Director, Data Strategy & Transformation

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking institution is seeking a Data Architect to define and implement a comprehensive data strategy. The ideal candidate will collaborate with business stakeholders and technology teams to deliver scalable data architectures and ensure data governance compliance across core banking operations. The role demands significant experience in data architecture, especially in the banking sector, with a focus on risk management and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in data architecture or management in banking.
• Deep knowledge of data governance (DAMA-DMBOK) and data modelling.
• Proficient in data modelling tools and advanced SQL skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement data strategy ensuring alignment with governance frameworks.
• Design scalable data architectures and maintain logical data models.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather data requirements for banking products.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Modelling

SQL

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Erwin

PowerDesigner

Job description

• Define and implement the data strategy, ensuring alignment with global data governance frameworks and business objectives.
• Partner with business stakeholders and technology teams to gather data requirements specific to banking products, transactions, customers, reporting and analytics.
• Design scalable data architectures, enabling efficient data integration from multiple regional sources into a unified enterprise data lake.
• Design and maintain logical and physical data models that reflect core banking operations, risk management, compliance, financial reporting / analytics needs.
• Translate complex business use cases into normalized and de-normalized data structures optimized for both operational and analytical workloads.
• Guide the implementation and evolution of data marts, data warehouses, and integration layers aligned with banking architecture.
• Collaborate with development teams on physical data model deployment and performance optimization for large financial datasets.
• Ensure data models adhere to data governance, data quality, and metadata management standards across banking domains.
• Provide data architecture documentation, data dictionaries, and lineage diagrams for regulatory, audit, and business usage.
• Support data lineage, metadata management, and data quality initiatives to enhance trust and transparency in data usage.
• Contribute to data integration strategies to enable seamless access to core banking systems, regulatory systems, and analytical platforms.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in data architecture, data modelling, or data management, preferably in the banking or financial services industry (must have).
• Deep knowledge of data governance (DAMA-DMBOK), data modelling, and metadata management.
• Deep expertise in logical and physical data modelling for core banking, risk, compliance, and financial reporting domains and various analytics use cases.
• Proficient in data modelling tools (e.g., Erwin, PowerDesigner, or similar).
• Advanced SQL skills and strong ability to work with large, complex financial datasets.
• Solid understanding of relational and dimensional modelling, data warehousing, and data integration techniques.
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance in the APAC region.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and documentation skills to engage with both business and technical stakeholders.