Senior Information Architect, Helsinki

Academic Work Finland Oy; Ylöjärvi; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Academic Work Finland Oy is seeking a Senior Information Architect to translate complex business needs into clear data models and a shared language. You will collaborate with business leaders, development teams, and data engineers to shape the organization's future data landscape in a hybrid Helsinki office.

This role emphasizes conceptual and logical data modeling, stakeholder facilitation, and robust data governance to bridge business and technology.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of conceptual data modeling.
• Experience facilitating workshops with diverse stakeholders.
• Understanding of data governance principles.

Responsibilities

• Create conceptual and logical data models from business needs.
• Lead workshops between business and IT teams.
• Define glossaries, data catalogs, and data product concepts.
• Develop information management and data governance processes.
• Guide data engineers in physical data model implementation.
• Establish common data terminology across the organization.

Skills

Conceptual modeling

Logical modeling

Facilitation

Stakeholder mgmt

Data governance

Data catalogs

Fluent English

Tools

Zeenea

Purview

Job description

About the role

As a Senior Information Architect, you will translate complex business needs into clear conceptual models and a shared language. You will collaborate closely with business leaders, development teams, and data engineers to shape the organization’s future data landscape. This role focuses on conceptual and logical data modeling, stakeholder facilitation, and establishing robust data governance to bridge the gap between business and technology. You will be working in hybrid model in Helsinki for at least 3 days a week at the office.

Work tasks

• – Create conceptual and logical data models based on business requirements
• – Facilitate workshops and lead discussions between business areas and IT teams
• – Define business glossaries, data catalogs, and data product concepts
• – Develop information management and data governance processes
• – Guide data engineers in the implementation of physical data modeling
• – Establish a common terminology and shared data understanding across the organization

We are looking for

• – Advanced knowledge of conceptual and logical data modeling
• – Proven experience facilitating workshops and managing diverse stakeholders
• – Good understanding of Data Governance principles and data catalog tools
• – Prior experience working as an Information Architect or Business Data Architect in large-scale projects
• – Fluent English skills

It is meritorious if you have

• – Experience with data catalog tools such as Zeenea or Purview

Our recruitment process

Our selection process is continuous and the advert may close before the recruitment process is completed if we have moved forward to the next phase. The process includes two tests: one personality test and one cognitive test. The tests are tools to find the right talent for the right position, to enable equality, diversity, and a fair process.

Osaamisalue: IT & tietoliikenne