Lead Data Architect, Corporate Technology & Data Mesh

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Chicago seeks a Lead Data Architect to establish and maintain standards for organizing digital content and data, aligning models with business objectives and ensuring traceability from concepts to implementation.

You will collaborate with CDO, engineering, and business partners to drive data governance, data products, and risk controls within the CT Data Mesh strategy, mentoring architects and developers.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in data architecture, information architecture, or enterprise data design roles.
• Experience designing conceptual/logical/physical data models and canonical information architectures; proficiency with modeling tools.
• Proven track record implementing data governance processes at scale (policies, standards, controls, metrics, and evidence).
• Knowledge of metadata management, lineage, data quality frameworks, and cataloging solutions.
• Experience collaborating with CDO and technology stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
• Understanding of data risk management, regulatory drivers, and controls.
• Excellent communication skills translating business requirements into data designs and governance solutions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with CDO, Engineering, and business partners to align information flows and canonical models.
• Influence data mesh strategy and ensure compliance with data governance objectives.
• Represent data architecture in forums; contribute patterns and guidance for broader adoption.
• Identify automation opportunities for data controls and governance processes.
• Monitor data risk metrics and remediate control gaps with application teams.
• Promote best practices in data tiering, lineage, quality, retention, and localization controls.
• Advise cross-functional teams on architecture solutions balancing governance with scalability and cost efficiency.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modeling

Data governance

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder influence

Regulatory compliance

Metadata management

Communication

Tools

ER/Studio

ERwin

ArchiMate

UML

Collibra

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Chicago seeks a Lead Data Architect to establish and maintain standards for organizing digital content and data, aligning models with business objectives and ensuring traceability from concepts to implementation.

You will collaborate with CDO, engineering, and business partners to drive data governance, data products, and risk controls within the CT Data Mesh strategy, mentoring architects and developers.