Director of Data Mesh & Architecture

Elsevier; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Commuting allowance

Home or office options

Generous vacation entitlement

Job summary

Elsevier’s Digital Business Solutions seeks a Director of Architecture: Data to define and execute our data architecture vision. You will build and lead a team of data architects, guiding the migration to a data mesh with domain-oriented ownership and federated governance, while ensuring data products and interoperable standards across product lines.

You will balance innovation with pragmatism, engage senior stakeholders, and shape our data strategy for long-term scalable value.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading, building and mentoring architect teams.
• Ability to make informed decisions and pivot when needed.
• Experience crafting data architectures in large enterprises.
• Direct exposure to data mesh and migration from centralized models.
• Strong data modelling, integration, lifecycle and platform knowledge.
• Hands-on tooling experience and familiarity with data governance.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and grow a team of data architects with mentorship and direction.
• Define target-state data architecture and establish data mesh principles.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify valuable data products and outcomes.
• Lead migration from centralized warehouse/ODS to distributed data products.
• Ensure well-structured domains, connected assets, and aligned definitions.
• Translate business needs into scalable data domain designs.
• Guide implementation with engineering and platform teams, aligning with Snowflake and data cataloguing.
• Set standards for data modelling and interoperability across domains.
• Provide governance for the architecture team balancing innovation and pragmatism.
• Shape data strategy and roadmap to support long-term value.
• Represent data architecture in senior tech/business forums and secure buy-in.

Skills

People leadership

Data architecture

Data mesh

Stakeholder engagement

Data modelling

Data governance

Architecture direction

Strategic thinking

Data platforms

Tools

Snowflake

Job description

Elsevier’s Digital Business Solutions seeks a Director of Architecture: Data to define and execute our data architecture vision. You will build and lead a team of data architects, guiding the migration to a data mesh with domain-oriented ownership and federated governance, while ensuring data products and interoperable standards across product lines.

You will balance innovation with pragmatism, engage senior stakeholders, and shape our data strategy for long-term scalable value.