Data Modeller, Chief Data Office

IT Channel (Asia) Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

IT Channel (Asia) Limited, headquartered in Hong Kong, seeks a seasoned Data Modeller to translate business requirements into robust data models for the Enterprise Data Platform. You will collaborate with data architects, analytics engineers and business analysts to ensure reusable, well-documented structures across ingestion, transformation, reporting and controlled data access.

The role emphasizes governance, data quality, lineage and metadata management, with a focus on scalable design for

Qualifications

• Experience in data modelling for enterprise or large-scale data platforms.
• Strong hands-on experience in conceptual, logical and physical data modelling.
• Proficiency in SQL and data structure optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into conceptual, logical and physical data models.
• Define and maintain data entities, attributes, relationships and hierarchies.
• Develop data models for the Enterprise Data Platform across staging, curated, consumption and analytics layers.
• Collaborate with data engineering to implement models in data pipelines, warehouses and analytical datasets.
• Establish data modelling standards, dictionaries and metadata documentation.

Skills

Data modelling

SQL

Data governance

Data quality

Job description

The Data Modeller is a key role within the of the Chief Data Office (CDO). The role is responsible for translating business requirements, data governance expectations and analytical use cases into clear conceptual, logical and physical data models for the Enterprise Data Platform. The Data Modeller will work closely with data architects, data analytics engineers, business analysts and data owners to design consistent, reusable and well-documented data structures that support data ingestion, transformation, reporting, analytics and controlled data consumption across the company.

Key Responsibilities:

Engage business stakeholders, data owners and technical teams to understand data requirements and translate them into conceptual, logical and physical data models

Define and maintain consistent data entities, attributes, relationships, hierarchies and business definitions to support enterprise-wide data reuse and reporting consistency

Develop and maintain data models for the Enterprise Data Platform, covering staging, curated, consumption and analytics layers where applicable

Collaborate with data engineering teams to ensure data models are implemented effectively in data pipelines, data warehouses, data marts and analytical datasets

Establish and apply data modelling standards, naming conventions, data dictionaries and metadata documentation to improve data consistency, traceability and maintainability

Support data quality, lineage, access control and governance requirements by embedding appropriate controls and definitions into data model design

Review source system structures, existing data flows and legacy data assets to identify modelling gaps, duplication, inconsistency and remediation opportunities

Provide modelling guidance to project teams and maintain documentation that enables business and technical users to understand, validate and reuse data assets effectively

Requirements:

University graduates with strong technical experiences in data technologies and data initiatives

At least 10 years of experience in data management, data warehousing, analytics or data engineering, with strong hands-on experience in data modelling for enterprise or large-scale data platforms

Strong experience in conceptual, logical and physical data modelling, including entity relationship modelling, dimensional modelling and data warehouse design

Proficiency in data modelling tools and techniques, with ability to maintain data dictionaries, metadata repositories and model documentation

Strong understanding of relational databases, data warehouses, big data platforms and analytics consumption patterns, including SQL and data structure optimisation

Experience in supporting data governance, data quality, data lineage, metadata management and data access control requirements through effective data model design

Good communication skills with the ability to explain data model design, definitions and trade-offs to business users, data programme teams and technical delivery teams

Conversant with data modelling best practices, evolving data platform technologies and modern analytics use cases, including AI and machine learning data requirements

With its headquarters in Hong Kong, IT Channel (Asia) Limited is one of Asia Pacific's leading Business Solution Integrators. We bring the world's latest technological products and solutions to our customers, helping them maximize the return on their technology investment by skillfully integrating innovative business solutions, advanced technology and complex system infrastructures.