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ABOUT VAYNERMEDIA

VaynerMedia is a contemporary global creative and media agency with an expertise in driving relevance for clients and delivering impactful business results. The independently-owned company was founded in 2009 by Gary Vaynerchuk and has offices in New York Los Angeles Toronto Mexico City London Amsterdam Singapore Delhi Kuala Lumpur Bangkok Tokyo and Sydney. VaynerMedia has been recognized for its work at Cannes Lions the Clio Awards and The Webby Awards. It is part of the VaynerX family of companies.

In a Nutshell

Were looking for a Data Architect who thrives on building something from the ground up. Not maintaining what already worksbut creating the foundation that transforms how an organization uses data.

Our data infrastructure is at an exciting inflection point. Were evolving from fragmented data systems to a unified trusted platform that empowers decision-making across the organization. This is your opportunity to design the target-state architecture establish governance frameworks implement best practices and build the systems that enable true self-service analytics.

Youll be joining a lean high-performing team and working closely with stakeholders across Finance Work Management and Reporting functions. This role combines strategic architecture design with hands-on implementationyoull define the vision and build it.

This isnt a role where youll be handed a roadmap and told to execute. Youll create the roadmap. Youll make consequential decisions. Youll establish credibility through delivered results. And youll get your hands dirty implementing what you designbecause in a growing team architects who only strategize dont create impact.

If youve successfully built data architecture from scratch or led transformation initiatives if you can explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and if youd rather build something new than maintain something establishedthis is your role.

What Youd Do

Design & Build

• Design target-state architecture for our Snowflake data warehouse defining schema structures data layers naming conventions and quality standards
• Implement data models that balance performance scalability and business needs
• Build reusable frameworks pipeline templates and quality checks that accelerate development
• Create comprehensive documentationarchitecture diagrams data flows standards guides and data dictionaries

Establish Governance

• Define data governance framework including ownership models policies and processes
• Establish architecture review process ensuring new data products meet standards and align with overall strategy
• Create and maintain business glossary with standardized definitions for key metrics and terms
• Partner with application administrators (NetSuite Salesforce HiBob etc.) to optimize data quality at source systems

Enable & Scale

• Build searchable data catalog enabling self-service data discovery
• Implement semantic layer defining business metrics consistently across all tools
• Create data products (Customer 360 Financial Performance Campaign Analytics) serving specific business needs
• Train stakeholders on self-service capabilities and best practices
• Define and monitor SLAs for critical data pipelines

Collaborate & Lead

• Work hands-on with SQL Python and Snowflakeimplementing the architecture you design
• Partner with Finance Work Management and Reporting teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions
• Review and approve architecture decisions for new data products
• Mentor team members on architectural patterns and best practices
• Build trust through clear communication delivered commitments and measurable improvements

What Youve Got

The Non-Negotiables

• Youve built data architecture from scratch or led transformation initiatives. Youve been the person who established standards created governance and designed scalable systems. You can point to specific examples where you did this.
• Youre hands-on. You write SQL and Python. You build pipelines. You dont just designyou implement. Youre comfortable in Snowflake (or similar cloud data warehouses) and can architect and execute.
• You build trust with stakeholders. Youve worked with business users and earned their confidence through communication delivery and visible improvements. You explain technical concepts without the jargon.
• You thrive in growing teams. Youre self-directed wear multiple hats and create structure where it doesnt exist. Ambiguity energizes you rather than paralyzes you.
• Youre pragmatic. You balance ideal architecture with business realities. You prioritize ruthlessly and deliver iteratively. You know when good enough is good enough.

Technical Expertise

• Snowflake mastery (or equivalent cloud data warehouse like BigQuery Redshift). You understand warehouses compute storage optimization and how to design for scale.
• Data modeling expertise. You know dimensional modeling normalization slowly changing dimensions and when to use which approach. You design clean performant schemas.
• Modern data stack experience. Youve worked with ETL/ELT tools like Matillion Fivetran Airbyte Alteryx or dbt. You understand orchestration (Airflow or similar). You know how the pieces fit together.
• Strong SQL and Python. You write complex queries create efficient transformations and script automation. You can code your way through challenges.
• AWS knowledge (strongly preferred). Our infrastructure lives in AWS and understanding cloud services is valuable.

Who You Are

• Exceptional communicator. You translate complex technical concepts into language stakeholders understand. You write clear documentation. You build consensus.
• Systems thinker. You see how everything connects. You understand downstream impacts. You design for the whole not just the parts.
• Change agent. You drive adoption of new standards and processes. You influence effectively. You make things happen.
• Builder mentality. You get energy from creating new systems and solving complex problems. Greenfield opportunities excite you.
• Quality-focused but practical. You care about doing things right but you also ship. You deliver value iteratively.

Bonus Points

• Experience with enterprise systems like NetSuite (Finance/Accounting) HiBob (HR) Salesforce (CRM) or similar platforms
• Youve implemented data catalogs semantic layers or data mesh concepts
• Youve led data governance initiatives from inception
• Experience with BI tools (we use Tableau)