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Hightower Advisors · 1 day ago

Senior Data Architect

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$150K/yr - $175K/yr

8+ years exp

Hightower Advisors is a wealth management firm that provides investment, financial, and retirement planning services. As a Senior Data Architect, you will design and evolve the enterprise data ecosystem, lead initiatives in data modeling, and implement cloud-scale architecture while collaborating with business and technology teams.

Financial Services

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Define and implement long-term data architecture vision, standards, and governance

Develop short-term tactical solutions aligned with strategic objectives

Oversee metadata management and ensure accuracy

Establish processes for monitoring and improving data quality

Plan for data capacity, lifecycle, security, backup, disaster recovery, and compliance

Lead development of conceptual, logical, and physical data models for enterprise initiatives

Maintain data standards, naming conventions, and reusable design patterns

Define canonical models across key data domains

Translate business requirements into scalable, high-performance data models

Ensure compliance with governance and regulatory requirements

Drive Master Data Management strategy for consistent, governed data

Operationalize Collibra platform for glossary, workflows, lineage, and stewardship

Implement Collibra Unified Data Quality with automated monitoring and exception handling

Integrate DBT with Collibra and Snowflake for transparency and alignment

Collaborate with engineering teams to optimize physical data structures

Support integration of financial systems, CRM, trading platforms, and third-party data sources

Develop and execute enterprise data architecture roadmap

Advise business and technical leaders on best practices

Mentor team members in modeling and governance

Communicate complex data concepts to diverse audiences

Qualification

Data architectureCollibra platformMaster Data ManagementData modelingSQLCloud platformsCommunication skillsLeadership skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

8+ years of experience in data architecture, enterprise data modeling, or data engineering

Expertise in conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling, including normalization and dimensional modeling

Proven track record implementing enterprise data standards, frameworks, and reusable design patterns

Hands-on experience with Collibra platform (workflow design, cataloging, lineage, glossary, metadata models)

Deep knowledge of Collibra Unified Data Quality (UDQ), including automated rules and anomaly detection

Strong background in Master Data Management (MDM) and governance processes

Proficiency in SQL and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) with modern ELT/ETL tools

Exceptional communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills

Strong presentation and interpersonal abilities

Demonstrated leadership, influence, and collaboration skills

You are a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident or possess other unrestricted U.S. work authorization and will not require sponsorship for U.S. work authorization now or anytime in the future

Preferred

Experience with financial or wealth management data preferred

Benefits

Coverage on the first day of employment for medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid parental leave (16 weeks for primary caregiver and 8 weeks for secondary caregiver)

Mother’s lounge onsite

Flexible PTO plan

Hybrid work schedule (minimum of 3 to 4 days in office)

Free brand-new gym in the Chicago office

401k matching plan

HSA employer contributions

Student loan assistance

Pet insurance

Company

Hightower Advisors

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Hightower is a wealth management firm that provides investment, financial and retirement planning services to individuals, foundations and family offices, as well as 401K consulting and cash management services to corporations.

Founded in 2008

Westport, Connecticut, USA

201-500 employees