Global Data Architect

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We are seeking an experienced and innovative Data Architect to play a pivotal role in shaping and optimising the data architecture within our global organisation. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing secure, scalable, and efficient data systems that enable seamless data flow and accessibility, aligning with the organisation’s strategic goals. This role involves creating and maintaining a robust data architecture that supports our Data Strategy and enforces data governance policies, ensuring the organisation’s data assets are well-managed, secure, and ready to drive business value.

You will collaborate closely with stakeholders across the organisation to design cutting-edge solutions that address complex data challenges, enabling innovation while ensuring compliance and operational efficiency. This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of transforming our organisation into a truly data-driven enterprise.

Join us as we continue our journey to unlock the full potential of our data and shape the future of our business.

• Develop and Maintain Data Architecture Strategy: Design and maintain a comprehensive data architecture strategy for the organisation, ensuring it aligns with business objectives and supports data governance requirements to enable seamless operational and analytical data flow.
• Oversee Data Integration: Ensure data consistency, accessibility, and quality by overseeing the integration of data across multiple sources, collaborating closely with the Data Engineering Lead to build and maintain data pipelines, so that data transformation and processing are smooth and reliable.
• Ensure Data Security and Compliance: Establish and maintain strict data security standards and compliance with relevant regulations by implementing protective measures such as encryption, access controls, and data masking, safeguarding sensitive information across the architecture.
• Collaborate with Key Stakeholders: Work with stakeholders, including the Data Governance Lead, Data Engineering Lead, BI Lead, and business units, to ensure the data architecture aligns with departmental needs, promoting cohesive strategies and solutions for data-related projects.
• Evaluate and Recommend Technologies: Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and provide expert recommendations on their adoption to enhance IPF’s data architecture, ensuring new tools are strategically integrated and support organisational growth.
• Define and Enforce Data Quality Standards: Collaborate with the Data Governance Lead to establish and enforce data quality standards within the architecture, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and reliability to support data-driven decision-making across the business.
• Create and Maintain Documentation: Produce and update comprehensive documentation, including data models, schemas, and data flow diagrams, to support consistency and promote best practices in data management and architecture across IPF.
• Provide Strategic Support to the Global Head of Data: Ensure the data architecture is designed to meet both current and future needs by enabling data-driven decision-making through well-organised, accessible, and high-quality data that aligns with the overarching data strategy.

• Meaningful Work- Contribute to shaping a sustainable future and making a real difference.
• Professional Growth-Join a dynamic team dedicated to continuous learning and development, with opportunities to lead and innovate.
• Inclusive Culture- Be part of a diverse and inclusive work environment that values and respects every team member.

• private medical care
• life insurance
• flexible working time
• mobile phone available for private use
• video games at work
• coffee / tea
• parking space for employees
• extra social benefits
• holiday funds
• charity initiatives
• extra leave

We have a fantastic opportunity to work for us as Global Data Architect as part of our Global Data function.

The Global Data Architect at IPF will be instrumental in designing and implementing a modern, secure, and scalable data architecture that aligns with the organisation’s vision to become truly data-led. By collaborating with global and regional teams, this role ensures that data flows seamlessly across systems, enabling better decision-making and operational efficiency. The architect will design solutions that optimise data storage, processing, and accessibility while ensuring compliance with governance frameworks and regulatory standards.

A key responsibility of the Global Data Architect is to lead the technical design and strategy for the organisation’s data platforms, including guiding the migration to the cloud. They will establish robust frameworks for data modelling, integration, and performance optimisation, ensuring systems can handle current and future demands. This includes close collaboration with the Data Engineering and Governance teams to ensure a cohesive approach to data management.

As a strategic leader, the Global Data Architect will also focus on future-proofing IPF’s data ecosystem. By staying ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies, they will identify opportunities to innovate and drive value from data. This role is critical to ensuring that IPF’s data infrastructure not only supports the business today but also positions it for sustainable growth in the future.

At IPF, our purpose is to build a better world through financial inclusion, and we play a crucial role in society helping people who are often financially excluded to access simple, personal, and affordable finance and a variety of great value home, medical and life insurance to help them and their families.

If you work for us, you’ll be joining a truly international team of 22,000 people working in 9 countries, and across 3 continents, who are driven to build a better world for our customers.

Our culture is focused on doing what’s right for our customers, colleagues, and communities. Join us, and you will be empowered to develop yourself within a business that’s exciting, fast-moving, and inspiring.

Here at IPF we offer a vibrant and fast-moving environment with a continuous and stimulating pipeline of business change. We support a complex technology landscape within a cutting-edge cloud ecosystem where you will directly and positively influence its evolution and enhancement.