The Football Association
Senior Data Architect
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Senior Data Architect
A newly created role has arisen at The Football Association, and we're looking to appoint a Senior Data Architect to define and own the end-to-end data architecture for CRM and Marketing Technology (MarTech). The successful candidate must have more than 5 years of experience as a Senior Data Architect.
This is a greenfield opportunity working in a fast-paced environment where you will set the architectural vision for how customer and marketing data is structured, integrated and governed across our ecosystem. You'll operate at a strategic level, establishing principles, standards and patterns that enable scalable, compliant and insight-driven data use across the organisation.
You'll work closely with Product, Engineering and Data teams, providing architectural leadership while enabling delivery teams to build against a clear and consistent blueprint.
This role is based at the iconic Wembley Stadium, with an expectation of two days per week on-site.
What you'll lead and deliver:
- Define and own the target data architecture for CRM and MarTech, including integration patterns and data flows.
- Establish architectural principles, standards and guardrails to guide delivery teams.
- Design and assure integrations across Dynamics 365, Bloomreach, HighTouch and the enterprise data platform.
- Embed data governance, quality and privacy-by-design at an architectural level.
- Provide oversight and assurance through design authority and architecture governance forums.
- Partner with senior stakeholders across Product, Engineering and Data to align architecture with business strategy.
- Support Agile teams by providing architectural direction and resolving complex data challenges.
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What you'll bring (essential):
- Strong experience defining data architecture strategy, standards and patterns.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365, Bloomreach and HighTouch.
- Deep understanding of CRM and MarTech data domains and ecosystems.
- Experience designing scalable data integrations across batch and near-real-time patterns.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across multiple teams.
What's in it for you?
We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles. To achieve this, we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire, which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.
We pride ourselves on offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:
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- Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season, encourages you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and well-being.
- Free, nutritious lunches at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.
- Free private medical cover.
- A contributory pension scheme.
- An additional 'Thank You' day's leave, volunteering days, as well as 25 days of annual leave (based on a full-time, permanent contract).
- A hybrid working model which offers greater flexibility.
We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.
We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.
As part of the FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.
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