Staff Enterprise Data Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Spearhead the establishment and execution of the enterprise architectural data vision, improving organizational agility and fostering innovation throughout the Oura data domain landscape by designing and refining data mesh products.

• Act as a principal advisor to enterprise architecture, executive leadership, and cross-functional teams (Data and Analytics, CI/CD, Engineering) to formulate a roadmap for a cohesive data platform that facilitates advanced analytics, reporting, and AI/ML applications.

• Nurture and lead a community of senior domain and data architects, creating the enterprise-level reference architectures, principles, and standards necessary for achieving our goals.

• Propel enterprise-wide transformation by instituting robust data modeling, lineage, and quality standards, integrating them into the core of Oura's development and operational processes.

• Lead strategic conversations with global stakeholders to ensure that technology investments align with overarching business objectives, including considerations for data sovereignty and residency across various jurisdictions.

• Influence high-impact initiatives and RFPs as the primary architecture partner, ensuring that all significant technology decisions are in harmony with Oura's strategic data vision and long-term operational effectiveness.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience operating at the Staff Enterprise level within a large organization.

• More than a decade of experience overseeing data transformation projects, focusing on designing and executing large-scale data transformations with an emphasis on AI coding and governance.

• Proven experience as a leading Enterprise Data Architect, developing data platforms, models, and integrations across various domains (e.g., IT, Finance, HR, Operations, Supply Chain, Corporate).

• Acknowledged as an authority in modern data architectures (e.g., cloud data warehouses/lakes, event streaming, semantic layers, BI/analytics tools) and their role in facilitating analytics, reporting, and AI.

• Practical experience in establishing and enforcing data modeling, governance, and quality standards (e.g., lineage, catalog, classifications, SLAs) across diverse teams.

• Proven ability to collaborate with senior stakeholders (e.g., Finance, Operations, HR, Engineering, IT, GRC) to convert business concepts and strategic directions into practical, scalable data designs.

• Strong understanding of business architecture and capability engineering, particularly in relation to expansive global data environments.

• Exceptional communication skills, with a history of producing clear diagrams, documentation, and decision materials that assist non-technical leaders in grasping data trade-offs and options.

• Demonstrated expertise in AI at an individual contributor level: frequent use of LLM assistants and agents (e.g., Claude) in data-centric tasks (research, modeling, documentation, impact assessment).

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity packages.

• Comprehensive health, dental, vision insurance, and access to mental health resources.

• An Oura Ring for personal use along with employee discounts for friends and family.

• 20 days of paid time off in addition to 13 paid holidays and 8 days of flexible wellness time off.

• Paid sick leave and parental leave.