Sr Director

Summary The Sr Director - Data Architecture will manage a team of Data Architects and partner with Product Managers to define the data architecture and strategy of the GE HealthCare One Data Platform and identify product advancement enhancement opportunities for critical enterprise use cases Roles and Responsibilities The Sr Director - Data Architecture is a critical leadership role responsible for shaping and executing the organizations enterprise data architecture strategy This individual will lead a team of data architects driving the evolution of our enterprise data landscape and support business objectives and enabling data-driven decision-making The ideal candidate should possess a deep understanding of data architecture principles domain-driven design and emerging technologies coupled with exceptional leadership and communication skills S He will be a champion for data quality governance and security and a key influencer in shaping the future of the enterprise data strategy at GE HealthCare Strategic Data Architecture Leadership Establish the overall vision for the team define and champion the overall data architecture strategy aligning it directly with business objectives and growth plans Develop and maintain a multi-year data architecture roadmap incorporating emerging technologies and industry best practices Lead the evolution of the organizations data landscape ensuring scalability reliability security and performance Drive the transition towards a data mesh architecture defining principles patterns and governance frameworks to enable decentralized data ownership and domain autonomy Data Architecture Design Standards Define and evangelize standard data patterns reference architectures and architectural guidelines for various data domains viz Finance Supply Chain Services Manufacturing Enterprise Operations etc Ensure architectural designs are aligned with domain-driven design DDD principles promoting data ownership and accountability within business domains Oversee the design and implementation of data models data pipelines and data integration solutions Evaluate and recommend data technologies and platforms e g data warehouses data lakes streaming platforms graph databases cloud services Data Mesh Implementation Define and enforce data architecture standards related to data privacy access control data lifecycle management and operational models for a data mesh architecture Guide domain teams in adopting data mesh principles and building data products Establish clear ownership and accountability for data assets within each domain Develop and enforce data contracts and APIs to ensure interoperability between data products Team Leadership Development Attract recruit and retain top data architecture talent building a high-performing team Mentor and develop data architects fostering a culture of innovation collaboration and continuous learning Lead a large team of data architects providing technical guidance and oversight to the team Conduct performance reviews and provide constructive feedback Collaboration Communication Partner closely with business stakeholders data scientists data engineers and other technology leaders to understand data needs and translate them into architectural solutions Communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences Influence and advocate for data architecture best practices across the organization Collaborate with the Data Governance team to ensure data quality compliance and security Stay abreast of emerging data technologies and trends e g AI ML blockchain data fabrics and evaluate their potential impact on the organization Education Qualification Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science or STEM Majors Science Technology Engineering and Math with 15 years of relevant experience Desired Characteristics Passionate about driving change and influence across enterprise Demonstrated ability to lead in a highly matrixed environment Ability to work with cross-functional teams to drive operationalization of analytic products and help teams to transform processes through analytics Strong ability to communicate deep analytical results in forms that resonate with the business collaborators highlighting actionable insights Entrepreneurial inclination to discover novel opportunities for applying analytical techniques to business scientific problems across the company Ability to acquire any specialized domain knowledge required to be more effective in all required activities Willingness to learn and develop critical data science skills e g statistical analyses advanced data visualization data mining and data cleansing transformation Competency in major analytics frameworks and programming environments like Data Mesh and Data Fabric Technical Expertise Understands technical and business discussions relative to future architecture direction aligning with business goals Understands concepts of setting and driving architecture direction Familiar with elements of gathering architecture requirements Understands architecture standards concepts to apply to project work Business Acumen Understand key cross-functional concepts that impact the organization is aware of business priorities and organizational dynamics Personal Attributes Applies values policies procedures and precedent to make timely routine decisions of limited clear choice Reacts open-mindedly to new perspectives or ideas Considers different or unusual solutions when appropriate Resolves day-to-day issues related to strategy implementation Escalates issues that impact the client and or strategic initiatives Inclusion and Diversity GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors to act with humility and build trust lead with transparency deliver with focus and drive ownership always with unyielding integrity Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities Our salary and benefits are everything youd expect from an organization with global strength and scale and youll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care collaboration and support Additional Information Relocation Assistance Provided Yes