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26953076
Location(s):
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Job Type:
Hybrid
Posted:
Apr. 21, 2026
Discover your future at Citi
Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.
Job Overview
This position leads the enterprise data architecture strategy and execution across CRM and customer data domains, data science (including LLM-enabled solutions), and modern data platforms. The SVP will partner with business and technology leaders to define the target-state architecture, establish governance and standards, and deliver scalable, secure, and high-quality data products. The role includes direct leadership of a team of 10–15 engineers/developers and accountability for building a culture of engineering excellence and continuous delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Enterprise Data Architecture Leadership: Own and evolve the enterprise data architecture vision, reference architecture, and roadmap (current-state assessment, target-state design, transition plans).
- CRM & Customer Data: Design and govern scalable CRM data models and integration patterns; enable a unified customer view across channels and downstream consumers.
- Data Science & AI (LLM): Partner with data science teams to operationalize ML/LLM use cases; define patterns for feature/data access, prompt/response data management, evaluation, and model risk controls.
- Data Engineering & Integration: Guide design and implementation of robust ingestion and streaming pipelines using Python scripting and modern integration patterns (batch/near-real-time), including data loading and orchestration standards.
- Search & Event Streaming Platforms: Provide technical direction for Elasticsearch-based search/observability use cases and Kafka-based streaming/event-driven architectures.
- Analytics & BI Enablement: Establish trusted data layers, semantic models, and governed datasets to support analytics tools and business intelligence reporting.
- Governance, Quality & Security: Define and enforce standards for data quality, lineage, metadata, retention, privacy, and access controls in partnership with security, risk, and compliance.
- Technology Strategy & Stakeholder Management: Translate business strategy into technology outcomes; influence across executive stakeholders; communicate tradeoffs, investment needs, and delivery plans.
- People Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop a team of 10–15 developers/engineers; set clear goals, foster accountability, and build a high-performing, inclusive culture.
- Delivery Excellence: Drive agile execution, engineering best practices (CI/CD, testing, observability), and operational readiness; ensure predictable delivery with measurable outcomes.
Required Qualifications
- 15+ years of progressive experience in technology, data architecture (SQL), and data engineering, including leadership at the enterprise/platform level.
- Proven experience defining and implementing enterprise data architecture, including conceptual/logical/physical modeling and integration patterns.
- Hands-on understanding of CRM data domains and architectures (e.g., customer 360, master/reference data, identity/resolution, consent/preferences).
- Strong background in data science enablement, including productionizing ML and LLM-related solutions (data pipelines, evaluation, governance, monitoring).
- Proficiency with Python for data ingestion/loading, automation, and scripting in data engineering contexts.
- Experience with Kafka (or equivalent event streaming) and event-driven integration patterns.
- Experience with Elasticsearch (or equivalent search/analytics engine) for search, indexing, and high-volume query use cases.
- Experience enabling analytics and BI reporting ecosystems, including semantic layers, metric definitions, and governed self-service data access.
- Demonstrated people-management experience leading teams of 10+ engineers/developers, including hiring, performance management, and talent development.
- Strong executive communication skills with an ability to influence cross-functional leaders and drive alignment on architecture decisions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience modernizing legacy data ecosystems toward cloud-based or hybrid architectures and operating models.
- Familiarity with data governance frameworks and tooling for catalog/metadata, lineage, and data quality management.
- Experience with MLOps/LLMOps practices (model/prompt versioning, experimentation tracking, automated evaluation, observability).
- Experience in regulated environments and implementing privacy-by-design, auditability, and information security controls.
- Exposure to enterprise integration patterns (API-first, CDC, streaming, ETL/ELT) and orchestration/automation practices.
Leadership Competencies
- Strategic mindset: Balances long-term architecture direction with pragmatic delivery.
- Operational excellence: Establishes repeatable processes, metrics, and controls to run reliable platforms.
- Talent builder: Recruits, mentors, and retains top engineering talent; creates growth paths and accountability.
- Influence and collaboration: Aligns business, product, security, and engineering stakeholders around shared outcomes.
