Director of Data Mesh & Architecture

RELX INC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Pension Plan

Flexible working hours

Sabbatical leave

Employee discounts

Study assistance

Job summary

Elsevier, a global information and analytics leader, seeks a Director of Architecture: Data to redefine our data foundations and lead a team of data architects. You will drive the data mesh transition, set standards, and partner with product and platform leaders to deliver scalable, governed data products.

You will combine strategic vision with hands-on architectural oversight, mentoring talent and ensuring pragmatic delivery across domains, focusing on Snowflake, data governance, and federated

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams of architects or senior technical staff.
• Ability to make decisions with limited analysis and pivot when needed.
• Experience designing data architectures for enterprise environments.
• Knowledge of data mesh and migration from centralized warehouses.
• Strong knowledge of Snowflake and data platforms.
• Experience with data governance and data quality concepts.
• Strong stakeholder engagement across business and tech teams.
• Ability to translate business needs into data designs.

Responsibilities

• Build and grow a team of data architects.
• Define target-state data architecture with data mesh principles.
• Collaborate to identify valuable data products.
• Lead migration away from centralized data warehouse.
• Ensure domains are structured and aligned across the org.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate needs into data designs.
• Guide implementation with engineering and platform teams.
• Establish standards for data modelling and interoperability.
• Set governance for the architecture team.
• Contribute to data strategy and roadmap.
• Represent architecture in senior forums.

Skills

People leadership

Architectural direction

Data mesh

Data architecture

Stakeholder engagement

Snowflake

Data governance

AI-powered development

Tools

Data modelling tools

Job description

Elsevier, a global information and analytics leader, seeks a Director of Architecture: Data to redefine our data foundations and lead a team of data architects. You will drive the data mesh transition, set standards, and partner with product and platform leaders to deliver scalable, governed data products.

You will combine strategic vision with hands-on architectural oversight, mentoring talent and ensuring pragmatic delivery across domains, focusing on Snowflake, data governance, and federated