Principal Business Information Architect

About This Role

This role is for a strategic leader who will shape an enterprise's information landscape by driving alignment and consistency in business concepts, data definitions, and metadata across the organization. The Principal Business Information Architect will enhance analytics capabilities, regulatory compliance, and provide visionary leadership in developing enterprise ontologies and data standards.

Responsibilities

• Set the vision and direction for enterprise ontologies and business glossaries
• Lead development of canonical data models and domain models
• Drive alignment of ontologies with enterprise strategy and operational needs
• Serve as the principal authority for metadata and business glossary standards
• Oversee enhancement of metadata quality through governance processes
• Partner with stakeholders to embed business information architecture into strategic products
• Champion the adoption of shared business definitions across teams
• Establish enterprise standards for ontology modeling and metadata taxonomy
• Lead the evolution of data governance frameworks in partnership with stakeholders
• Identify and resolve inconsistencies in data definitions and business rules

Requirements

• Mastery of enterprise metadata management tools (e.g. Collibra, Alation)
• Proven experience in governing ontologies and semantic frameworks
• Expert understanding of data governance principles and data quality
• Ability to translate complex business concepts into structured information models

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Business, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in information architecture or data governance

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits