database architect Newbury, England
Job description
Location: Newbury + *Hybrid
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working Hours: {e.g. Full time 37.5 hours per week – Mon to Fri}
Hybrid
At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. Our “Office in a Box” home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.
Who We Are
We’re a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives.
At Vodafone UK, diversity isn’t just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We’re proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.
Join us at the heart of Vodafone UK in Corporate, one of the central support functions that underpin our business and keep us moving forward. We provide centralised support, expertise and guidance across our UK and Group operations, continuing to build on our success and trailblazing the way to our next stage of digital growth.
What you’ll do
Working in the UK Data & Analytics team, the Senior Data Architect will take overall responsibility for establishing and leading a new Data Acquisition & Management strategy across the business. You will be responsible for understanding the business priorities and ensure data for reporting and analytics capability is fit for purpose, strategically delivered and actionable, to drive business value & decision making, whilst remaining in line with the business objectives, and within governance & regulatory policies.
You will be passionate about managing data as a valuable business asset & working with the business to find the best and most creative use of Vodafone’s available data and information assets, in a strategic, governed, and secure way, that unlocks commercial and operational value, while providing a return on investment (ROI). Now is a really exciting time to join the team as we invest in a future in Cloud Data Infrastructure, where we will be able to accelerate the value we deliver.
You will be responsible for engaging with the business to drive a change of culture from “reporting as a requirement” within a project to “Data Asset Management” as central to the business, and will lead a change in new data asset acquisition and management policies with a new framework, including Corporate Data Governance frameworks, Data Models, Data Lineage and Catalogues and building Data Delivery Roadmaps. As a senior manager, you will be expected to influence a variety of stakeholders across the leadership teams, including senior decisions makers, and will be expected to engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including cross-domain and multi-vendor engagements. Key accountabilities include:
Ownership of the UK Business Insight & Reporting Platform Data Model(s) for EDW and ensuring appropriate models are in place and maintained for other non EDW data platforms.- Ownership of the CORE datasets required to support the business within Teradata/GCP.
- Responsible for working with the business to drive adoption and ensure data lineage is in place appropriately for any entity or data source in UK Business Insight & Reporting Platform(s) with appropriate catalogue & business definitions.
- Establish and lead the implementation of a new “Data Acquisition & Management” strategy across the Business.
- Accountable for implementing the framework and owning, governing and working with the partners to ensure adherence of the policy.
- Understand the business roadmap & strategic initiatives.
- Work with the senior business stakeholders and IT to implement the strategy into individual project deliverables at a program level.
- Demonstrate the value of a data asset to the business and why data asset management is a key pillar and lead cultural change across the UK and Group organisation on DATA AS AN ASSET & Value led delivery.
Who you are
Excellent technical, data and architectural understanding & ability to work with solution architects from a wide variety of disciplines/platforms.- Ability to engage, inspire and influence at a senior level, and drive decision making at Senior Leadership and Director level.
- A good commercial and financial understanding with demonstratable business partnering ability.
- Proven ability in delivering cultural change within a large organisation.
- Ability to use creative thinking to find strategic solutions to complex problems for the benefit of the wider business.
Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.
What we offer
We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools, market leading parental leave policies and an innovative Reconnect programme for people who have taken a career break.
Together we can
Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.
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