Tiffany & Co. · 2 weeks ago
Director, Principal Data Architect
Parsippany, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
7+ years expTiffany & Co. is seeking a Director - Principal Data Architect to join their team as they modernize their Data & Analytics program on the Google Cloud Platform. This role will lead GCP architecture, migration strategies, and integration efforts to enhance data capabilities and support business needs.
JewelryPrecious MetalsService Industry
Responsibilities
Define enterprise data architecture for the platforms
Lead data architecture practice and represent Data Engineering at the enterprise level
Technical subject matter expert in the data ecosystem, including GCP, providing input into architecture, platforms, and development strategies and methodologies – includes mentorship of engineering and platform teams via design reviews, code reviews, etc
Define data engineering and data platform integration framework and standards. Mentor, coach and build learning program ton onboard efficiently and quickly new people in the team and ensure standards are understood and followed
Facilitate cross-team collaboration for defining and building enterprise data management architecture from principals to tools, oversee cross-functional adoption of the new architecture, and enable a new level of engineering efficiency when working with data
Direct the strategy and implementation for migration from the existing data warehouse platforms onto GCP
Lead technical direction of the team, driving the necessary changes and recommending appropriate technology choices working collaboratively with Architecture, Platform, DevOps, Security, and Project teams; influence technical direction with expert input into GCP-related and other project decisions
Lead the shift towards a DevOps processes for the Data & Analytics delivery function, emphasizing continuous integration, release management and automated testing to maximize development agility and improve time to market
Drive the data platform technical roadmap, as the data platform product owner to prioritize and build new features that serve the business teams and standardize technical work (templates for data engineers that are re-used)
Interface with key business functions (i.e., Marketing, Sales, Finance, Merchandising, etc.), as well as IT Business Analysis teams to assess business functional requirements and translate them into data and integration requirements
Direct technical resources from consulting partners (onsite and offshore), communicate architecture standards and best practices, establish a high impact development process, drive excellence in all deliverables
Establish daily cadence with project team to prioritize and execute work items through adoption of Agile principles and processes
Manage relationships with external vendors to determine technical competence and identify integration opportunities
Be a hands-on leader for end-to-end delivery of GCP platforms, capabilities, and content
Qualification
Required
BS in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
7+ years of experience in Data & Analytics field
3+ years of experience in GCP-specific architecture, development, or support capacity
2+ years of experience leading an offshore team in a Data & Analytics environment, with responsibilities in data integrations and data platform development
3+ years of experience building data integration solutions in GCP with BigQuery as target data warehouse repository
5+ years of experience designing and building data storage capabilities, such as data warehouse or data lake
An understanding of large-scale computing solutions, including software design and development, and database architectures
Knowledge of GCP cloud security, orchestration, management, data management (in particular metadata management and data quality checks)
Knowledge of FinOps
High level of comfort communicating effectively across internal and external organizations
Ability to build data pipelines as part of integrations design
Strong knowledge of ELT, ETL, CDC, API, messaging, streaming, and all forms of data ingestion techniques applicable to cloud-based Data & Analytics
Strong skills in SQL
Experience with DevOps and Agile projects
Experience with no-SQL; relational & non-relational platforms; multiple file formats, including Parquet, AVRO, JSON, XML, CSV, etc
Fluent in English, fluent in French a plus
Preferred
Experience with Dataform or dbt strongly preferred
Experience with Fivetran LDP and Fivetran Managed Service Platform strongly preferred (or similar technologies for API-based integration and CDC-based replication)
Python, Power Apps development experience strongly preferred
Experience with Power BI
Experience with data science platforms, such as Dataiku
Experience designing and building API interfaces for efficient data extraction
Experience working in Global Retail Industry
GCP Solutions Architect certification is a plus
GCP Cloud Architect certification is a plus
Company
Tiffany & Co.
In 1837 Charles Lewis Tiffany founded his company in New York City where his store was soon acclaimed as the palace of jewels for its exceptional gemstones.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2019-11-25Acquired
1987-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
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Matthieu Garnier
President & CEO - North America
Christopher Kilaniotis
Senior Vice President Strategic Business Development
Recent News
2025-12-20
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