VaynerX · 6 hours ago
Data Architect
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelVaynerMedia is a contemporary global creative and media agency known for driving relevance and delivering impactful business results. They are seeking a Data Architect who will design and build a unified data architecture, establish governance frameworks, and implement best practices to enhance data usage across the organization.
Digital MarketingDigital MediaMarketing
Responsibilities
Design target-state architecture for our Snowflake data warehouse, defining schema structures, data layers, naming conventions, and quality standards
Implement data models that balance performance, scalability, and business needs
Build reusable frameworks, pipeline templates, and quality checks that accelerate development
Create comprehensive documentation—architecture diagrams, data flows, standards guides, and data dictionaries
Define data governance framework including ownership models, policies, and processes
Establish architecture review process ensuring new data products meet standards and align with overall strategy
Create and maintain business glossary with standardized definitions for key metrics and terms
Partner with application administrators (NetSuite, Salesforce, HiBob, etc.) to optimize data quality at source systems
Build searchable data catalog enabling self-service data discovery
Implement semantic layer defining business metrics consistently across all tools
Create data products (Customer 360, Financial Performance, Campaign Analytics) serving specific business needs
Train stakeholders on self-service capabilities and best practices
Define and monitor SLAs for critical data pipelines
Work hands-on with SQL, Python, and Snowflake—implementing the architecture you design
Partner with Finance, Work Management, and Reporting teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions
Review and approve architecture decisions for new data products
Mentor team members on architectural patterns and best practices
Build trust through clear communication, delivered commitments, and measurable improvements
Qualification
Required
You've built data architecture from scratch or led transformation initiatives. You've been the person who established standards, created governance, and designed scalable systems. You can point to specific examples where you did this
You're hands-on. You write SQL and Python. You build pipelines. You don't just design—you implement. You're comfortable in Snowflake (or similar cloud data warehouses) and can architect and execute
You build trust with stakeholders. You've worked with business users and earned their confidence through communication, delivery, and visible improvements. You explain technical concepts without the jargon
You thrive in growing teams. You're self-directed, wear multiple hats, and create structure where it doesn't exist. Ambiguity energizes you rather than paralyzes you
You're pragmatic. You balance ideal architecture with business realities. You prioritize ruthlessly and deliver iteratively. You know when good enough is good enough
Snowflake mastery (or equivalent cloud data warehouse like BigQuery, Redshift). You understand warehouses, compute, storage optimization, and how to design for scale
Data modeling expertise. You know dimensional modeling, normalization, slowly changing dimensions, and when to use which approach. You design clean, performant schemas
Modern data stack experience. You've worked with ETL/ELT tools like Matillion, Fivetran, Airbyte, Alteryx, or dbt. You understand orchestration (Airflow or similar). You know how the pieces fit together
Strong SQL and Python. You write complex queries, create efficient transformations, and script automation. You can code your way through challenges
AWS knowledge (strongly preferred). Our infrastructure lives in AWS and understanding cloud services is valuable
Exceptional communicator. You translate complex technical concepts into language stakeholders understand. You write clear documentation. You build consensus
Systems thinker. You see how everything connects. You understand downstream impacts. You design for the whole, not just the parts
Change agent. You drive adoption of new standards and processes. You influence effectively. You make things happen
Builder mentality. You get energy from creating new systems and solving complex problems. Greenfield opportunities excite you
Quality-focused but practical. You care about doing things right, but you also ship. You deliver value iteratively
Preferred
Experience with enterprise systems like NetSuite (Finance/Accounting), HiBob (HR), Salesforce (CRM), or similar platforms
You've implemented data catalogs, semantic layers, or data mesh concepts
You've led data governance initiatives from inception
Experience with BI tools (we use Tableau)
Company
VaynerX
VaynerX is a global modern-day marketing and communications company.
Founded in 2016
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Gary Vaynerchuk
Chairman of VaynerX, CEO of VaynerMedia
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Marc Yudkin
Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel
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2025-09-16
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