Senior Data Architect

Workload: minimum 50%, up to 80–100% !!!
Start: after summer holiday period (early autumn)
Duration: long-term assignment (exact length to be confirmed)
Location: flexible / hybrid (EU-based collaboration expected)
English: B2


Description:
We are looking for an experienced Senior Data Architect to define a reusable and scalable data foundation supporting sustainability, EHS, and product compliance use cases within a global manufacturing environment.

This assignment focuses on building a governed data architecture that enables automation of lifecycle-related calculations and reporting (such as LCA, product carbon footprint, and environmental declarations), while also supporting broader sustainability reporting, regulatory compliance, and future digital product requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Define the target data architecture and reusable data foundation
• Identify and structure key data domains and data products
• Design data ownership and governance models
• Establish principles for:
• Data quality and validation
• Data lineage and traceability
• Versioning and auditability
• Ensure a modern lakehouse platform acts as the governed backbone for trusted data
• Enable integration of external calculation and authoring tools where appropriate
• Collaborate across business and IT domains to avoid fragmented point-to-point integrations
• Support the creation of reusable, auditable data products for multiple stakeholders

Required experience !!!!!:

• Strong experience in data architecture and modern data platforms (lakehouse)
• Hands-on knowledge of data governance, data products, and domain-driven data design
• Experience working with manufacturing, product data, or industrial environments
• Understanding of sustainability reporting and/or compliance-driven data requirements
• Ability to work across multiple stakeholders: business, IT, data, and compliance teams
• Experience integrating data across systems such as ERP, PLM, and analytics platforms

Nice to have:

• Experience with sustainability-related domains (e.g. lifecycle assessment, carbon footprint, environmental reporting)
• Experience with compliance-driven data (e.g. chemical, product, EHS)
• Familiarity with emerging requirements such as Digital Product Passport