Enterprise Data Architect - AI-Ready, Lakehouse & MDM

PANDORA; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private healthcare

Product discounts (55% Pandora)

25 days annual leave

Wellness resources

Job summary

Pandora in London seeks an Information Architect to design enterprise-scale D&A data models guiding Commerce, Finance, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain. You will define data models, naming standards, and information blueprints for analytics and AI initiatives.

You will lead across domains, align with engineering on Azure Synapse and Databricks implementations, and mentor teams while embedding governance, quality, and reusable patterns in a fast-paced transformation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing enterprise-scale information architectures across multiple domains.
• Domain expertise in commerce, manufacturing, or supply chain data models.
• Experience architecting shared data models in modern lakehouse patterns, including silver/gold contracts.
• Practical experience with both traditional dimensional modeling (Kimball, Data Vault) and data mesh/lakehouse patterns.
• Knowledge of Azure data platform capabilities (Synapse, Databricks, Unity Catalog, Data Factory) and guiding architectural decisions.
• Track record guiding teams through major digital transformations (SAP S/4HANA migrations, o9 implementations, multi-system modernizations).
• Ability to create semantic layers and logical models that drive adoption and self-service analytics.
• Experience establishing master data management patterns and governance frameworks.
• Excellence in stakeholder communication and collaborative leadership.
• Experience establishing reusable patterns and reference architectures across domains.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise information architecture design and translate models into Azure Synapse and Databricks implementations.
• Architect domain data models for commerce, manufacturing, and supply chain reflecting business capabilities.
• Design data product interfaces and semantic contracts enabling data flow across systems.
• Develop semantic layer architectures for self-service analytics.
• Review blueprints for SAP, Salesforce, o9, and workforce management ensuring smooth transitions.
• Co-create master data management strategies and governance across products, customers, suppliers, and stores.
• Establish data quality measures and modelling standards from bronze to gold.
• Review physical models for alignment with enterprise data models and governance.
• Design information value chains and data product contracts for analytics and AI users.
• Map business capabilities to information domains using bounded contexts (DDD).
• Provide architectural oversight through design reviews and governance documentation.
• Contribute to business glossaries and semantic models bridging business and tech.
• Mentor teams on best practices and document anti-patterns.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Domain data models

Lakehouse patterns

Dimensional modeling

Azure Synapse/Databricks

Digital transformations

Semantic layers

Master data management

Stakeholder communication

Collaborative leadership

Reusable patterns

Tools

Azure Synapse

Databricks

Unity Catalog

Data Factory

Job description

Pandora in London seeks an Information Architect to design enterprise-scale D&A data models guiding Commerce, Finance, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain. You will define data models, naming standards, and information blueprints for analytics and AI initiatives.

You will lead across domains, align with engineering on Azure Synapse and Databricks implementations, and mentor teams while embedding governance, quality, and reusable patterns in a fast-paced transformation.