Enterprise Data Architect (100% Remote, USA)

Company Description

Dentsu is a modern marketing solutions company. Our mission is to help clients navigate, progress and thrive in a world of change. Businesses rely on our integrated network of agencies and specialized practices to champion meaningful progress through creative, media, commerce, data and technology. Part of Dentsu Group, our global network comprises 66,000 diverse people in 143 countries, who are dedicated to teaming for growth and good. Some of our award-winning agencies include 360i, Carat, dentsumcgarrybowen, DEG, dentsuX, iProspect and Merkle. Follow us on Twitter @DentsuUSA and visit dentsu.com/us.

We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

Job Description

Applicants

• “Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. No sponsorship is available for this position or work transfers.”

Location to work

• Must live in the USA - East Coast or Central Time Zone, preferred.

Salary Range

• $160k to $180k (no bonus offered)

Tech Stack Knowledge Required

• Client Facing - CSuite, Strong Presentation Skills, Communication

Role overview:

The Enterprise Data Architect will be responsible for defining the enterprise data, analytics, integration, master data management and business intelligence current, transitional and target state architectures. This role will work with the data architecture, strategy and execution roadmap in close collaboration with business and IT service owners, solutions architects, and the delivery teams.

Additionally, this role will provide architecture guidance to solution architects and development teams to ensure that solutions align with the target architecture. The Enterprise Data Architect will be a member of the Global Business Platforms team reporting directly to the Global Technology Director of Business Insights and Data.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Roadmap

• Translates strategic requirements into a usable enterprise information architecture, which may include an enterprise data model, associated metadata, common business vocabulary, and taxonomies to be used to guide enterprise solution development and achieve consistency of information assets across the application portfolio
• Engages with business functions, acting as visionary to proactively assist in defining the direction for future projects
• Applies business strategy and enterprise architecture principles while driving data strategy, balancing short term and long term needs to ensure scalable, reliable, and extendable data architecture that can evolve with changing needs
• Leads the Enterprise Data Architecture and related technical strategies in the areas of data management, BI analytics, advanced analytics, master data management, data quality, transformations, enrichment and data integration
• Defines data/information architecture standards, policies and procedures for the organization, structure, attributes, and nomenclature of data elements, and applies accepted data content standards to technology projects
• Works with the regions to create the vision, strategy, and delivery roadmap for the market specific transformation to the global target data architecture

Architecture

• Works with the Director of BI and Data in translating business vision, strategy and objectives into an enterprise data architecture
• Develops, owns and communicates the enterprise data architecture artifacts for integrations, analytics, business intelligence and master data management solution architectures showing the following views:
  • Abstraction Level - Conceptual, Logical
  • Scope - Enterprise, Domain, Capability/Process
  • Time - Current, Transitional, Target
• Drives the development of the enterprise data, integration, analytics and business intelligence technology strategy and roadmap which include:
  • Gaps between current and target states
  • Recommended initiatives
  • Strategy and timeline for implementing initiatives
• Understands the company's data and how it is used, identifies its source (system of record, gold copy source) and designs its movement across the enterprise
• Guides solution architects in promoting best practices, using reference architectures, ensuring standardization across solution architectures, and reflecting the enterprise data and integration architecture strategy in their solutions
• Ensures that solution architectures are aligned with the enterprise data, integration, analytics and business intelligence architecture
• Ensures that design reviews are conducted prior to building components
• Works closely with delivery teams throughout the build process to provide architecture guidance
• Continuously researches and keeps up with latest trends, emerging technologies, new vendor products, new ways of doing things, assessing their applicability to dentsu architecture
• Participates in project planning and maintains project related architecture artifacts
• May act as a solution architect for data, integration, analytics and business intelligence related projects/programs

Qualifications

Experience:

• 15+ years of experience architecting data management, analytics, business intelligence and application integration solutions
• 3-5 years of experience in building data strategy for a large global company required
• Experience using Azure PaaS and SaaS services for building data management solutions
• Experience using and/or extensive knowledge of various technologies in the areas of data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical), data storage (lifecycle management, archiving), data warehousing, data governance (taxonomy, stewardship, data quality, metadata management, lineage), master data management (master and reference data), data integration, data migration, data operations (error handling, monitoring, security), business intelligence (reporting, dashboarding) and advanced analytics (predictive analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence)
• Experience using and/or extensive knowledge of various application integration technologies such as cloud integration, SaaS integration, API management, enterprise service bus, messaging, streaming, event management, managed file transfer, micro services, and service-oriented architecture
• Ability to think strategically and apply abstract architectural concepts at an enterprise level
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication and presentation skills with the ability to effectively convey architectural concepts to business and technology peers as well as senior management
• Effective leadership, influencing and negotiating skills
• Ability to work simultaneously on multiple large, complex projects with minimal supervision
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline and/or equivalent work experience

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About dentsu international

Part of dentsu, dentsu international headquartered in London operates in over 145 markets worldwide with more than 48,000 dedicated specialists. We help clients to win, keep and grow their best customers and achieve meaningful progress for their businesses. With best-in-class services and solutions in media, CXM, and creative. www.dentsu.com

Working with us

Joining dentsu international, you’ll join a team of 48,000 people.  It’s an opportunity to produce career-defining work. Along the way, you’ll team up with inspiring colleagues and encounter a richness of clients, cultures and experiences.  We offer exciting challenges, memorable experiences and opportunities to shape your future.

Inclusion and Diversity

We’re proud to be different and that starts with our people. We believe in equal opportunities for everyone. We won’t define people by their race, gender, sexual-orientation, age or disability. Individuality is what makes us great, we want everyone to bring their full self to work and create something amazing. That’s what we care about. So, whether you’re joining us, or looking to move to a different part of the business, we work hard to make sure we create equal opportunities for everyone.

We are happy to discuss flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles – we can’t promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.

Additional Information

The anticipated salary range for this position is $160k - $180k. Salary is based on a wide range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geography.  A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit https://dentsubenefitsplus.com/ 

Employees from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply.
Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact recruiting@dentsuaegis.com if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.

About dentsu international

Part of Dentsu Group, Dentsu International is a network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities and create new paths to growth in the sustainable economy. Dentsu delivers people-focused solutions and services to drive better business and societal outcomes. This is delivered through five global leadership brands - Carat, Dentsu Creative, dentsu X, iProspect and Merkle, each with deep specialisms.

Dentsu International’s radically collaborative team of diverse creators unifies people, clients and capabilities through horizontal creativity to help clients create culture, change society, and invent the future.

Powered by 100% renewable energy, Dentsu International operates in over 145 markets worldwide with more than 46,000 dedicated specialists, and partners with 95 of the top 100 global advertisers.
www.dentsu.com

We are champions for meaningful progress and we strive to be a force for good—for our people, for our clients, for the industry and for our society. We keep our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding and learning so they can thrive. We embed diversity, in our mindset, in our solutions and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable and culturally fluent environment. Building this culture within our teams makes us better collaborators with each other and with our clients, driving better outcomes for all.

Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact dentsurecruiting@dentsu.com if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.