Senior Director, TSG Data Architecture

Description & Requirements

What makes us a great place to work We are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world's best places to work. We are currently the top ranked consulting firm on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work list and have earned the #1 overall spot a record seven times. Extraordinary teams are at the heart of our business strategy, but these don't happen by chance. They require intentional focus on bringing together a broad set of backgrounds, cultures, experiences, perspectives, and skills in a supportive and inclusive work environment. We hire people with exceptional talent and create an environment in which every individual can thrive professionally and personally. Who you'll work with The Senior Director, Data Architecture is responsible for leading the firm's enterprise data architecture strategy and defining the long-term direction for enterprise data platforms, models, and related capabilities. You will report to the EVP, Data & Technology and work as part of a small senior team shaping the firm's data strategy. You will partner closely with our data governance, information security, privacy, and legal colleagues, with the engineering team building our agentic platform, and with data and analytics capabilities across several functions and business leaders across the firm who own the data in their domains. You will set technical direction for engineering teams across multiple global locations, in collaboration with our delivery partners, and own our relationship with Databricks. Where you'll fit within the team We are building a single, governed data platform on Databricks that spans every kind of data we hold — structured and unstructured alike — to serve as the data fabric for the agentic AI platform we are building alongside it, and as the authoritative data and knowledge platform for the firm. The Senior Director, Data Architecture will own that platform: its architecture, how it is built, and how quickly it delivers value for our people and our clients. The role will provide senior architectural leadership for the firm's current Databricks environment and establish a scalable, secure, and governed data foundation that supports trusted use of data, analytics, and AI. The Senior Director defines target-state architecture, sets technical direction and standards, and drives adoption of shared enterprise data capabilities across functions and regions. The role leads the Data Modeling Center of Excellence and data architecture team, advises senior stakeholders on complex architecture decisions and trade-offs, and contributes to the firm's broader data strategy. This is an unusual combination of foundational architectural ownership and immediate, visible impact — the choices you make will determine what our AI can be trusted to do, and how fast we can move. You will join at the point where the direction is set, but the building has just begun.

Architecture strategy and technical leadership Define and execute the strategic roadmap and target-state architecture for the firm's enterprise data platform, including the current Databricks environment, aligned with business strategy Establish architecture principles, standards, and technology direction to ensure scalable, secure, governed, and maintainable data capabilities Provide senior technical leadership on complex architecture decisions and guide internal and external engineering teams through implementation Partner with data governance, security, privacy, and technology leaders to embed appropriate quality, governance, and control requirements into the architecture Drive alignment and adoption of enterprise data architecture standards across functions and regions, promoting reuse and reducing fragmentation Serve as a thought partner to senior business and technology leaders on architecture decisions, strategic trade-offs, and emerging data and AI capabilities Data Modeling Center of Excellence Lead the Data Modeling Center of