Full Job Description
As a Senior Data Solution Architect, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the data strategy across Sales Solutions complex data ecosystem. You will partner with senior business and technology leaders to define the target-state architecture and guide its execution-enabling scalable, high-quality, and governed data products that power analytics, AI, and operational decision-making.
You will align business priorities with modern data architecture practices while navigating legacy systems, diverse platforms, and evolving organizational needs.
A successful Senior Data Solution Architect will:
Lead data architecture strategy and roadmap
• Define and evolve enterprise data architecture aligned to business objectives and post-merger integration priorities
• Translate strategy into actionable architecture patterns, standards, and implementation roadmaps
Drive end-to-end architectural design
• Design scalable, secure, and reusable data architectures (data platforms, pipelines, and data products)
• Establish and oversee conceptual, logical, and physical data models across domains
Enable data product thinking
• Promote and operationalize data products and domain-oriented ownership (e.g., data mesh principles where applicable)
• Ensure data is accessible, trustworthy, and aligned to consumer needs
Partner with senior stakeholders
• Engage business, product, and engineering leaders to align on priorities, tradeoffs, and delivery approaches
• Act as a trusted advisor, influencing decisions across a matrixed organization
Lead integration across complex ecosystems
• Architect and guide integration of disparate platforms, datasets, and technologies across Sales Solutions
• Support teams delivering data integrations in agile environments
Champion modern data practices
• Evaluate and adopt modern data stack capabilities (cloud, streaming, data products, medallion/lakehouse architectures)
• Balance innovation with practical constraints of legacy environments
Mentor and lead
• Provide architectural guidance and mentorship to engineers and other architects
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement
Develop domain depth
• Build expertise in automotive and mobility data domains to inform architecture decisions and unlock business value
Who You Are:
Experienced architect and strategic thinker
• 8+ years designing and delivering large-scale data architectures in complex, enterprise environments
• Proven ability to define architecture vision and drive adoption across organizational boundaries
Strong stakeholder presence
• Demonstrated experience engaging senior stakeholders (business and technology) and influencing decisions
• Excellent communication skills-able to translate between technical and business audiences
Deep technical expertise
• Advanced knowledge of data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical), including relational and dimensional techniques.
• Strong experience with modern cloud data platforms and distributed data systems
Modern data architecture practitioner
• Experience with lakehouse/medallion architectures, data products, and/or domain-driven design patterns
• Familiarity with data governance, data quality frameworks, and metadata management
Hands-on with modern data stack
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP and AWS) and tools such as BigQuery, Snowflake, PostgreSQL
• Understanding of data integration patterns (batch, streaming, API-driven)
Collaborative and adaptable
• Comfortable operating in agile, cross-functional environments with multiple delivery teams
• Able to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity in a post-merger, evolving organization
Industry knowledge (preferred)
• Experience working with automotive, mobility, or similarly complex data domains
Right to work requirements: This role is limited for candidates with indefinite right to work within the USA.
Compensation/Benefits Information (US Applicants Only):
• S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $134,685 to $184,254. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual's geographical location as well as experience and qualifications for the role.
• In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan.
• This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, visit link https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries/us