Data Strategy, Advisory & Architecture - Associate Director

Electric Mind Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Electric Mind is seeking an Associate Director to lead enterprise data strategy, architecture, and governance for large organizations. This senior, hands-on role combines advisory work with implementation leadership and requires strong communication, deep architecture knowledge, and governance experience.

The ideal candidate will drive data strategy, develop roadmaps, and lead governance programs at scale, while guiding delivery teams and shaping reusable methodologies across complex,

Qualifications

• 15+ years in data architecture, governance, or strategy.
• Experience implementing governance programs at scale.
• Strong consulting and communication skills.
• Experience with modern cloud data platforms.
• Exposure to tools such as Collibra, Alation, Purview, Informatica, Snowflake Horizon, Databricks Unity Catalog.
• Knowledge graph or semantic modeling experience.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise data strategies and roadmaps.
• Lead data governance maturity assessments and design frameworks.
• Guide delivery teams and define reusable methodologies.
• Align architecture with strategy, governance, and security models.
• Conduct executive workshops and stakeholder alignment.

Skills

Data architecture

Governance

Strategy consulting

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder management

Executive workshops

Tools

Collibra

Alation

Purview

Informatica

Snowflake Horizon

Databricks Unity Catalog

Job description

Data Strategy, Advisory & Architecture - Associate Director

AtElectric Mind,Engineeringis where strategy meets action. Our team helps organizations cut through complexity—aligning business ambition with technology execution to unlock real, lasting change.You’llwork alongside curious, driven people tackling high-impact challenges for everyone from scaling startups to global enterprises. Each engagement is different, pushing you to learn, adapt, and grow.

Electric Mind’s Technology Practice brings together deep engineeringexpertise, modern delivery disciplines, and pragmatic architectural thinking to help clients execute complex, mission-critical transformation. We design and implement scalable, secure, high-impact technology solutions that accelerate business outcomes.

Role Overview

We are seeking a senior hands-on leader to drive enterprise data strategy, architecture, and governance initiatives for large organizations.

This role combines strategic advisory with implementation leadership and requiresstrong communicationskills, deep architecture knowledge, and real-world governance execution experience.

What You’ll Do

• Strategy & Advisory
• AssessandDefine enterprise data strategies and roadmaps
• Conduct executive workshops and stakeholder alignment
• Data Governance Leadership
• Conduct data governance maturity assessments
• Design governance frameworks
• Data ownership and stewardship models
• Metadata and lineage strategies
• Policy-as-code approaches
• Lakehouse architectures
• Data Mesh / Data Products
• Event-driven architectures
• Align architecture withstrategy,governanceand security models
• Delivery Leadership
• Guide technical teams
• Define reusable methodologies and accelerators

What You’ll Bring

• 15+ years in data architecture, governance, or strategy
• Experience implementing governance programs at scale
• Strong consulting and communication skills
• Experience with modern cloud data platforms
• Exposure to tools such as Collibra, Alation, Purview, Informatica, Snowflake Horizon, Databricks Unity Catalog
• Knowledge graph or semantic modeling experience

What You’ll Gain

• You will help shape enterprise technology strategy for industry-leading clients while influencing the growth of Electric Mind’s engineering culture. You will work on high-impact, high-visibility programs and help mentor the next generation of technical leaders.