What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Information Architect position at Comerica Bank?
The Lead Information Architect directs and/or leads business/enterprise architectural activities with a focus on the effective management of company information as strategic corporate assets. They work closely with business and technology leaders to understand Enterprise and line of business opportunity areas. They translate this understanding into broad data strategies and strategic initiatives that support the development of business data models, domains, and capabilities. In this capacity, the Lead Information Architect must maintain a keen understanding of Enterprise business and technical strategy roadmaps, goals, and success criteria.
- Consults with business and technology stakeholders to translate business use cases and requirements into data capabilities.
- Leads the definition of data design and capabilities required to support the Enterprise data strategy.
- Collaborates with Enterprise architecture, data engineering and other technology teams on the development and maintenance of the Enterprise Data Model and associated artifacts required to support business strategies.
- Serves as a data subject matter expert on strategy and/or portfolio-level initiatives that support long-term business strategies and plans.
- Provides oversight on data design/modeling activities that support program and project-level data requirements.
- Ensures program and project-level data deliverables align to the broader data strategy, Enterprise Data Model, and other artifacts designed to support the Enterprise Data Strategy.
- Accountable for the alignment of program and project-level data designs to Enterprise Data Models, domains, and capabilities to ensure consistency of information assets/capabilities.
- Defines data patterns and standards supporting Enterprise key performance indicators and strategic metric development.
- Supports Enterprise Data Governance policies and guidelines by defining and maintaining the Enterprise standards for Information Architecture, Metadata Management, Reference Data Management, and other business data standards as required.
- Collaborates with IT on the definition of Master Data Management policies and guidelines.
- Collaborates with Enterprise Security on Information Lifecycle policies, standards, and guidelines.
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Engineering, Math or other relevant technology degrees or High School diploma or GED with (insert number of) years of progressive Relevant Experience
- 8 years of experience with advanced knowledge of data modeling/design
- 8 years of experience with advanced knowledge in data strategy and architecture
- 8 years of experience with advanced knowledge in developing conceptual, logical, and physical data models to support Enterprise-wide business strategies
- 8 years of expience in technology and proficiency
- 8 years of experience influencing strategy for large organizations
- 5 years of experience with Microsoft Office and expanded product lines (Visio, MS Project, SharePoint)
- 5 years of experience in banking or related financial industries
Proficiency in data profiling, data analysis, and data standardization / cleansing techniques
Strong SQL skills with the ability to write sophisticated queriers across large, complex data sets - Experience using statistical techniques to discover the root cause of data quality issues and recommend remediation options
- Ability to analyze data trends, identify patterns and proactively address potential data quality issues
- Experience with Collibra, Informatica, and Snowflake (Python, R is a plus)
About Comerica
We know our employees are critical to our overall success and we are dedicated to investing in their future. One of the ways we do this is to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to recognize and reward individual performance, as well support health, well-being, development and security for our colleagues and their family. Total Rewards consists of cash compensation, development and flexible benefit programs designed to meet individual needs today and in the future. Your salary will be commensurate with your work experience and our programs are reviewed regularly to ensure each remain competitive. We are proud to offer benefits such as health and welfare programs, strong retirement benefits, and generous paid time off programs. You and your eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children, can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401(k) and pension, income protection benefits such as life insurance, AD&D, and supplemental health programs to offset unexpected health care expenses. We also have a variety of time off programs for things like vacation, sick time, disability, and parental leave. Eligibility for some programs varies based on employment status and tenure.
Upon offer, Comerica conducts a comprehensive background and fingerprint check.
NMLS certification requirement: where applicable, a favorable background check screening, credit check, fingerprint check, and NMLS certification is required in accordance with the SAFE Act.
Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and strategically aligned into three major business segments; the Commercial Bank, the Retail Bank, and Wealth Management. Comerica's colleagues focus on relationships, and helping people and businesses be successful. In addition to Texas, Comerica Bank locations can be found in Arizona, California, Florida and Michigan, with select businesses operating in several other states, as well as in Canada and Mexico.
Comerica is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - veterans/individuals with disabilities, committed to workplace diversity.
