Information Architect (f/m/d) , Experienced Professional 4 platser 4 platser IT

Essity; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Essity is seeking an Information Architect to design and improve how data is structured and used across our data platforms. You will collaborate with data engineers and analytics teams to ensure data is well-organized, consistent, and ready to support business use cases.

This international role reports to the Director of Enterprise Information Management and involves multi-location collaboration across Europe.

Qualifications

• Experience in data modeling and information modeling, with a focus on building semantic layers for analytics.
• Strong background in data engineering or analytics environments and data quality practices.
• Familiarity with modern data platforms and governance concepts is essential.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain data models and information models.
• Build and optimize semantic layers for analytics and reporting.
• Ensure data quality and consistency across systems.
• Work with data engineers to align data pipelines, structures, and consumption layers.
• Contribute to data orchestration and information layer design, including knowledge structures such as knowledge graphs.
• Translate business needs into clear data structures.

Skills

Data modeling

Information modeling

Semantic layers

Data quality

Databricks

Azure

Fabric

Airflow

Purview

Knowledge graphs

Tools

Databricks

Azure

Fabric

Airflow

Purview

Job description

Do you enjoy structuring data and turning complexity into clarity? Are you driven to design data models and semantic layers that enable business insights? Join us and make your expertise count.

About the Role

As an Information Architect, you will focus on designing and improving how data is structured and used within our data platforms.

You will work closely with data engineers and analytics teams to ensure that data is well-organized, consistent, and ready to support business use cases, contributing directly to scalable and reliable data solutions.

This role reports to the Director of Enterprise Information Management and works closely with stakeholders across the Globe, including colleagues in Portugal, Germany, and Sweden.

What You Will Do

• Design and maintain data models and information models.
• Build and optimize semantic layers for analytics and reporting.
• Ensure data quality and consistency across systems.
• Work closely with data engineers to align: Data pipelines; Data structures and data consumption layers.
• Contribute to: Data orchestration and information layer design.
• Knowledge structures (e.g., knowledge graphs).
• Translate business needs into clear data structures.

Who You Are

• Hands-on experience in: Data modeling; Information modeling and semantic layers.
• Experience in: Data engineering or analytics environments.
• Strong understanding of: Data quality;Data structures and relationships.
• Background as: Data Engineer or close collaboration with data engineering teams.
• Familiarity with: Databricks, Azure, Fabric, Airflow, Purview.
• Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail.
• Fluent in English - All Applicants are requested to deliver their CV in English language.

This is a multi-location role with flexibility to be based in Lisbon, Munich, Hamburg or Gothenburg, collaborating with international teams across all regions.