Data Architect (80-100%)

Lombard Odier Group; Genf; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Lombard Odier Group seeks a Data Architect to define and govern the data architecture across business domains. You will liaise between Data Office, IT development and Business teams to promote data standards and drive innovation in data technologies.

The role requires 8+ years of data architecture/engineering experience, strong regulatory knowledge, and expertise in data lakes, data warehouses, ETL/ELT and data governance. A predominantly on-site Swiss-based position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Data Science, Information Systems or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering or similar roles.
• Delivered transformation and innovation projects in large-scale organizations.
• Excellent command of Financial Services regulatory challenges.
• Strong data architecture, data lakes, data warehouses (event-driven, microservices, data mesh).
• Experience with ETL/ELT processes and data lifecycle management.
• Data governance, compliance, and security expertise.
• Experience with the Microsoft ecosystem (Azure, Fabric, Power Platform, Pureview) a plus.
• Knowledge of hosting strategies (on-premise, cloud, hybrid) and vendor relations.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to engage with C-level and IT/business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the enterprise data architecture framework to support business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Define a scalable, efficient, and modern data architecture with engineers and business teams.
• Establish data architecture policies, standards, and best practices in data domains.
• Advise on data modelling, integration models and data architecture best practices.
• Support data owners and custodians through the data lifecycle, ensuring traceability and compliance.
• Contribute to data architecture and governance bodies, supporting data lineage and data quality initiatives.
• Monitor industry trends and regulatory changes to provide recommendations.

Skills

Data architecture

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Regulatory knowledge

ETL/ELT

Data governance

Data modeling

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor/Master in CS/DS/IS or related

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Fabric

Power Platform

Pureview

Job description

A career at Lombard Odier means working for a renowned global wealth and asset manager, with a strong focus on sustainable investing. An innovative bank of choice for private and institutional clients, our independently owned Firm is one of the best-capitalised banking groups in the world, managing close to CHF 300 billion and operating from over 25 offices across 4 continents. With a history spanning over 230 years, Lombard Odier is an investment house providing a comprehensive offering of discretionary and advisory portfolio management, wealth services and custody. We also offer asset management services and investment strategies through Lombard Odier Investment Managers and provide advanced banking technology to other financial institutions. “Rethink Everything” is our philosophy – it is at the heart of everything we do. We have grown stronger through more than 40 financial crises by rethinking the world around us to provide a fresh investment perspective for our clients.

Data Architect (80-100%)

We are looking for a talented Data Architect to join our dynamic Data team and help us shape the future of our data architecture. The Data Architect is responsible for defining, governing and evolving the data architecture in business data domains within the Lombard Odier Group. This role ensures that data architectures are aligned with corporate business strategies, solution architecture guidelines and data governance principles. The Data Architect will act as a liaison between the Data Office, IT development and Business teams, providing technical advice, promoting data standards and driving innovation in data technologies.

YOUR ROLE

• Develop and maintain the enterprise data architecture framework to support business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Define a scalable, efficient, and modern data architecture in collaboration with engineers and business teams.
• Establish data architecture policies, standards, and best practices in assigned data domains.
• Advise on data modelling, integration models and data architecture best practice.
• Support data owners and data custodians throughout the data lifecycle, ensuring data traceability and compliance.
• Contribute to data architecture and governance bodies, supporting data architecture, data lineage, data quality initiatives.
• Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes to provide recommendations.

YOUR PROFILE

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in computer science, Data Science, Information Systems or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering or similar roles.
• You delivered successful transformation and innovation projects, in large scale organization
• Excellent command of Financial Services' specific regulatory challenges
• Excellent command of data architecture, data lakes, data warehouses principles and best practices (event-driven, microservices, data mesh)
• Excellent command of ETL / ELT processes and data lifecycle management
• Excellent command of data governance, compliance, and security
• Experience with the Microsoft ecosystem (Azure, Fabric, Power Platform, Pureview) a plus
• Excellent market trends knowledge, privileged contacts with vendors and third parties offering different hosting strategies (on-premise, cloud, hybrid)
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong ability to engage with C-level, IT and Business stakeholders and convince decision makers.

Our Maison’s DNA is defined by five core values.

Excellence drives us to be the best at what we do, while Innovation fuels our progress. Respect underpins every interaction, and Integrity shapes our actions. Together, we are One Team, united in serving our clients with unwavering dedication.

As a responsible and supportive employer, we promote a diverse and inclusive work environment for our employees and candidates.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are woven into the fabric of our Maison’s DNA, and we strive to ensure that our employees can fulfill both their personal and professional aspirations by encouraging internal mobility and individual upskilling programs.

We firmly believe that building Diverse Teams contributes to our successes and to deliver on this, we actively embed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in our business strategy.

It is an exciting time to join our Teams. All applications will be handled in the strictest confidence.

Help us build the bank of tomorrow.

Lombard Odier’s purpose is to preserve and grow our clients’ assets over time. With a history spanning over 220 years, we have served our clients for over seven generations, weathered 40 financial crises and ceaselessly innovated to offer best in class, sustainable services to our clients. our mission to you.

Lombard Odier is an employer of choice. We are committed to providing a stimulating work environment where creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving business opportunities and effectiveness. our culture.

At Lombard Odier, we understand that our people are a precious resource. That’s why we’ve focused on creating an atmosphere where every unique individual can flourish and work together to achieve our goals.

Building an environment where our teams can be inspired, “rethink everything” and thrive in a positive, energetic setting, is the essence of our culture. diversity and inclusion.

We are an equal opportunities employer. As an EDGE (Economic Dividends for Gender Equality) certified organisation, we aspire to create an optimal workplace for women and men, and help them benefit from it. EDGE is the leading global standard for measuring gender equality in the workplace.

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If our people improve, we improve. That’s why at Lombard Odier, we offer all the support employees need to take responsibility for their own personal and professional development. This sums up our desire to recognise and promote the talents of each and every employee in keeping with our values. Our commitment to valuing and fostering skills and know-how is what underpins our diverse and high-quality training programme.