Head of Information Architecture & Data Platforms

Requisition Number: 76005

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About the Team

Information Architecture and Data Platforms are key pillars within T. Rowe Price’s Chief Data Office (CDO), part of the Chief Operating Office (COO). The teams play a critical role in ensuring data is structured, governed, and aligned with business objectives, enabling seamless integration across systems and platforms. Key responsibilities include establishing data domain models and ensuring consistency across business units, as well as enabling high-integrity data through strategic enterprise data and analytics capabilities. Working collaboratively with Enterprise Architecture and Business Architecture, the teams drive the enforcement of architecture governance, safeguard data integrity, regulatory compliance, and interoperability, supporting strategic decision-making and innovation.

Role Summary

The Head of Information Architecture & Data Platforms reports directly to the Chief Data Officer and is pivotal for designing, creating, deploying, and managing the organization's information architecture and data platforms. This role is responsible for defining and overseeing the enterprise information architecture strategy and data platform strategy, ensuring that data is structured, governed, and leveraged effectively to support business and technology objectives aligned to our overarching enterprise data strategy. The role also involves ensuring scalable, secure, and efficient data access, with a strong emphasis on enhancing capabilities and driving adoption.

As a voting member of the Architecture Review Board (ARB), the Head of Information Architecture & Data Platforms has a crucial role in reviewing and approving domain data models, ensuring they align with enterprise standards and business needs. They are personally accountable for establishing and enforcing a data/information architecture governance process that integrates closely with data governance, working alongside business and technology stakeholders to drive consistency, compliance, and interoperability across the enterprise. Through this leadership, the role ensures that data assets are well-managed, secure, and optimized to enable operational efficiency, regulatory adherence, and strategic innovation.

Impact

The Head of Information Architecture & Data Platforms serves as the connective tissue between Enterprise Architecture and data-related strategic business initiatives and programs. As the authority on data modeling and data architecture governance, this role establishes and enforces standards that drive consistency, interoperability, and compliance across the organization. By integrating closely with data governance and key stakeholders, this role ensures data is structured, accessible, and secure, enabling more effective decision-making, innovation, and operational efficiency. Their leadership in approving domain data models and enforcing governance processes is critical to maintaining a scalable, future-proof data foundation that supports both current and emerging enterprise needs.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement enterprise-wide information architecture and data platform strategy to align with business and technology objectives.
• Ensure data/information architecture supports scalability, interoperability, and business agility.
• Establish and enforce an Information Architecture Governance Process, integrating with enterprise data governance frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and internal data policies.
• Serve as a voting member of the ARB, representing CDO.
• Review and approve domain data models to maintain consistency and standardization across business units.
• Act as the authority on data modeling, defining enterprise data standards, taxonomies, and ontologies.
• Ensure integration between structured and unstructured data, supporting analytics, AI, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Act as the connective tissue for Enterprise Architecture in data transformation programs, ensuring alignment between business needs, technology investments, and data capabilities.
• Drive modernization efforts such as data mesh, cloud-based architectures, and API-driven data integrations.
• Work closely with business, technology, and data governance teams to implement architecture principles effectively.
• Advocate for best practices in data management, quality, security, and accessibility across the enterprise.
• Guide the selection and adoption of enterprise-wide data architecture tools, metadata management platforms, and modeling frameworks.
• Ensure that data platforms and technologies support real-time data processing, analytics, and AI-driven decision-making.
• Strategy Development: Define and implement the strategy and roadmaps for the organization's data platforms, ensuring alignment with the firm's strategic goals.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as a bridge between architecture, technology, and business teams to facilitate effective communication and collaboration.
• Product Model Deployment: Lead the deployment of a product model that enhances data capabilities and drives adoption across the organization.
• Requirements Definition: Develop concise and clear requirements for the data technology team to ensure the development of scalable, secure, and efficient data platforms.
• Change Leadership: Serve as a change agent, partnering with Enterprise Architecture (EA) to simplify the data platforms and tools landscape.
• Operational Resilience: Ensure the operational resilience of data platforms by focusing on non-functional requirements and continuous improvement.
• Governance and Compliance: Integrate data management and governance practices into data platforms to ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitor and evaluate the performance of data platforms, identifying opportunities for optimization and enhancement.
• Innovation Advocacy: Advocate for the adoption of innovative technologies and practices that drive efficiency and effectiveness in data management.
• Team Leadership: Provide leadership and guidance to cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• 15+ years of experience in Enterprise and/or Data and Information architecture
• 10+ years of experience in financial services and/or related industries (Banking, asset management, hedge fund or investment bank) 
• Proven experience in successfully implementing and gaining buy-in for data architecture solutions across diverse stakeholder groups. 
• Experience with data modeling, data warehousing, data integration, and data quality management. 
• Strong understanding of data governance principles and best practices. 
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build consensus. 
• Experience architecting data integration with external middle office providers (such as BNYM) 
• Deep understanding of data architecture principles, best practices, and technologies. 
• Passion for data and a commitment to using data to drive business value. 
• Strong leadership and organizational skills. 
• A proven leader who has built and managed high performing teams, instilling confidence, focus, discipline, camaraderie, and passion within their organization.
• Deep background in managing governance frameworks and standards that deal with large volumes of data in hybrid or cloud environments.
• Followed trends in new technologies and developed experience transforming and modernizing legacy systems.
• Experience operating in a complex organizational environment, and with extensive experience leading transformational change programs.
• Track record of delivering improved data management, governance, and security to the organization.

Preferred:

• Experience supporting an asset manager

FINRA Requirements

FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.

Work Flexibility

This role is eligible for full time remote work.

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