- Customer and value orientation: Measures success through adoption, data quality, time-to-insight, and business impact.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
- Master’s degree preferred
Job Family Group:
Technology
Job Family:
Applications Development
Time Type:
Full time
Primary Location:
Jersey City New Jersey United States
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$176,720.00 - $265,080.00
In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.
Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.
Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
Anticipated Posting Close Date:
Apr 28, 2026
Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi.
View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.
Job Req Id:
26953076
Location(s):
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Job Type:
Hybrid
Posted:
Apr. 21, 2026
Discover your future at Citi
Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.
Job Overview
This position leads the enterprise data architecture strategy and execution across CRM and customer data domains, data science (including LLM-enabled solutions), and modern data platforms. The SVP will partner with business and technology leaders to define the target-state architecture, establish governance and standards, and deliver scalable, secure, and high-quality data products. The role includes direct leadership of a team of 10–15 engineers/developers and accountability for building a culture of engineering excellence and continuous delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Enterprise Data Architecture Leadership: Own and evolve the enterprise data architecture vision, reference architecture, and roadmap (current-state assessment, target-state design, transition plans).
- CRM & Customer Data: Design and govern scalable CRM data models and integration patterns; enable a unified customer view across channels and downstream consumers.
- Data Science & AI (LLM): Partner with data science teams to operationalize ML/LLM use cases; define patterns for feature/data access, prompt/response data management, evaluation, and model risk controls.
- Data Engineering & Integration: Guide design and implementation of robust ingestion and streaming pipelines using Python scripting and modern integration patterns (batch/near-real-time), including data loading and orchestration standards.
- Search & Event Streaming Platforms: Provide technical direction for Elasticsearch-based search/observability use cases and Kafka-based streaming/event-driven architectures.
- Analytics & BI Enablement: Establish trusted data layers, semantic models, and governed datasets to support analytics tools and business intelligence reporting.
- Governance, Quality & Security: Define and enforce standards for data quality, lineage, metadata, retention, privacy, and access controls in partnership with security, risk, and compliance.
- Technology Strategy & Stakeholder Management: Translate business strategy into technology outcomes; influence across executive stakeholders; communicate tradeoffs, investment needs, and delivery plans.
- People Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop a team of 10–15 developers/engineers; set clear goals, foster accountability, and build a high-performing, inclusive culture.
- Delivery Excellence: Drive agile execution, engineering best practices (CI/CD, testing, observability), and operational readiness; ensure predictable delivery with measurable outcomes.
Required Qualifications
- 15+ years of progressive experience in technology, data architecture (SQL), and data engineering, including leadership at the enterprise/platform level.
- Proven experience defining and implementing enterprise data architecture, including conceptual/logical/physical modeling and integration patterns.
- Hands-on understanding of CRM data domains and architectures (e.g., customer 360, master/reference data, identity/resolution, consent/preferences).
- Strong background in data science enablement, including productionizing ML and LLM-related solutions (data pipelines, evaluation, governance, monitoring).
- Proficiency with Python for data ingestion/loading, automation, and scripting in data engineering contexts.
- Experience with Kafka (or equivalent event streaming) and event-driven integration patterns.
- Experience with Elasticsearch (or equivalent search/analytics engine) for search, indexing, and high-volume query use cases.
- Experience enabling analytics and BI reporting ecosystems, including semantic layers, metric definitions, and governed self-service data access.
- Demonstrated people-management experience leading teams of 10+ engineers/developers, including hiring, performance management, and talent development.
- Strong executive communication skills with an ability to influence cross-functional leaders and drive alignment on architecture decisions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience modernizing legacy data ecosystems toward cloud-based or hybrid architectures and operating models.
- Familiarity with data governance frameworks and tooling for catalog/metadata, lineage, and data quality management.
- Experience with MLOps/LLMOps practices (model/prompt versioning, experimentation tracking, automated evaluation, observability).
- Experience in regulated environments and implementing privacy-by-design, auditability, and information security controls.
- Exposure to enterprise integration patterns (API-first, CDC, streaming, ETL/ELT) and orchestration/automation practices.
Leadership Competencies
- Strategic mindset: Balances long-term architecture direction with pragmatic delivery.
