Director, Data Mesh & Architecture

RELX INC; Oxford; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Comprehensive Pension Plan

Home, office, or commuting allowance

Generous vacation entitlement

Job summary

Elsevier is seeking a Director of Architecture: Data to define and execute our data architecture vision and to build a team of data architects. You will lead the data mesh transition, guiding migration away from a centralized data warehouse toward a distributed, domain‑oriented architecture with clear data products and federated governance.

You will mentor a team, establish standards, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver scalable, measurable business outcomes across product lines.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and mentoring a team of architects or senior technical staff.
• Experience designing and implementing data architectures in complex, enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of data mesh principles and migration from centralized to distributed data models.
• Hands-on technical oversight with ability to balance innovation and pragmatism.
• Engagement with data platforms, data modelling, and data cataloguing.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and grow a team of data architects with mentorship and career development.
• Define target-state data architecture and implement data mesh principles.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify valuable data products and outcomes.
• Lead migration from centralized data warehouse/ODS to distributed data product architecture.
• Ensure data domains are structured, connected, and aligned across the organisation.

Skills

People leadership

Data architecture

Data mesh

Snowflake

Data governance

Stakeholder engagement

Architectural governance

Hands-on technical oversight

Tools

Snowflake

Job description

Elsevier is seeking a Director of Architecture: Data to define and execute our data architecture vision and to build a team of data architects. You will lead the data mesh transition, guiding migration away from a centralized data warehouse toward a distributed, domain‑oriented architecture with clear data products and federated governance.

You will mentor a team, establish standards, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver scalable, measurable business outcomes across product lines.