Senior Finance Data Architect responsible for shaping finance data strategy at Standard Life. Leading enterprise-level data architecture for regulatory reporting and strategic insights.
Responsibilities
Provide enterprise‑level leadership for the design and governance of highly complex finance and actuarial data architectures.
Shape the strategic direction of Finance and Actuarial data ecosystems across all business units.
Define data integration patterns, lineage designs, and enterprise‑wide data flow architectures.
Lead the creation of data governance artefacts including glossaries, definitions and quality rules.
Design the financial reporting architecture for management, statutory and regulatory reporting.
Define ETL pipeline standards, API/interface specifications, validation rules and reconciliations.
Develop secure and compliant controls frameworks including audit trails and retention policies.
Set the blueprint for the Finance Data Platform including storage, security and access.
Architect AI‑ready and optimised data environments for Finance.
Create long‑term data strategies and roadmaps including target and interim states.
Prepare and present Executive‑level papers including risk assessments and data value propositions.
Requirements
Enterprise finance or actuarial data architecture; proven experience designing large-scale data models and architectures supporting finance, actuarial or regulatory reporting.
Deep knowledge of finance, actuarial and data platforms; hands-on experience with actuarial engines, core finance systems, reporting platforms and cloud-based data environments.
Enterprise-level strategic influence; track record of shaping data strategy and influencing senior leaders or Executive-level stakeholders.
Governance, risk and regulatory design; experience building secure, compliant architectures including data governance, controls, lineage and auditability.
Complex problem-solving and communication; ability to simplify complex technical concepts and provide clarity in ambiguous, transformation-led environments.
Postgraduate qualification in Finance, Actuarial Science or a related discipline (desirable).
Membership of a professional body (e.g. ACCA, ICAEW, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries) (desirable).
Financial services or insurance sector data architecture experience (desirable).
Benefits
Up to £95,000 depending on experience plus an indicative bonus range of 30-60%
private medical cover
38 days annual leave
excellent pension
12x salary life assurance
career breaks
income protection
3x volunteering days
flexibility on part-time and job-share arrangements
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