Enterprise Data Architect

Enterprise Data Architect

Overview

We are partnering with a leading global fund manager on a genuinely transformational hire. This is not a data platform or engineering role - it is a pure enterprise data architecture appointment, created to fill a real gap at the heart of a complex, global investment management business.

The organisation has sophisticated data capabilities but lacks the architectural coherence to maximise them. Data sits in fiefdoms. Standards are inconsistent. Governance is fragmented. This person will change that.

The Role

Reporting into senior technology and data leadership, you will be the authoritative voice on how data is structured, governed and used across the enterprise. Your first task will be to conduct a thorough assessment of the current state, people, processes, platforms and data structures, and from that, define and own a clear, credible end-state architecture.

Beyond the initial review, you will:

• Establish enterprise-wide data architecture standards, principles and patterns
• Drive standardisation and harmonisation across historically siloed data domains
• Define the operating model for data teams and lay the groundwork for a data office function
• Build out and lead a distributed architecture team over time
• Create governance frameworks and ways of working that stick
• Engage and influence at the most senior levels, this role carries real weight

About You

You are a seasoned enterprise data architect not a platform engineer, not a data scientist. You understand data structures at enterprise scale and have done this before in large, complex financial services or investment management environments.

You will bring:

• Deep expertise in enterprise data architecture, data modelling and governance
• A track record of bringing order to fragmented, federated data landscapes
• Experience setting up data architecture functions, standards and operating models
• The credibility and gravitas to influence C-suite and senior business stakeholders
• A pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset — strategy is only as good as its execution

Why This Role

This is a rare mandate. The organisation is committed, the leadership is engaged and the gap is real. For the right person, this is the opportunity to build something lasting at one of the world's leading buy-side institutions.