Director, Data Architecture (Dallas)

Were on a mission to redefine the future of technology in financial servicesand were looking for a hands-on, visionary Director of Data Architecture to lead our enterprise-wide data transformation.

This is not a purely strategic role. In addition to your people management skills, we need someone who can architect and build scalable, governed, and insight-ready data ecosystems from the ground up. Youll be the technical authority behind our data architecture, working directly with engineers, modelers, and business leaders to ensure our data is trusted, connected, and driving real business value.

What Youll Do :

• Architect and govern enterprise data architecture standards, patterns, and principles
• Define and maintain a Common Vocabulary for key data concepts across domains
• Identify and manage Authoritative Data Sources for critical business entities and metrics
• Design and document end-to-end Data Lineage from source systems to business reporting
• Build integrated data flows across ingestion, processing, storage, and consumption layers
• Lead the design and evolution of enterprise data models :
• 3NF models for Operational Data Stores (ODS)
• Dimensional models for analytics and dashboards
• Logical models to support semantic layers and shared business understanding
• Define scalable architectures for data lakes, warehouses, marts, and ODS
• Ensure reusability and adaptability of data models and platform designs
• Collaborate across engineering, analytics, governance, and business teams
• Apply modern methodologies like Agile , Domain-Driven Design (DDD) , and Data Mesh
• Influence platform decisions (Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, Informatica)
• Contribute to metadata management , data catalog strategy , and data governance
• Partner with security and privacy teams to ensure compliant data architecture
• Participate in architecture review boards , data councils , and strategic forums

What You Bring :

Ideal candidates will have :

Ready to Apply?

Please submit your application along with a cover letter or summary that outlines how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and qualifications listed above.

Were excited to learn how youve architected and built enterprise data ecosystemsand how youll help shape the future of data at scale.

Compensation :

The salary range for this role is $219,000 - $320,000 plus competitive performance-based bonus. Compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and specific office location. Compensation ranges may differ in differing locations due to cost of labor considerations.

What we give you in return :

Not many teams can say that they support peoples dreams coming to life We happen to do that every day. And as important as we know your career is, we recognize that theres a whole lot more to life. To ensure that our Employees can make the most of their time outside of working hours, we offer a competitive salary and for full-time roles, a benefits package including :

About Cetera Financial Group :

Cetera Financial Group (Cetera) is a leading network of independent retail broker-dealers empowering the delivery of objective financial advice to individuals, families and company retirement plans across the country through trusted financial advisors and financial institutions. Cetera is an independent financial advisor network and a leading provider of retail services to the investment programs of banks and credit unions.

Through its multiple distinct firms, Cetera offers independent and institutions-based advisors the benefits of a large, established broker-dealer and registered investment adviser, while serving advisors and institutions in a way that is customized to their needs and aspirations. Advisor support resources offered through Cetera include award-winning wealth management and advisory platforms, comprehensive broker-dealer and registered investment adviser services, practice management support and innovative technology.

Cetera Financial Group refers to the network of retail independent broker-dealers encompassing, among others, Cetera Advisors , Cetera Advisor Networks , Cetera Financial Institutions, and Cetera Financial Specialists .

Cetera Financial Group is committed to providing an equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. For us, this is the only acceptable way to do business. Accordingly, all employment decisions at the Cetera Financial Group, including those relating to hiring, promotion, transfers, benefits, compensation, and placement, will be made without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, physical and / or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic characteristics, religion, religious dress and / or grooming, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, U.S. military status, political affiliation, or any other class protected by state and / or federal law.

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