Chief Data Architect

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Chief Data Architect to join our team at Pets at Home Group Plc.

About the Role

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a dynamic and innovative team at the forefront of transforming pet care. As a Chief Data Architect, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the delivery of new capabilities within our analytics and operational platforms, with your work having a direct impact on our customers and business.

You will oversee the technical implementation of upcoming strategic projects, from design discussions through development, deployment, testing and capturing/disseminating lessons learned. You will also make technical decisions around how we structure our platform, handle data streams, model/warehouse data and surface data products to Data Science/Insights/Visualisation colleagues across the business.

Key Responsibilities:

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• Ensure solutions developed by colleagues are fit for purpose and aligned with our strategic technical direction.
  
• Provide guidance, support, and assistance to the Data Platforms team and wider Engineering function.
  
• Actively participate in designing and developing simple data platform solutions which meet complex business requirements.
  
• Understand, identify and implement improvements to existing practices and processes in use across our platforms.
  
• Define and evolve our agile development lifecycle and tooling.
  

Essential Experience, Knowledge & Expertise

We are looking for a collaborative mindset and we have enough technical breadth in scope to give each Principal Engineer plenty to take charge of. The ideal candidate will have:

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• Proven experience of leading and mentoring a technical team or significant experience as a senior team member.
  
• Customer-oriented approach with a focus on outcomes.
  
• Proven experience engaging both technical and non-technical stakeholders of varying seniority.
  
• Demonstrable knowledge of designing, developing, deploying and supporting enterprise-grade production data platform tooling or data modelling approaches.
  
• A strong understanding of Agile practices.
  

Salary Range: £120,000 - £180,000 per annum

Benefits

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• Competitive salary and bonus scheme.
  
• Excellent benefits package, including pension scheme, private health insurance and annual leave.
  
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
  
• A dynamic and supportive work environment.