unity-advisory - Data Architect
Requirements
• Data Architecture Expertise • 8+ years’ experience in enterprise data architecture or modern cloud data platforms. • Proven experience designing cloud-native data environments (e.g. Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery or equivalent). • Deep expertise in: • Data modelling and semantic layers • Governance and operating models • Data integration patterns • Structured and unstructured data environments • Experience designing AI-ready architectures that support LLM or RAG-based systems. • Finance & Commercial Understanding • Strong familiarity with finance systems and processes (ERP, FP&A, reporting, tax or deal environments). • Ability to connect architecture decisions to CFO-level commercial priorities. • Comfortable operating in advisory or transformation contexts. • Strong commercial judgement — understands trade-offs between speed, cost and scalability. • AI & Modern Technology Awareness • Practical understanding of how LLMs interact with enterprise data. • Familiarity with embeddings, semantic search and hybrid retrieval concepts. • Appreciation of AI risks, grounding strategies and evaluation considerations. • Ability to balance experimentation with governance. • Leadership & Cultural Alignment • Comfortable operating in a fast-scaling, high-accountability environment. • Clear communicator able to translate complex architecture into business language. • Collaborative and aligned with Unity’s values: • Straightforward
Responsibilities
• Define Unity’s Enterprise Data Architecture • Design our target-state, AI-ready data architecture. • Establish architectural principles across: • Structured and unstructured data • Snowflake-centric analytical environments • Vector and retrieval layers • AI interaction patterns • Define scalable, secure integration patterns across systems. • Architect AI-Ready Foundations • Design semantic models and governed data layers that support: • LLM-powered extraction and reasoning • Internal knowledge systems • AI copilots and workflow automation • Ensure data is structured for retrieval, explainability and control. • Partner closely with Data Engineers, AI Engineers and Engineering Leads to translate architecture into production systems. • Governance & Control by Design • Establish enterprise data governance frameworks. • Embed quality, lineage and auditability into architecture. • Define privacy-aware, compliance-aligned design standards appropriate for sensitive advisory environments. • Ensure AI systems are grounded in trusted data. • Create Reusable Architectural Assets • Develop reference architectures and patterns that can be reused in client engagements. • Codify best practice across finance data integration and AI enablement. • Help shape Unity’s long-term product roadmap from an architectural perspective. • This phase is about building credibility, clarity and architectural maturity internally before taking it to market. • Phase 2: Client-Facing Data Architecture & Advisory Leadership • As Unity scales and our internal platform matures, you will increasingly operate externally with clients. • Architect Modern CFO Data Environments • Design target-state data architectures for finance transformation. • Support ERP, FP&A, BI and consolidation integration programmes. • Develop scalable models supporting: • CFO dashboards • Performance analytics • Cash and working capital insight • Tax and compliance reporting • Embed AI into the Office of the CFO • Design AI-ready data platforms that support: • Text2SQL and automated reporting • Intelligent document extraction • AI-assisted forecasting • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) use cases • Help CFOs move from fragmented data estates to AI-enabled insight environments. • Provide pragmatic guidance on AI adoption grounded in architectural discipline. • Support Deals & Complex Transformations • Architect data environments for: • Financial due diligence • Carve-outs and integrations • Post-deal reporting and synergy tracking • Rationalise fragmented data landscapes following acquisitions. • Provide architectural clarity in high-pressure environments. • Act as a Senior Architectural Voice • Engage directly with CFOs, CIOs and PE stakeholders. • Translate architectural decisions into commercial outcomes. • Support proposals and shape data strategy components of engagements. • Strengthen Unity’s external credibility in AI-enabled CFO advisory.
Benefits
• Unity’s long-term strategy is to progressively shift value creation from linear advisory effort to repeatable, technology-enabled delivery. • This role sits at the centre of that ambition. • By first building Unity’s internal architectural foundations, then taking those capabilities to clients, you will help us: • Embed AI into how CFO advisory is delivered • Create scalable, governed data environments • Improve consistency and quality across engagements • Support recurring and product-led revenue • Establish Unity as the leading independent, technology-enabled CFO advisory firm in our segment • This is not a maintenance role. It is a build-and-scale role with visible strategic impact. • Working at Unity Advisory
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