Head of Data Architecture & AI Toolkit Strategy

Farm Credit Bank; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

401(k) plan with employer match

Vacation, sick leave, and holidays

Job summary

Farm Credit Bank of Texas is seeking a Senior Director to shape the bank's data platforms, analytics, and AI strategy. You will define vision, strategy, and roadmaps for enterprise data and AI-enabled solutions, partnering with business and technology leaders to translate objectives into scalable, secure capabilities.

You will lead modernization across data warehouses, lakehouses, semantic models, and AI services, mentor a team of data architects and engineers, and drive governance and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Fifteen (15) or more years of experience designing, implementing, and leading enterprise data and analytics solutions.
• Experience leading large-scale data platform, analytics, and enterprise architecture initiatives.
• Experience partnering with executive leaders and business stakeholders to align technology investments with strategic objectives.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing platforms, modern data architectures, and enterprise analytics ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the enterprise data, analytics, and AI architecture vision, principles, standards, and long-term technology roadmap.
• Establish and govern architectural standards, reference architectures, design patterns, and best practices across data engineering, analytics, data integration, and AI platforms.
• Partner with executive leadership, business stakeholders, and technology teams to translate strategic objectives into scalable data and analytics solutions.
• Lead architecture decisions related to cloud data platforms, data warehouses, lakehouses, analytics environments, and emerging technologies.
• Ensure enterprise architecture supports data quality, governance, metadata management, lineage, security, privacy, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Oversee the design and evolution of enterprise data platforms, including data warehouses, data lakes, lakehouses, semantic models, integration frameworks, and analytics layers.
• Develop and advance the Bank's AI Toolkit strategy, including reusable AI services, machine learning accelerators, developer productivity tools, and intelligent automation capabilities.
• Guide modernization efforts that improve scalability, reduce complexity, enhance performance, and create operational efficiencies across the data ecosystem.
• Lead architecture governance reviews and provide oversight for major data, analytics, and AI initiatives.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative solutions that improve data management, analytics capabilities, and business outcomes.
• Define data architecture strategies supporting enterprise reporting, business intelligence, advanced analytics, and AI-driven decision-making.
• Collaborate with Information Security, Risk Management, and Compliance teams to ensure architecture decisions align with organizational controls and regulatory expectations.
• Mentor and lead a team of data architects, data engineers, and AI-focused technology professionals.
• Establish team priorities, support professional development, and ensure successful execution of strategic initiatives.
• Communicate architecture strategies, roadmaps, and recommendations to executive leadership and key stakeholders.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field

Advanced degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field

Tools

Azure Databricks

Snowflake

AWS

Azure

Job description

Farm Credit Bank of Texas is seeking a Senior Director to shape the bank's data platforms, analytics, and AI strategy. You will define vision, strategy, and roadmaps for enterprise data and AI-enabled solutions, partnering with business and technology leaders to translate objectives into scalable, secure capabilities.

You will lead modernization across data warehouses, lakehouses, semantic models, and AI services, mentor a team of data architects and engineers, and drive governance and