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Overview: In this role you will shape Bain’s enterprise data architecture, setting multi-year roadmaps and standards to enable scalable, secure, and governed data platforms. You will lead the Data Architecture function within the Technology Solutions Group, partnering with senior leaders across functions to drive data and AI capabilities. You will define target architectures, collaborate on governance and security, and steer partnerships with technology vendors. This is a high-impact leadership role at a global firm shaping data strategy and transformation. Compensation / Benefits generous paid time off premium medical, dental, and vision coverage fully vested 401(k) with company contribution annual fitness reimbursements life and long-term disability insurance wellness and comprehensive benefits program
Responsibilities: Define the multi-year enterprise data architecture roadmap aligned with business strategy and AI ambitions Own target-state architecture, standards, and technology direction for scalable, secure data capabilities Lead major architecture decisions and prioritize investments to balance speed, cost, risk, and long-term flexibility Provide senior technical leadership to internal engineering teams and external partners Partner with governance, security, privacy, legal, and tech leaders to embed quality and control in architecture Drive adoption of standards across functions and regions, manage cross-department dependencies Identify high-value AI/data opportunities and integrate agentic use cases into the data foundation Maintain senior relationships with strategic data platform partners and benchmark against peers Lead Data Modeling Center of Excellence and define enterprise standards for data modeling Develop leadership pipeline, mentor senior technical talent, and foster an inclusive, innovative culture Oversee alignment with broader firm data strategy and ensure governance across domains Create reference architectures for platforms like Databricks, Glean, Palantir
Key requirements: 10-15+ years in enterprise data architecture and engineering Proven track record delivering multi-year enterprise architecture roadmaps Deep experience in data modeling and standards across complex domains Experience leading architecture or data modeling organizations and talent development Experience directing distributed engineering teams and managing strategic partnerships Strong ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive adoption of standards at scale Excellent communication skills for technical and executive audiences Hybrid work model with 1 day in-office per week excellent communication persuasive influence with senior leaders collaboration and cross-functional coordination enterprise data architecture data modeling governance and security disciplines

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JOB OVERVIEW

Experience level

Manager

Location

Brooklyn, NY

Occupation

Data Warehousing Specialists

Industry

Computer Systems Design Services

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