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Job Title: Senior Principal Data Architect

Role Summary (Executive View):

Lead enterprise-scale data architecture governance and delivery oversight across cloud and AI-enabled ecosystems driving modern data platforms MDM excellence and business-aligned outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end Data Architecture strategy across enterprise platforms (Cloud On-prem Hybrid).
• Drive Delivery Governance ensuring quality timelines financials and stakeholder alignment.
• Establish and operationalize Data Governance frameworks (data quality lineage catalog compliance).
• Lead and enhance Informatica MDM (multi-domain) implementations upgrades and optimization.
• Architect Cloud Data Platforms (Azure/GCP/AWS) leveraging modern data stack (Data Lakehouse ETL/ELT streaming).
• Enable AI/GenAI adoption by designing data foundations for ML analytics and intelligent automation.
• Partner with business and IT leadership to translate data strategy into execution roadmaps.
• Define and enforce architecture standards best practices and reusable accelerators.
• Mentor teams and influence large-scale data transformation programs.

Must-Have Skills & Experience:

• 15 years in Data Engineering / Data Architecture / Data Platforms
• Strong expertise in:
  • Informatica ETL MDM (Multidomain / Customer 360 / Data Governance tools)
  • Cloud Architecture (Azure GCP AWS data services stack)
  • Data Governance tools & framework implementation
  • Enterprise Data Modeling (Canonical Dimensional Data Vault)
• Proven track record in Delivery Governance & large program leadership
• Experience in AI/ML data readiness GenAI ecosystem exposure
• Strong hands-on with:
  • ETL/ELT tools (ADF Informatica Databricks)
  • Data Lakes / Lakehouse architectures
  • SQL Big Data technologies
• Domain experience in BFSI / Insurance preferred

Leadership & Behavioral Expectations:

• Executive stakeholder management (CXO-level interactions)
• Strong ownership of P&L delivery excellence and risk management
• Ability to drive innovation accelerators and reusable frameworks
• High focus on quality governance and scalable design

Nice to Have:

• Experience in MDM modernization / migration programs
• Exposure to data privacy regulations (GDPR etc.)
• Certification in Cloud / Data Architecture frameworks

Outcome Expectation (Success Metrics):

• Robust scalable enterprise data architecture in place
• Improved data quality governance maturity and MDM adoption
• Successful delivery of complex data programs with high stakeholder satisfaction
• Increased AI/analytics enablement through strong data foundations

Key Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end Data Architecture strategy across enterprise platforms (Cloud On-prem Hybrid).
• Drive Delivery Governance ensuring quality timelines financials and stakeholder alignment.
• Establish and operationalize Data Governance frameworks (data quality lineage catalog compliance).
• Lead and enhance Informatica MDM (multi-domain) implementations upgrades and optimization.
• Architect Cloud Data Platforms (Azure/GCP/AWS) leveraging modern data stack (Data Lakehouse ETL/ELT streaming).
• Enable AI/GenAI adoption by designing data foundations for ML analytics and intelligent automation.
• Partner with business and IT leadership to translate data strategy into execution roadmaps.
• Define and enforce architecture standards best practices and reusable accelerators.

Mentor teams and influence large-scale data transformation programs.

Senior Principal Data Architect (London - UK)