Senior Solution Architect - Data & Segmentation

At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally redefining our business and building our future on smoke-free products with the power to deliver a smoke-free future. With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and you will have the space to move your career forward in many different areas/directions. IT at PMI PMI’s journey to a smoke-free future implies a shift from a tobacco manufacturer to a science and technology-based consumer facing organisation. Such a shift creates an abundance of unique and progressive IT projects to match all levels of skills and ambitions. You’ll feel like you’re working in a start-up – with the freedom to shape and define the future of digital, but with the support and scope of a vast global business. You’ll get a chance to work with innovative technologies (e.g., Cloud, APIs, AI) as well as management practices (e.g., Agile, Design Thinking, Product Management). Our environment is fast-paced and highly collaborative. If you want the freedom to find new ways to connect with consumers, there’s no better place to progress your career. Digital at PMI is dynamic, diverse, and exciting. Join us and become a part of a top talent team where you can bring new ideas to life in a global function that is a key driver of the success of our business! Joining the Digital Products Portfolio The Digital Consumer Engagement Products portfolio plays a critical role in delivering PMI’s Smoke-Free Future. We are enabling digital services to our consumers, retailers and external audiences by building platforms to communicate our vision to broader society. Together with talent from multiple business and technology functions across our footprint, we are delivering a premium experience for our partners. When you join this team, you will work in a dynamic, diverse, and warm environment. You will be primarily focusing on defining your Digital Product vision, regularly engaging with your customers to gather feedback and understand their needs in order to improve value. You will be part of all stages of Digital Product incremental value delivery. Role profile As a Senior Solution Architect you will be responsible for designing and implementing comprehensive solutions that enable organizations to use their data for actionable insights and personalized customer experiences. Demonstrating your extensive experience in IT and architecture, with a focus on master data solutions and segmentation built on Treasure Data, you will lead the development of scalable, efficient, and innovative data platforms. Reporting directly to the Principal Domain Architect, you will collaborate with multi-functional teams to define technical strategies, drive innovation, and deliver progressive solutions that drive business outcomes. Your day-to-day will consist of, but not limited to: • Lead the end-to-end design and implementation of data and segmentation solutions, with a focus on architecting master data management and segmentation solutions built on Treasure Data. • Collaborate closely with data engineers, analysts, and business partners to understand requirements and translate them into robust technical solutions. • Architect scalable and reliable data platforms that integrate diverse data sources, ensuring data quality, consistency, and accessibility. • Design and implement master data solutions to establish a single source of truth for critical business entities, such as customers, products, and transactions. • Develop sophisticated segmentation strategies and algorithms to enable personalized customer experiences and targeted marketing campaigns. • Define and implement data governance policies, standards, and best practices to ensure compliance and mitigate risks associated with data management. • Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and methodologies to optimize data processing, storage, and analysis workflows. • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the development team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. • Stay abreast of emerging trends and advancements in data management, segmentation, and analytics, seeing opportunities for innovation and differentiation. • Collaborate with multi-functional teams to define product roadmaps, prioritize features, and ensure alignment with business goals and customer needs. What is needed to succeed in this Role? • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science, Engineering, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred. • 10+ years of experience in IT, with a strong background in data architecture, engineering, and analytics. • 5+ years of experience working as an architect, with a consistent track record of designing and delivering master data and segmentation solutions. • Extensive experience architecting solutions using Treasure Data or similar platforms for data management and segmentation. • Deep understanding of data modelling, schema design, and ETL processes, with expertise in SQL and data warehousing technologies. • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Scala, with experience in building data pipelines and analytics applications. • Strong knowledge of cloud computing platforms, such as AWS, and their data services. • Experience with design and architecture of serverless distributed solutions for large scale internal and customer facing products, preferably in AWS. • Experience integration with Salesforce will be highly regarded. • Deep understanding of cloud computing platforms, microservices architecture, and RESTful APIs. • Experience with designing solutions with respect to non-functional requirements and ensuring the implementation of them. • Strong knowledge of database technologies, including relational and NoSQL databases. • Excellent communication, leadership, and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively engage with collaborators at all levels of the organization. • Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with a passion for innovation, problem-solving, and continuous learning. • Using your excellent written and verbal communication skills, you can communicate complex technical concepts and solution designs to non-technical partners in a clear and understandable manner, fostering a shared understanding of the technical direction of the products. • Confident with the ability to influence and persuade. • Analytical and results focused. • An understanding of how complex matrixed organizations operate; global experience is a big advantage. Nice to have: • Expertise on modular/composable architecture, evolutionary architecture and working in a product-based setup. • Experience with big data technologies, such as Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka, and distributed computing frameworks. • Extensive experience delivering solutions within B2C & B2B domain including validated project contributions as a Solution Architect. • Validated experience as a consultant, with experience rolling out projects globally. • Involved with at least two end-to-end full lifecycle projects. What’s in it for you? There are many IT Organizations out there, so why should you join ours? We believe PMI IT’s true strength is fuelled by our people, and that our success depends on them coming to work every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress. We are a people first organisation committed to providing you with first-class employee journey. Here’s a glimpse of what’s in it for you upon joining us: • Work-life balance: Wellbeing comes first. We offer a fantastic office environment and hybrid working options to ensure you have the best work-life balance possible • Learning & Development: Your growth is a priority. Our robust and varied learning & development ecosystem will help you strengthen your technical skills and enhance your soft skills and eye for business. The capabilities you will acquire with us will support your life-time employability within IT, PMI, and beyond • Inclusion & Diversity: Our differences - much more than our similarities - generate the innovation we are looking for. We aspire to build a diverse and inclusive organization to access the breadth and depth of thinking and sensitivity vital to thrive Every single IT colleague is part of our Transformation journey. Join us and pursue your ambitions – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress. If this offer resonates with you, we look forward to receiving your application and getting to know you. Together, let’s deliver a smoke free future. #LI-Hybrid