Data Architect

Define and own the target data architecture for CRM and MarTech, including integration patterns and data flows.

Establish architectural principles, standards and guardrails to guide delivery teams.

Design and assure integrations across Dynamics 365, Bloomreach, HighTouch and the enterprise data platform.

Embed data governance, quality and privacy-by-design at an architectural level.

Provide oversight and assurance through design authority and architecture governance forums.

Partner with senior stakeholders across Product, Engineering and Data to align architecture with business strategy.

Support Agile teams by providing architectural direction and resolving complex data challenges.

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams and influence senior stakeholders.

Strong experience designing and implementing data architecture strategies, standards, models and patterns.

Experience designing scalable data solutions and integrations across complex data environments, including batch and real-time data.

Strong understanding of customer, CRM and/or marketing data ecosystems, with the ability to architect solutions that support effective use of customer data.

Ability to translate commercial, marketing and business requirements into effective data architecture and technical solutions.

Experience with Microsoft data technologies such as Fabric, Dynamics 365, Azure data services or Microsoft Foundry.

Experience with Customer Data Platforms and activation technologies such as Bloomreach, Braze, Hightouch, Segment or equivalent.

Knowledge of data governance, quality, lineage, privacy and consent management, including GDPR.

Experience supporting marketing data use cases such as personalisation, first-party data activation, attribution or marketing mix modelling.

Experience within sports, media, OTT or direct-to-consumer environments and/or relevant data architecture, Azure or Fabric certifications.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles. To achieve this, we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire, which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves on offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season, encourages you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and well-being.

Free, nutritious lunches at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.

Free private medical cover.

A contributory pension scheme.

An additional 'Thank You' day's leave, volunteering days, as well as 25 days of annual leave ( based on a full-time, permanent contract )

A hybrid working model which offers greater flexibility.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of the FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidan