CI Financial

Data Solutions Designer

CI Financial • $110K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, or related field (required)
  • 8+ years in data architecture, solution design, or engineering, ideally in financial services
  • Strong familiarity with data platforms including Snowflake and AWS
  • Proficiency in data flow design and support for BI and AI/ML
  • Relevant certifications preferred (e.g., Snowflake, AWS, dbt, TOGAF)

Responsibilities

  • Design end-to-end data solutions for business intelligence and analytics
  • Develop technical diagrams to validate data solution designs
  • Define comprehensive data flows from ingestion to delivery
  • Collaborate with data teams to enhance solution designs
  • Ensure designs align with governance policies and regulatory requirements
  • Review solution designs for strategic alignment and maintainability
  • Act as a thought partner in refining data delivery capabilities

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with frequent cross-team engagement
  • Opportunity to contribute to high-impact data solutions
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technology in a rapidly evolving field
  • Onsite work model encourages teamwork and immediate feedback
  • Possibility of career growth within a leading financial services firm
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Data Solutions Designer to join our Data, Analytics & AI (DNA) team in shaping data-driven solutions that enable investment insights, operational efficiency, and client reporting across our asset management business.  In this role, you will help design and guide the implementation of end-to-end data flows—from source systems through to final consumption by business intelligence platforms, data science models, and third-party consumers. This includes contributing to platform architecture, data modeling, and solution review across a modern stack. You’ll collaborate with data engineers, analysts, quants, and business stakeholders to ensure that data solutions are well-architected, secure, scalable, and aligned with the needs of a fast-paced, regulated industry.  This role follows our in‑office work model and requires employees to be onsite four days per week to support collaboration and business needs. Design End-to-End Data Solutions • Design robust data solutions supporting business intelligence, data processes, analytics and AI/ML initiatives.  • Develop technical flowcharts, data flow diagrams (DFDs), and system interaction models to visualize and validate proposed data solution designs.  • Define data flows from ingestion through transformation, storage, and delivery—including real-time and batch patterns.  • Ensure solutions support both operational and analytical use cases (e.g. dashboards, APIs, external data delivery).  Collaborate Across Teams  • Partner with data engineering, analytics, and AI teams to evaluate and enhance solution designs.  • Provide guidance on architectural decisions, platform capabilities, and technology choices within our AWS and Snowflake-based ecosystem.  Modeling & Metadata  • Design logical and physical data models to support various levels of reporting and analysis.  • Partner with Data Governance to help promote standards for metadata, documentation, and lineage tracking using tools like Alation, DBT and Tableau Data Catalogs.  Platform & Governance Alignment  • Ensure all designs align with platform standards, data governance policies, and regulatory requirements relevant to asset management.  • Contribute to improving data product delivery patterns, reusability, and performance optimization.  Review & Influence  • Review proposed solution designs and challenge approaches to ensure strategic alignment, maintainability, and fit-for-purpose outcomes.  • Act as a thought partner in refining how we deliver data, analytics, and AI capabilities to the business.  Education  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field (required).  • Master’s degree in Data Analytics, Information Systems, or Financial Engineering (preferred).  • Relevant certifications (e.g. Snowflake, AWS, dbt, TOGAF) are a plus.  Experience  • 8+ years of experience in data architecture, data solution design, or data engineering—preferably within financial services or asset management.  • Strong understanding of data platforms and architecture, including experience with:  • Snowflake for cloud data warehousing  • AWS for cloud services and data pipelines  • dbt for transformation and documentation  • Demonstrated experience designing data flows and models to support BI, reporting, and/or AI/ML use cases.  Skills  • End-to-End Solution Design Thinking - The ability to see the full lifecycle of a solution—from data ingestion, processing, and modeling to delivery and consumption—while aligning it to business goals.  • Ability to work cross-functionally and communicate clearly with both technical and business stakeholders.  • Solid understanding of data governance, quality, privacy, and regulatory considerations in financial environments.  Desirable experience and skills  • Familiarity with investment data domains such as holdings, transactions, benchmarks, risk, or client reporting.  • Experience with data sharing, APIs, or delivering data to external consumers or partners.  • Experience with building DevOps pipelines for Data and/or AI/ML

About CI Financial

CI Financial is a diversified wealth management firm and one of the largest investment companies in Canada. The company offers a wide range of investment products and services, including mutual funds, ETFs, segregated funds, and alternative investments. CI Financial serves individual investors, financial advisors, and institutional clients across Canada and around the world. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Learn more about CI Financial
Size
1,793 employees
Market Cap
$1.7 billion
Industry
NASDAQ

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