ASAP: Enterprise Data Architect - Reporting & Governance

• Lead a high-visibility enterprise data transformation programme
• Shape executive reporting architecture with lasting business impact

About Our Client

Our client is a well-established international organisation undergoing a significant enterprise data transformation initiative. This is a (minimum) 6-month contract assignment based in Zurich with an immediate start preference, offering exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic decision-making. The role may transfer into a permanent contract later on.

Job Description

• Assess existing enterprise data architecture, pipelines, integrations, and reporting processes.
• Conduct end-to-end data lineage analysis across core business processes and reporting flows.
• Identify root causes of data quality, governance, mapping, and hierarchy management issues.
• Define and document target-state enterprise data architecture and operating principles.
• Design scalable data models, governance frameworks, semantic layers, and data contracts.
• Establish architectural standards supporting trusted, reusable, and AI-ready data products.
• Recommend automated controls, validation processes, and quality monitoring mechanisms.
• Collaborate closely with data, analytics, governance, engineering, and business stakeholders.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear recommendations for leadership teams.
• Support the creation of long-term enterprise reporting and data product roadmaps.

The Successful Applicant

• 10+ years of experience in Data Architecture, Enterprise Data Management, or Senior Data Engineering roles.
• Strong expertise in enterprise data modelling, data warehousing, and large-scale architecture design.
• Proven experience with data governance, data quality frameworks, metadata, lineage, and master data concepts.
• Experience defining semantic layers, business metrics, and reporting architectures.
• Hands-on knowledge of modern cloud data platforms such as GCP, AWS, or similar environments.
• Familiarity with data transformation and analytics technologies including SQL, dbt, Kafka, and modern data stacks.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience working alongside senior executives.
• Ability to perform architecture reviews, challenge existing approaches, and define scalable future-state solutions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience within retail, consumer goods, e-commerce, or similarly data-intensive environments is highly advantageous.

What's on Offer

• min. 6-month contract with immediate impact
• Strategic enterprise-wide transformation programme
• High visibility with executive leadership
• Opportunity to shape long-term data architecture standards
• Collaborative environment with senior data professionals
• Modern cloud and analytics ecosystem
• Zurich-based assignment with international exposure

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JN-082026-7081355

Job Function

Information Technology

Specialisation

IT Architecture

Industry

Retail

Where

Zürich

Contract Type

Interim

Job Reference

JN-082026-7081355