Data and Artificial Intelligence Architect

West Kowloon Cultural District Authority; Hong Kong; Sur place; HKD 900 000 - 1 500 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority is seeking an experienced Data Architect to shape enterprise data architecture and governance, underpinning strategic initiatives and the technology framework. You will lead the Data Governance Taskforce, set policies for data ownership and privacy, and mentor teams while collaborating with stakeholders up to the executive level.

Fluency in English and Chinese is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of IT experience, preferably on large-scale programs.
• Demonstrated data governance and data architecture expertise.
• Strong business acumen to translate priorities into data capabilities.
• Knowledge of data privacy legislation and governance policies.
• Familiar with enterprise data modelling and data lifecycle management.
• Understanding of IT governance and EA frameworks; TOGAF is a plus.
• Experience with AI governance or AI-enabled solutions is a plus.
• Excellent leadership, written and spoken English and Chinese.

Responsabilités

• Contribute to enterprise data architecture and roadmap under the Authority's strategic initiatives.
• Ground data architecture decisions with business priorities and objectives.
• Develop data governance models and actionable standards.
• Lead the Data Governance Taskforce on ownership, stewardship, and privacy policies.
• Create guidelines and checklists for data and AI governance.
• Build blueprints integrating data platforms, apps, and data products.
• Advise project teams on data architecture standards and governance requirements.
• Mentor teams on data governance and data modelling.
• Document architecture artifacts for reuse within the EA framework.
• Monitor data/AI technology trends and inform stakeholders; perform other duties as directed.

Connaissances

Data governance

Data architecture

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Bilingual English/Chinese

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems

Outils

TOGAF certification (nice to have)

Data visualization tools

Analytics platforms

Description du poste

The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority welcomes exceptional talent with a passion to realise the vision and mission of making the West Kowloon Cultural District a prime local and international destination for arts, culture and entertainment.

You will be responsible for:

• contributing to enterprise data architecture and development roadmap to underpin the business strategic initiatives and enterprise technology framework of WKCDA;
• grounding data architecture decisions and governance practices with business priorities, operational requirements and organisational objectives, ensuring data capabilities are developed to deliver practical and sustainable business value;
• supporting the development of data governance and operational models for the Authority and convert data principles into actionable standards;
• leading the Data Governance Taskforce that defines data ownership, stewardship and privacy policies; as well as setting up practical governance and accountability mechanisms for AI adoption;
• converting data and AI architectural design principles and governance requirements into practical guidelines and checklists to steer delivery decisions;
• building blueprints and patterns integrating data platforms, business applications, and data products within the Authority;
• advising project teams on data and AI related architecture standards, best practices and governance requirements;
• mentoring teams on data governance and data modelling practices;
• ensuring data and AI architecture design artifacts are documented for reuse and traceability, aligning with the EA framework;
• proactively monitoring data and AI related technology trends and update stakeholders for potential opportunities; and
• performing any other duties from time to time as the Authority may reasonably direct.

You should:

• possess a recognised university degree or above in computer science, information systems or equivalent;
• have a minimum 8 years of IT experience, preferably supporting large-scale strategic programs or projects;
• be either a data governance lead with technical experience, or a data engineer who understands data governance and operates under such, have experience working in a data hub, analytics and other data applications is a big plus;
• demonstrate strong business acumen with the ability to translate business priorities into data architecture direction, governance recommendations and actionable data capabilities;
• be well conversant with data governance and privacy protection legislations and policies;
• be comfortable reviewing enterprise data modelling, data life cycle management and data-related technologies, e.g., data visualization/dashboards, analytics tools, and data platforms;
• have a good understanding of IT governance and enterprise architecture frameworks, TOGAF or similar certification is a plus, not mandatory;
• have exposure to AI-enabled solutions or AI governance practices in enterprise is a plus;
• demonstrate the passion and ability to learn and adapt to new technologies;
• exhibit strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders up to the executive level;
• be technically creative, analytical, and methodical in problem solving;
• be able to build good relationships with different stakeholders across the organisation; and
• be proficient in written and spoken English and Chinese.

Data collected will only be used for job application processing. Your data may be accessed by our appointed recruitment consultants who have agreed to keep confidence of all personal data in not less than the standards applicable to us. Applicants not being invited for interview within 4 weeks from the submission date may assume their applications unsuccessful.

All related information will be kept up to 24 months and all personal data will be destroyed afterwards.

For more information, please visit https://www.westk.hk or contact:

Cora Chan /[phone]