Central Operations Enterprise Data Architect - NEW YORK, Hybrid

Overview of Citi:

Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

Overview of the organization:

The Chief Technology Office (CTO) is responsible for defining and executing the core architecture and technology strategy across the enterprise by working in partnership with business units and functions. Ensuring strategic alignment and efficiency of solutions across a diverse portfolio of engineering and transformation efforts. The Operations Enterprise Architecture capability sits within CTO organization and is responsible for driving process transformation, risk reduction, and efficiencies through best-in-class technology solutions. Including, development of shared services, comprehensive data architecture, automation, end-to-end solution design for large scale transformation initiatives, and adoption of Generative AI solutions.

Job Purpose:  

The Central Operations Enterprise Data Architect role is a critical hire within the group to lead data strategy, architecture, and design across critical initiatives –payments services, global reconciliations, reg. reporting, liquidity management, and strategic general ledger. The role requires hands on experience in designing, executing, and managing enterprise-wide data architecture, including design of frameworks to standardize data management, consumption, and data quality controls. Successful candidate will be working with engineering, architecture, and technology leads across Operations, Finance, CDO, and Technology functions to simplify data pipelines, codify standards, automate controls, improve analytics and reporting – with an aim to deliver value from data. The role reports directly into the Head of Operations Enterprise Architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and maintain cohesive front-to-back data architecture across shared operations to reduce fragmentation, support shared services, and move to a real-time, event based consumption model
• Engage with business, Ops, Finance, and technology partners to understand business drivers, gaps, and pain points in current state
• Lead the design and execution of data architecture across legacy and target state applications covering data definitions, sourcing, consumption, transformation, and storage
• Define / improve logical data models, identify issues with data in transit, and codify logical, physical models in central data catalogue
• Promote use of standards, design guard rails, and foundational components to deliver target state solutions
• Identify optimal technical solutions for data management and storage including - data warehousing, data lakes, big data, data mesh, and data fabric
• Evaluate internal/external tooling to develop and visualize data graphs, automate data lineage and tracing, and support end user data analytics
• Partner with SMEs across the CDO organization to understand emerging engineering, architecture standards and apply them across critical initiatives
• Produce high-quality documentation and design artefacts
• Efficiently build strong working relationship with Tech and business partners and become a thought leader in executing the target data strategy
• Recruit and build a team of data scientists and engineers

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Job Family Group:

Data Governance

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Job Family:

Data Integration

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

New York New York United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$170,000.00 - $300,000.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

May 15, 2025

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Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

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