Director, Data Architecture & Data Mesh Lead

Elsevier; Greater London; Ibrido; GBP 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Comprehensive Pension Plan

Flexible working hours

Parental leave and family care leave

Study assistance and sabbaticals

Employee discounts

Descrizione del lavoro

Elsevier is seeking a Director, Data Architecture to lead the shift to a product‑based data architecture and build the data foundations of our AI‑enabled data estate. The role combines people leadership with hands‑on architectural direction to deliver a distributed, domain‑oriented data mesh with federated governance.

You will define the target architecture, mentor a team of data architects, and partner with business and technology leaders to translate strategy into scalable, high‑performing

Competenze

• Proven experience leading and mentoring a team of architects or senior technical staff.
• Experience designing data architectures in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of data mesh concepts and migration from centralized warehouses.

Mansioni

• Build, lead, and grow a team of data architects with mentorship and career development.
• Define target-state data architecture with data mesh principles and domain-oriented ownership.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify valuable data products and outcomes.
• Lead migration strategy from centralized data warehouse/ODS to distributed data product-based architecture.
• Ensure data domains and assets are well-structured, connected, and aligned across the organization.
• Translate business needs into scalable data designs and governance across product lines.
• Guide implementation with engineering and platform teams, aligning with Snowflake and data cataloguing standards.
• Establish governance standards for data modelling and interoperability.

Conoscenze

Team leadership

Data mesh

Data architecture

Data governance

Snowflake

Stakeholder engagement

Strumenti

Snowflake

Descrizione del lavoro

Elsevier is seeking a Director, Data Architecture to lead the shift to a product‑based data architecture and build the data foundations of our AI‑enabled data estate. The role combines people leadership with hands‑on architectural direction to deliver a distributed, domain‑oriented data mesh with federated governance.

You will define the target architecture, mentor a team of data architects, and partner with business and technology leaders to translate strategy into scalable, high‑performing