Senior Director of Enterprise Data Strategy and Architecture

Intel Corporation

Jul 1, 2024

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Job
Full-time
Expert Level
Software Engineering
United States
Remote

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Information Management, or Business). A Master's degree is preferred.
Extensive experience in data architecture with a minimum of 20 years in a leadership position.
Knowledge/Experience:
Exceptional understanding of data architecture principles and best practices in the newest technologies
Proven expertise in data tools and methodologies across all data disciplines (quality, governance, warehouse, data lake, BI, etc)
Deep knowledge of data management software and tools (e.g., data warehouses, ETL tools, data modeling tools).
Understanding of data security and privacy best practices.
Skills/Attributes:
Outstanding leadership and team management skills.
Strong vision for business process management and transformation through data.
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation abilities.
Demonstrates ability to lead through ambiguity, learns from experiences and recovers quickly and -moves forward while guiding the time forward
Championing bold ideas and making courageous decisions to drive meaningful results

Responsibilities

Develop Intel’s Enterprise Data Strategy and roadmap through partnering with data executives across data governance, data quality, data modeling, data architecture, master data management, and analytics including defining technologies and usage guardrails.
Collaborating closely with business senior leadership to align data initiatives with the company's overall business objectives, ensuring that data supports and accelerates strategic goals.
Work across partner organizations to ensure alignment and ratification of the enterprise data strategy & roadmap.
Evaluates the technology landscape and business portfolio toidentify opportunities for realizing strategic value.
Aligns strategy, business processes and key business outcomes with executive and senior business unit leaders to deliver value in the form of solutions, services and support business organizations and users.
Drive the adoption of data best practices and promote a data-informed culture across the enterprise.
Ensures compliance with Intel's data architectural principles and data governance policies and provides expertise on decisions and priorities regarding the enterprise's overall data architecture.
Identify, prioritize and drive data-related POCs to quickly demonstrate art of the possible, solve problems and drive business value
Facilitate collaboration between Corporate Data & Insights team and stakeholders to drive datacentric decision-making.
Collaborate with IT to ensure that strategy and roadmap support a robust data infrastructure that supports the organization’s strategic goals.
Promote a culture of data driven experimentation and innovation within the organization.
Evaluate and work with data executives to manage relationships with external data vendors, service providers, and technology partners to enhance the organizations data capabilities.
Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure the effectiveness of the data strategy and its impact on business outcomes.
Develop and deliver training programs to enhance data literacy across the organization.
Act as an advocate for the value of data and analytics, inspiring others to leverage data for competitive advantage.
Own the comprehensive set of guardrails to be followed related to data architecture and technology and manage waivers.
Ownership of data architectural review board to ensure that standards are being followed and align to the strategy.
Ensure that the data architecture is scalable, reliable, and capable of handling current and future potential workloads.

FAQs

What is the main responsibility of the Senior Director of Enterprise Data Strategy and Architecture?

The main responsibility of the Senior Director of Enterprise Data Strategy and Architecture is to define and ratify the enterprise data strategy, build out the supporting roadmap, and collaborate with partner organizations across various data disciplines.

What qualifications are required for the role of Senior Director of Enterprise Data Strategy and Architecture?

A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Information Management, or Business) is necessary, with a Master's degree preferred. Extensive experience in data architecture and a minimum of 20 years in a leadership position is also required.

What are some key skills and attributes needed for this position?

Key skills and attributes include outstanding leadership and team management skills, strong vision for business process management through data, exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent communication and presentation abilities, and the ability to lead through ambiguity and make courageous decisions.

How does the Senior Director of Enterprise Data Strategy and Architecture collaborate with other departments?

The Senior Director collaborates closely with senior business leadership to align data initiatives with overall business objectives, works across partner organizations to ensure alignment of the enterprise data strategy and roadmap, and facilitates collaboration between Corporate Data & Insights team and stakeholders to drive data-centric decision-making.

What is the role of the Senior Director in promoting a data-informed culture within the organization?

The Senior Director is responsible for driving the adoption of data best practices, promoting a data-informed culture across the enterprise, developing and delivering training programs to enhance data literacy, and acting as an advocate for the value of data and analytics to inspire others to leverage data for competitive advantage.

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1968

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Mission & Purpose

Intel’s mission is to shape the future of technology to help create a better future for the entire world. By pushing forward in fields like AI, analytics and cloud-to-edge technology, Intel’s work is at the heart of countless innovations. From major breakthroughs like self-driving cars and rebuilding the coral reefs, to things that make everyday life better like blockbuster effects and improved shopping experiences — they’re all powered by Intel technology. With a career at Intel, you have the opportunity to help make the future more wonderful for everyone.