Enterprise Data Architect: Drive Data Governance

Quintall; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB is seeking an Enterprise Domain Architect – Data & Information to shape how data drives value across the organization. You will define enterprise-wide data architecture, enabling trusted, interoperable data across a decentralized company.

You will establish guardrails and standards, empower business units to innovate, and ensure alignment with analytics, AI initiatives, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data, information, or enterprise architecture roles.
• Experience building enterprise-scale data architecture in decentralized environments.
• Deep experience in data modeling, governance, and architectures like lakehouse and data mesh.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms, analytics, and AI/ML ecosystems.
• Skilled in stakeholder engagement and cross-organizational collaboration.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value.
• Strategic mindset with delivery-oriented thinking.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the enterprise data & information architecture blueprint.
• Establish data domains, core data models, and enterprise information flows.
• Set and govern pragmatic data standards (modelling, metadata, lifecycle, interoperability).
• Ensure alignment with regulatory and compliance requirements (privacy, security, data sovereignty).
• Guide the design of modern data ecosystems (lakehouse, streaming, data products, data mesh).
• Enable analytics, AI, and data-driven use cases through scalable architecture.
• Define patterns for data sharing and integration across platforms and domains.
• Collaborate with architects, platform teams, and business stakeholders to support adoption.
• Support governance processes, including architecture reviews and risk management.
• Coach and guide domain and solution architects on data architecture best practices.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modeling

Data governance

Data lakehouse

Data mesh

APIs

Cloud platforms

Analytics & AI

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Job description

ABB is seeking an Enterprise Domain Architect – Data & Information to shape how data drives value across the organization. You will define enterprise-wide data architecture, enabling trusted, interoperable data across a decentralized company.

You will establish guardrails and standards, empower business units to innovate, and ensure alignment with analytics, AI initiatives, and regulatory requirements.