Senior Data Architect

Imperial Brands; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Imperial Brands seeks a Senior Data Architect to shape the enterprise data architecture strategy and define models and standards that enable data to drive business success. You will lead architecture leadership across a global FMCG business, partnering with stakeholders to deliver robust data solutions.

The role focuses on scalable data assets, data products, analytics enablement, and governance, reporting to senior data leadership while aligning with enterprise objectives and delivery

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in data architecture across enterprise scope.
• Proven track record delivering scalable data models and governance.
• Experience bridging business strategy with technical delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise data architecture and enterprise data model.
• Define and govern data modelling standards and design patterns.
• Translate business requirements into effective data architecture solutions.
• Ensure data products align with enterprise standards and governance.
• Collaborate with data leadership to reflect requirements in designs.
• Maintain architecture artefacts and reporting mechanisms.

Skills

Enterprise data architecture

Data modelling standards

Governance & compliance

Stakeholder collaboration

Analytical problem solving

Education

Relevant IT/CS/Engineering degree

Tools

Data platforms

Job description

The Role

Shape the future of enterprise data as a strategic leader responsible for defining the architecture, models, and standards thatenable data to drive business success.Joinan inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employeesas a Senior Data Architect!

In this highly influential role, you will provide enterprise-widedata architecture leadership,creating scalable,reusabledata solutionsthat poweranalytics, innovation, and decision-making. Working at the intersection of business strategy, governance, and technology, you will translate complex requirements into robust data models and architecture decisions that deliver lasting value across theorganisation.

Principle Accountabilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of the enterprise data architecture and enterprise data model,ensuring the creation of scalable, reusable Data Assets.
• Define and govern enterprise data modelling standards, architecture principles, and design patterns for how data is structured, stored, integrated, and accessed.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective data architecture solutions.
• Design andmaintainthe future-state data architecture,ensuring Data Productdata models and asset structures align with enterprise standards.
• Collaborate with key data leadership roles to ensure enterprise data management requirements are consistently reflected within architecture designs.
• Maintain enterprise architecture artefacts, design guidance, and review processes, providing support toretainedand delivery teams whileestablishingmetrics, architectural views, and reporting mechanisms.

Skills and Experience Required

• Professional experience and qualificationsin Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, Data, Cyber Security, Architecture, ora relateddiscipline.
• Significant experienceacross data and technology domains, including data, analytics, AI, data products, data platforms, governance, or data architecture, with a proventrack recordoperating as a senior specialist, technical lead, product/platform lead, or process owner.
• Demonstrable experience developing and managing strategic frameworksincluding roadmaps, standards, lifecycle plans, design guardrails, governance models, and service improvement plans within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong practical understanding of enterprise technology delivery, including architecture principles, security, service management, operational resilience, and supplier or partner operating models.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teamsto develop pragmatic and sustainable solutions.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and decision-making skills, with the ability to balance innovation, cost, risk, reliability, compliance, and delivery feasibility.

What We Offer

In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and further benefits as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants.

About Us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all. Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

As a matter of policy, Imperial Tobacco or its subsidiaries never requests or requires payment as part of any recruitment process.