Director of Data Architecture: Data Mesh & Data Products

RX Brasil; City Of London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Pension Plan

Home, office, or commuting allowance.

Generous vacation entitlement and sabb

Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and F

Flexible working hours

Personal Choice budget

Internal communities and networks

Employee discounts

Recruitment introduction reward

Employee Assistance Program (global)

Job summary

Elsevier's Digital Business Solutions group is seeking a Director of Architecture: Data to lead the shift to a data mesh, define target-state data architecture, and build a team of data architects. You will mentor engineers, govern data products, and partner with governance and product leadership to drive measurable outcomes.

Reporting to senior tech leaders, you will balance strategic direction with hands-on technical oversight, shaping standards and ensuring alignment with enterprise platforms

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading, building and mentoring a team of architects.
• Experience designing data architectures in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of data mesh principles and data platforms (Snowflake).
• Hands-on tooling and code development experience.
• Experience with data governance, master data management, and data quality concepts.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and grow a team of data architects with mentorship and technical direction.
• Define and own the target-state data architecture, establishing data mesh principles.
• Lead the migration from centralized data warehouse/ODS to a distributed, data product–based architecture.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate needs into scalable data domain designs.
• Represent data architecture in senior technology and business forums, shaping strategy and governance.

Job description

Elsevier's Digital Business Solutions group is seeking a Director of Architecture: Data to lead the shift to a data mesh, define target-state data architecture, and build a team of data architects. You will mentor engineers, govern data products, and partner with governance and product leadership to drive measurable outcomes.

Reporting to senior tech leaders, you will balance strategic direction with hands-on technical oversight, shaping standards and ensuring alignment with enterprise platforms