You will define the data operating model build durable semantic and master data layers and ensure quality lineage and controls are embedded end-to-end. This is not a dashboard-only role. You will build the foundations that make all downstream reporting and automation reliable auditable and scalable. 

Responsibilities: 

• Own the data foundations strategy for Finance: Define the architecture standards and roadmap for data models semantic layers and governance that power reporting and automation. 
• Design and evolve governed metric and semantic layers: Standardize definitions implement reusable logic and ensure consistency across dashboards automations and data products. 
• Build and maintain high-trust data foundations: Partner with Finance Technology and Engineering to develop curated datasets lineage and documentation that scale with the business. 
• Embed quality controls and observability: Define quality checks reconciliation routines monitoring and escalation paths to prevent and catch data issues early. 
• Drive master data rigor: Align master data domains (cost centers chart of accounts suppliers products) to governance standards that support finance workflows and analytics. 
• Enable automation on trusted data: Collaborate with automation teams to ensure workflows and RPA are powered by governed data assets with clear access and controls. 
• Lead cross-functional execution: Drive multi-team initiatives manage dependencies and set measurable success metrics and operating rhythms. 
• Elevate decision-making: Turn data foundations into executive-ready insights through clear narrative transparency and adoption enablement. 

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications 

• Education: Bachelors degree in a quantitative or technical field (or equivalent practical experience). 
• Experience: 6 years in data foundations analytics engineering data governance or related roles supporting business-critical stakeholders. 
• SQL and data modeling: 6 years with advanced SQL and designing scalable data models and semantic layers. 
• Data governance: Demonstrated experience with data quality lineage documentation and controls in production environments. 
• Cross-functional leadership: Proven ability to align stakeholders across Finance Engineering and Finance Technology and deliver durable platforms. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Finance domain fluency: Experience building finance data platforms (GL planning close cost centers revenue headcount).Master data governance: 
• Experience with MDM domains and workflows; ERP/EPM familiarity (Oracle SAP etc.). 
• Platform tooling: Experience with modern data stack tools (e.g. warehouse/lakehouse transformation frameworks catalog/lineage CI/CD for data). 
• Automation enablement: Experience providing governed data assets for automation and RPA programs. 
• Executive communication: Ability to translate platform strategy into clear decisions tradeoffs and adoption plans. 

Suggested Skills 

• Project Management 
• Data Analysis 
• Stakeholder Management 
• Problem Solving 
• Strategic Thinking 

LinkedIn is committed to fair andequitablecompensation practices. 

The pay range for this role is125000 to 202000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate including but not limited to skill set depth of experience certifications and specific work may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor. 

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus stockbenefitsand/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information visit Information :

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