- Operational excellence: Establishes repeatable processes, metrics, and controls to run reliable platforms.
- Talent builder: Recruits, mentors, and retains top engineering talent; creates growth paths and accountability.
- Influence and collaboration: Aligns business, product, security, and engineering stakeholders around shared outcomes.
- Customer and value orientation: Measures success through adoption, data quality, time-to-insight, and business impact.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
- Master’s degree preferred
Job Family Group:
Technology
Job Family:
Applications Development
Time Type:
Full time
Primary Location:
Jersey City New Jersey United States
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$176,720.00 - $265,080.00
In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.
Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.
Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
Anticipated Posting Close Date:
Apr 28, 2026
Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi.
View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as an Enterprise Data Architect
Frame your credentials around Systems Analyst
TN visa classification for Enterprise Data Architects falls under Systems Analyst, not a standalone category. Make sure your degree, resume, and any credential evaluation explicitly connect your background to systems analysis and design work.
Target employers experienced with visa sponsorship
Search for companies with recent visa filings for Systems Analyst or Data Architect roles. Those employers already understand visa sponsorship processes and won't need to be walked through the basics from scratch.
Get your degree evaluated before the offer stage
If your computer science or engineering degree is from a Canadian or Mexican institution, have it evaluated for U.S. equivalency before you start interviewing. Waiting until after an offer delays the TN filing and can cost you the role.
Clarify TN versus H-1B requirements early in interviews
Many HR teams default to H-1B timelines and costs when they hear visa sponsorship. Explain that TN sponsorship requires only a letter of support from your employer, with no lottery and no lengthy USCIS petition for Canadians crossing at the border.
Use Migrate Mate to find TN-ready job listings
Searching general job boards surfaces roles without any sponsorship signal. Use Migrate Mate to filter Enterprise Data Architect openings by employers with recent visa filings, so your outreach targets companies already experienced with visa sponsorship and likely prepared to support your TN application.
Prepare for port-of-entry review of your job duties
Canadian professionals applying for TN status at the border must present a detailed offer letter describing specific data architecture duties tied to systems analysis. Vague job titles or broad descriptions give CBP officers room to question the classification.
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Find Enterprise Data Architect JobsEnterprise Data Architect TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Enterprise Data Architect role qualify for TN visa sponsorship?
Yes, but the TN visa has no dedicated Enterprise Data Architect category. The role qualifies under the Systems Analyst classification, which covers professionals who analyze, design, and oversee complex data and information systems. Your offer letter and supporting documents must frame the position's duties in those terms to satisfy CBP or USCIS review.
How does TN visa sponsorship compare to H-1B for this role?
For Enterprise Data Architects, TN sponsorship is significantly faster and less costly than H-1B. Canadian professionals can obtain TN status at a port of entry on the same day with an employer support letter, while H-1B requires a lottery, a full USCIS petition, and can take six months or more. Mexicans require consular processing at a U.S. embassy or consulate but still avoid the H-1B lottery. Unlike H-1B, TN visas involve no Department of Labor filing or prevailing wage requirements, making the process more streamlined for both employers and applicants.
What documents does my employer need to provide for my TN sponsorship?
Your employer needs to prepare a detailed support letter describing your job duties, your qualifications, and the employer's intent to employ you in an Enterprise Data Architect capacity. For Canadians, you present this letter at the U.S. border or port of entry. Mexican nationals submit it as part of a consular visa application at a U.S. embassy or consulate.
Where can I find Enterprise Data Architect jobs with TN visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Canadian and Mexican professionals seeking TN visa sponsorship. You can search Enterprise Data Architect roles and filter by employers with recent visa filings, which removes the guesswork of cold-applying to companies without experience sponsoring work visa candidates.
Can I switch employers on a TN visa if I'm already working as an Enterprise Data Architect in the U.S.?
Yes, but your TN status is tied to your current employer. Before you can start with a new employer, they must prepare a support letter documenting your role and qualifications. For Canadians, you can process the new TN at a port of entry with this support letter in hand. For Mexicans, the new employer's support letter is submitted as part of your consulate application. You should not leave your current role before the new employer's documentation is ready.
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