Data Strategy Architect

About the role

The Data Strategy Architect position is located at the Howmet Corporate Center in Pittsburgh, PA. This role reports to the Senior Director, Corporate Applications and is part of the Architect team.

Responsibilities

• Clarify strategic intentions, identify business outcomes, explore implications, impact, and address stakeholders' questions.
• Proactively and holistically lead and support information technology strategic initiatives that align with business goals and shape business models - people, processes, technologies, and data.
• Work closely with business functional areas and IT delivery teams to define and architect data environments to meet reporting and analytical needs for consumers, developers, and business analysts that consider value, volume, velocity, and variety.
• Lead discovery efforts, including stakeholder interviews and process analysis, to identify gaps and opportunities in the organization’s data culture to drive towards strategic goals and targeted business outcomes, while considering IT investment priorities.
• Continuous knowledge development of business capabilities, business processes, technology capabilities and standards for applicability and feasibility assessments.
• Research and provide consultation on emerging technology trends and disruptions and competitors' practices relevant to assigned business process/functions representatives.
• Collaborate with the IT PMO on benefits, issues, risks of initiatives and reporting project status.
• Analyze and anticipate project and product needs and determine resources needed to meet objectives and solve problems.
• Capture business needs and collaborate with other IT thought leaders on solutions.
• Question and challenge legacy assumptions, navigate ambiguity, and maintain a holistic or big picture view of the organization’s strategic landscape.
• Convey complex technical solutions to various cross-functional roles in the company for alignment, adoption, and measurable impact.
• Define and lead the enterprise data strategy roadmap, aligning data initiatives with business priorities and long-term organizational goals.
• Design and architect scalable data ecosystems, including data lakes, warehouses, and integration frameworks.
• Establish best practices for data governance, data quality, and data lifecycle management.
• Partner with business leaders to identify opportunities to leverage data for advanced analytics, reporting, and decision-making.
• Evaluate and recommend data technologies, platforms, and tools to support evolving business needs.
• Define data models and architectures that support value, volume, velocity, and variety of data across the organization.
• Collaborate with IT delivery teams to ensure data solutions are effectively transitioned from strategy to execution.
• Support the design of data-driven solutions that enhance operational efficiency and frontline workforce enablement.
• Partner with business stakeholders to ensure data solutions align with real-world operational workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or eight (8) years of additional experience in Information Technology accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of business or IT experience with direct responsibility for strategy formulation, business analytics, or program management.
• Strong understanding of data architecture principles, including data integration, warehousing, and governance.
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
• Experience designing modern data platforms (data lakes, cloud-based data ecosystems, etc.).
• Experience in Data Driven initiatives, data architect frameworks, and integration strategies as well as data governance frameworks and data management best practices.
• Experience as an IT architect delivering solutions to diverse and complex business opportunities.

Benefits

Includes a generous 401(k) retirement plan, medical insurance, and free access to additional resources such as the Employee Assistance Program’s: counseling, legal consulting, childcare, convenience services, and more.

Diversity Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) dedicated to fostering inclusive work environments that leverage the diversity of backgrounds, experience and thought within our organization.

Offers a hybrid work schedule, promoting a collaborative work environment and flexibility.

Participate in corporately sponsored volunteer service events.

Opportunities to plan and/or attend organized social & community-based activities to build your network.

Onsite cafeteria options with a terrace overlooking the city, direct access to the Riverwalk, and a close proximity to PNC Park.

Pay

$145k – 165k/year approximation (Actual compensation is subject to variation due to factors such as education, experience, skillset, and/or location).

Schedule

This will be a hybrid role with a 3 day in-office expectation here at our Corporate Center in Pittsburgh, PA. There is a potential for up to 10% domestic travel.