Remote Data Architecture Strategy Lead (EST)

<b>Overview</b> <p>In this remote role, you partner with senior leaders across regions to assess current data capabilities and shape a modernization strategy. You define a future-state data architecture, governance, and AI enablement, translating technical findings into strategic recommendations for executives. You will lead stakeholder workshops, evaluate both structured and unstructured data for AI and analytics use cases, and outline priorities with measurable impact. This position aligns data strategy with enterprise goals and drives scalable governance and analytics initiatives.</p> <b>Responsibilities</b><ul><li>Assess enterprise data environments, platforms, processes and capabilities</li><li>Review data architecture, governance, quality, lineage, metadata, integration, security, privacy and compliance practices</li><li>Define future-state data architecture and modernization roadmap</li><li>Evaluate organizational readiness for AI and advanced analytics initiatives</li><li>Identify how structured and unstructured data can support analytics, automation, predictive modeling and AI solutions</li><li>Establish scalable data governance, ownership, stewardship and decision-making frameworks</li><li>Lead workshops and interviews with business, technology, security, analytics and compliance stakeholders</li><li>Translate assessments into clear recommendations, priorities, risks and business cases for leadership</li><li>Create executive-level presentations and strategic recommendations</li><li>Recommend implementation phases, investment priorities and measurable success criteria</li></ul> <b>Key requirements</b><ul><li>15+ years of experience in enterprise data architecture, data strategy or large-scale data transformation initiatives</li><li>Deep experience with enterprise data platforms, data warehouses, lakehouses, governance and integration architecture</li><li>Experience evaluating structured and unstructured data for AI, machine learning or advanced analytics business cases</li><li>Strong understanding of data operating models, governance frameworks and organizational design</li><li>Experience advising executive leadership on enterprise-wide technology and data strategy</li><li>Exceptional communication, presentation and influence skills with senior stakeholders</li></ul><ul><li>exceptional communication</li><li>influence and presentation</li><li>stakeholder engagement</li><li>enterprise data platforms</li><li>data warehouses</li><li>lakehouses</li></ul><img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?FW0qGB5ModmSCz7vkKmlC3N7B5ROu644i" width="0" height="0" />