Sr Data Architect

Goldfish Swim School

$110K — $130K *
Troy, MI 48085In-Person
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6-10 years of experience in business systems or analytics
  • Experience with SaaS platform integrations
  • Working knowledge of SQL and comfort with data warehouses
  • Hands-on experience with Salesforce as a CRM
  • Ability to build and validate reports
  • Strong vendor management skills
  • Effective communication with diverse stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and expand reporting systems including Salesforce and BigQuery/dbt
  • Ensure governance and quality of data documentation and lineage maps
  • Oversee health and integration of multiple data systems
  • Act as the primary liaison for technology vendors
  • Translate cross-functional requirements into actionable tasks
  • Maintain security and documentation practices

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
Full Job Description
Benefits:
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance


Job Title: Sr Data Architect

Reports To: Chief Operating Officer

Job Summary: The Sr Data Architect serves as the primary hands-on owner across systems, data flows, and technology vendors. Responsible for executing the business systems and data roadmap day-to-day, this role serves as the connective tissue among operations, marketing, and finance, working alongside executive leadership and a fractional CTO.

Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Data, Reporting & Analytics: Maintain and expand reporting across Salesforce, iClassPro, and BigQuery/dbt. Support campaign attribution, lead quality, and key business metrics.
  • Governance & Quality: Maintain data dictionaries, business logic, system documentation, and data lineage maps. Validate KPIs across source systems and manage cross-system changes safely.
  • Systems Integration & Ownership: Own the day-to-day health and data flow of integrations connecting Salesforce, iClassPro, marketing data warehouse, GA4, and call tracking. Catch breaks early and resolve issues to prevent data quality degradation.
  • Vendor Partnership: Act as the primary contact for technology vendors. Clearly define data and integration requirements, keep projects on track, and communicate progress to leadership.
  • Cross-Functional Support: Translate operational, marketing, and financial requirements into system updates, reports, or vendor tasks. Partner across teams on attribution, franchisee-facing systems, and financial metrics.
  • Security & Documentation: Maintain standard operating procedures, system inventories, and access records while protecting customer and operational data. Support regulatory consent and compliance requirements.


Requirements:
  • Six to ten years of experience in business systems, marketing or revenue operations, data, or analytics.
  • Experience owning integrations between SaaS platforms.
  • Working SQL knowledge and comfort operating in a data warehouse environment. BigQuery and dbt experience is strongly preferred.
  • Hands-on experience with a CRM, with Salesforce strongly preferred.
  • Ability to build, review, and validate reports.
  • Strong vendor-management and coordination instincts.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders across operations, marketing, and finance.
  • Strong documentation discipline.
  • A security-conscious mindset when working with customer and company data.

Desired Skills and Abilities:
  • Experience in a franchise, multi-unit, or multi-location business.
  • Familiarity with marketing analytics platforms such as GA4 and GTM.
  • Experience with call tracking and marketing automation platforms, including Act-On or similar tools.
  • Experience working alongside a fractional or part-time technical leader.

Desired Skills and Abilities:
  • Experience in a franchise, multi-unit, or multi-location business.
  • Familiarity with marketing analytics platforms such as GA4 and GTM.
  • Experience with call tracking and marketing automation platforms, including Act-On or similar tools.
  • Experience working alongside a fractional or part-time technical leader.


Flexible work from home options available.

Each Goldfish Swim School is an independently owned and operated franchise. The respective Franchisee is the employer at each Goldfish Swim School location. Each franchisee can set their own wages, benefit programs and terms and conditions of employment, which may vary at each Goldfish Swim School location.

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