7+ years of experience in data architecture, analytics engineering, or data engineering with ownership of system design and data modeling.
Experience consolidating fragmented, multi-source data into a centralized, governed system.
Hands-on experience with self-service BI/analytics platforms like Looker, Sigma, or Tableau.
Strong SQL fluency and expertise in data modeling across modern cloud data warehouses.
Proven ability to operate autonomously, setting strategic direction and prioritizing effectively.
Experience with financial or regulated data, including reconciliation or compliance reporting.
Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration with finance and executive stakeholders.
Responsibilities
Own the architecture for Savvy's financial and operational data, ensuring a centralized and reliable system.
Evaluate and implement a self-service analytics/BI tool for company-wide reporting and analysis.
Define and manage business metric definitions to ensure consistency and clarity.
Automate internal reporting infrastructure to enable teams to focus on insights rather than data production.
Design data quality checks to maintain integrity across key systems.
Collaborate with finance, operations, compliance, and engineering to translate reporting needs into robust data architecture.
Set the technical direction and roadmap for Savvy's data function, shaping the future of the team and systems.
Benefits
Competitive salary and equity package
Generous relocation package for top talent moving to NYC
Unlimited PTO plus paid company holidays
Holistic medical, dental, and vision plans
401(k) options including Mega backdoor Roth
Commuter and HSA/FSA plans
Office located in Union Square, NYC
Lunch and snacks provided in the office, with dinner for late stays
Access to virtual mental health care and health concierge services
Counseling for stress management, dependent care, nutrition, fitness, legal, and financial issues
Full Job Description
The Role:
We're hiring a Senior Data Architect to take ownership of Savvy's data foundation. This is a high-impact role that will shape how the company measures performance and makes decisions. You'll set the technical direction for our financial and operational data, bringing it together into a centralized, well-modeled system the company can build on with confidence.
This is a high-ownership role with real latitude to shape how Savvy approaches data. You'll bring deep expertise in data architecture and system design to a fast-scaling business, set technical direction,, and partner directly with finance, operations, and leadership to translate business priorities into durable data architecture. You'll also help shape and scale the data team we build around this work.
Responsibilities:
Own the end-to-end architecture for how Savvy's financial and operational data is modeled, stored, and governed, building toward one coherent, centralized system the company can rely on.
Evaluate, select, and drive company-wide adoption of a self-service analytics/BI tool (such as Looker, Sigma, or Omni) that becomes the company's shared home for reporting and analysis.
Define and own business metric definitions(such as booked AUM) to establish one agreed calculation and one place it lives,
Build the infrastructure to automate recurring internal reporting, so teams can focus on acting on insights rather than producing them.
Design data reconciliation and quality checks across key systems to catch discrepancies early and maintain data integrity.
Partner cross-functionally with finance, operations, compliance, and engineering to translate reporting needs into durable, reusable data architecture.
Help set the technical direction and roadmap for Savvy's data function, with real ownership over how the team and systems around it take shape going forward.
Must Have:
7+ years of experience in data architecture, analytics engineering, or data engineering, with direct ownership of system design and data modeling decisions
Experience consolidating a fragmented, multi-source data environment, into one centralized, governed system.
Hands-on experience evaluating, selecting, and driving company-wide adoption of a self-service BI/analytics platform (such as Looker, Sigma, Omni, Power BI, or Tableau).
Strong SQL fluency and depth in data modeling practices, with comfort operating across modern cloud data warehouses.
A track record of operating as a highly autonomous, strategic owner: setting direction, pushing back on stakeholders, and prioritizing across competing demands without waiting for a PM or detailed requirements.
Experience working with financial or otherwise regulated data, ideally including reconciliation or compliance-adjacent reporting.
Excellent cross-functional communication skills, comfortable working directly with finance, compliance, and executive stakeholders.
Nice to Have:
Experience at a high-growth fintech, wealthtech, or RIA.
Experience hiring, building, or mentoring an early-stage data or analytics team.
Familiarity with modern data stack tooling such as dbt, Snowflake, Databricks, or Fivetran.
Experience owning board-level or executive reporting automation.
Benefits:
Competitive salary and equity package
We offer a generous relocation package to help top talent make the move to our NYC office
Unlimited PTO + paid company holidays
Access to holistic medical, dental, and vision plans
Company 401(k) (including Mega backdoor Roth options), Commuter, and HSA/FSA plans
NYC office in Union Square
Lunch and snacks provided in the office, & dinner if you stay late
Access to virtual mental health care (Spring Health) and health concierge (Rightway) to help you find the right care
Access to counseling for stress management, dependent care, nutrition, fitness, legal, and financial issues (Guardian WorkLifeMatters EAP)
