Data Architect - Asset Management

London Source: WhatJobs

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Overview

In this role you will define how data is organized, governed and used across a global asset manager to support investment and business objectives. You will set standards for data modelling, metadata, lineage and data quality, guiding how data is sourced, stored and consumed. You’ll collaborate across Investment, Business and Technology teams to shape enterprise data architecture and ensure analytics-ready data for AI and decision-making. This is a high-impact position with influence over the data direction and architecture across platforms.

Pay / Benefits

Salary to 150k
Pension
Private medical insurance including 24 hour GP access
Enhanced parental leave policy
25 days annual leave
Ongoing training and development and financial support for courses

Responsibilities

Define enterprise data architecture and target states across domains, data products, and data assets
Establish standards for data modelling, metadata, lineage, master/reference data and data quality
Guide data sourcing, integration, storage and consumption for operational and analytical use cases
Collaborate with delivery, architecture and platform engineering teams to align with governance and strategy
Identify simplification opportunities to reduce duplication and improve consistency across data landscapes
Support data governance and ensure data is structured for reliable analytics and AI
Work with senior stakeholders to align data architecture with business needs

Key requirements

Significant experience in data architecture within Asset Management
Strong understanding of investment, client, operational, regulatory, and enterprise data
Hands-on experience with modern cloud data platforms (Snowflake and DBT) including data modelling, transformation, access, cost and workload management
Experience shaping data architecture with business, architecture and technology teams
Knowledge of data quality and approaches to improving data trust
Experience navigating complex data landscapes with a focus on simplification and consistency
Excellent communication, facilitation and influencing skills
Degree educated with a 2.1 or above from a top-tier university