Global Finance Data Architect

**Key Deliverables**

1. Accountable for the ownership and governance of the end-to-end global finance data strategy and architecture to ensure that they are designed and continue to support the global and regional businesses; the evolving business objectives of Dentons; the global and regional data and information security requirements and external statutory / regulatory requirements.

2. Accountable for the globally ratified Finance data standards providing common ways of working in line with accounting guidelines, financial controls, standard operating procedures and reporting.

4. Delivery and maintenance of activities, plans and necessary documentation to support the transition to business-as-usual operations and governance of the global finance business and data solutions.

5. Chairing of an effective Global Data Governance Authority with cross functional and cross regional representation to govern the design and deliver common and consistent policies, standards and processes.

6. Supporting Finance organizational design changes resultant from the Global Design.

**About You**
- Extensive experience and a proven track record in/as:

- Proven experience in a Business Data Architecture role, in a large and complex organization
- Strong knowledge and experience of Financial best practice and business processes.
- Developing and setting data standards. Communicating the benefits of data standards, championing and governing the standards across the organization.
- Strong stakeholder management, across both business and technology
- Experience modelling data using a variety of tools and techniques
- Experience defining and promoting the benefits of metadata repositories and their use across different areas of the business.
- Experience of working within traditional waterfall and agile project environments
- Business international level of English - both written and oral.
- Highly collaborative and able to work in a global environment, accommodating the different cultures and time zones. Only team players will be considered.
- Experience of working in a senior management role on technology / finance / business / data transformation programs or a similar role in an international center of excellence is essential
- Experience of shaping holistic business views and solutions in a business transformation situation.
- Knowledge and experience of governance frameworks.
- Extensive experience working in a team-oriented, global, multi-cultural, collaborative environment but also able to work alone as required.
- Prior experience of working within a law firm is desirable as well as systems delivery or management experience of systems including Elite 3E, the Intapp suite, Chrome River, Tagetik.You will possess:

- Excellent communications, influencing, organizational and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent presentation skills with ability to conduct presentations comfortably to large groups.
- Excellent experience as a user of MS Office suite, including MS Project, MS Teams as well as Azure DevOps or equivalent.
- Impeccable attention to detail and ability to work with a wide variety of people and projects in a collective and collaborative manner.
- Be adept in responding to challenges and issues as they arise.
- Be able to thrive working under pressure and be able to multi-task.

Essential Qualifications / Experience
- 5 years + experience working in a similar data architect or data lead role within a global finance organization or transformation initiative with responsibilities for the data solutions design and maintenance
- Experience working on international projects or within global finance departments
- Prince 2 / Agile experience
- A recognized Data Architecture Practitioner Certification would be advantageous

**Salary**: Up to ₹2,000,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- UK shift

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