Senior Data Architect & Payments Data Product Lead

Testing Site - JPMC; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan Payments in Plano, TX is seeking a Data Architect Senior Associate on the Instrumentation and Metrics (I&M) team.

You will act as a data product owner to define and execute roadmaps for data and analytics supporting the Payments business. You will partner with Finance and business stakeholders, deliver fast insights, own ambiguous requests, and drive improvements in data definitions, ETL, modeling, and dashboards.

Qualifications

• End-to-end researcher: investigates problems methodically rather than relying on surface-level signals.
• Independent, proactive self-starter: tests hypotheses and advances work without needing a fully defined path.
• Creative problem-solver: applies practical thinking and knows when the simplest explanation is most likely correct.
• Strong judgment and systems thinking: anticipates downstream impacts; communicates risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs early.
• Adaptable and resilient: adjusts quickly to changes in priorities, data, and tools.
• Experience in a Finance/Accounting environment.
• Intermediate SQL query-writing capability.
• Moderate to advanced Alteryx experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of one or more BI/data concepts such as ETL, data modeling, reporting automation, and/or dashboarding.
• Strong communication, project management, and stakeholder partnership skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Finance and business stakeholders to solve problems using strong business and data knowledge, disciplined analysis, and clear communication.
• Deliver fast-turnaround insights for initiatives, ad hoc requests, and urgent “fire drills,” while maintaining quality and transparency around assumptions and limitations.
• Own ambiguous, non-routine requests where requirements may be incomplete and the solution path is not obvious.
• Produce strong first-pass deliverables quickly (the “80% rule”) and iterate rapidly based on feedback and new information.
• Conduct deep-dive research into underlying data (definitions, trends, behaviors, code/flag logic, and compilation methods) to ensure accuracy and readiness for high-visibility work.
• Continuously reprioritize as business needs shift; manage time effectively to maintain throughput in a fast-paced environment.
• Operate within a shared analyst pool by supporting teammates when demand spikes and helping maintain consistent service levels across requests.
• Identify and drive improvements by enhancing, automating, simplifying, and strengthening processes and outputs; challenge the status quo constructively.
• Analytical rigor and attention to detail: validates findings, documents sources, and clearly communicates implications.
• Team-first mindset: accountable individually while committed to shared outcomes and supporting others when needed.
• Continuous improvement orientation: consistently looks for incremental ways to add value beyond maintaining the status quo.

Skills

SQL

Alteryx

BI concepts

ETL

Data modeling

Dashboarding

Reporting automation

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

J.P. Morgan Payments in Plano, TX is seeking a Data Architect Senior Associate on the Instrumentation and Metrics (I&M) team.

You will act as a data product owner to define and execute roadmaps for data and analytics supporting the Payments business. You will partner with Finance and business stakeholders, deliver fast insights, own ambiguous requests, and drive improvements in data definitions, ETL, modeling, and dashboards.