Enterprise Data Architecture Director for AI-Ready Strategy

Sun Life Financial; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Toronto is seeking a Director of Enterprise Data Architecture to design a robust data strategy. The role will involve leading data architecture initiatives while ensuring alignment with business and enterprise partners. Candidates should possess extensive experience in cloud-based architecture, with a preference for AWS, and strong engagement skills with executive stakeholders. A competitive salary and flexible hybrid work model are offered.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid work model

Pension, stock and savings programs

Professional development opportunities

Friendly and inclusive culture

Qualifications

• 3+ years of cloud-based data architecture in AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Hands-on experience with data analytics solutions.
• Experience with data governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead data strategy engagements with business line executives.
• Develop enterprise data architecture patterns and technologies.
• Provide governance on enterprise data architecture standards.

Skills

Strategic engagement with executive stakeholders

Cloud-based data architecture experience (AWS preferred)

Data service design

Semantic Layer and Ontologies

Collaboration and leadership skills

Communication and critical thinking

Education

15+ years of experience in data architecture

Experience with ML / AI methodologies

Tools

AWS

Kafka

Tableau

Snowflake

Job description

A leading financial services firm in Toronto is seeking a Director of Enterprise Data Architecture to design a robust data strategy. The role will involve leading data architecture initiatives while ensuring alignment with business and enterprise partners. Candidates should possess extensive experience in cloud-based architecture, with a preference for AWS, and strong engagement skills with executive stakeholders. A competitive salary and flexible hybrid work model are offered.