Enterprise Data Architect & Governance Lead - 9-month engagement (UK Remote)

Google Chrome Microsoft Edge Apple Safari Mozilla Firefox Enterprise Data Architect & Governance Lead - 9-month engagement (UK Remote)Full-timeCompany DescriptionWhen you join Turnitin, you'll be welcomed into a company that is a recognized innovator in global education. For over 25 years, Turnitin has partnered with educators and institutions to develop learning integrity solutions that recognize the enduring value of critical thinking in a rapidly changing world. Over 16,000 academic institutions, publishers, and corporations use our services in more than 185 countries around the world: Turnitin Feedback Studio, Clarity, Originality, Gradescope, ExamSoft, Similarity, and iThenticate. Protecting the value of an authentic education is at the heart of who we are.Experience a remote-first culture that empowers you to work with purpose and accountability in a way that best suits you, supported by a comprehensive package that prioritizes your overall well-being. Our diverse community of colleagues are all unified by a shared desire to make a difference in education.Turnitin is a global organization with team members in over 35 countries including the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, India, and the Philippines.Job DescriptionThe OpportunityTurnitin is looking for an experienced Enterprise Data Architecture & Governance Lead to help define the future of how we use data to run our business.Over time, our reporting capabilities have evolved across multiple functions including Finance, Revenue Operations, Product, HR and Engineering. Whilst these capabilities provide value locally, they have developed independently, resulting in inconsistent metric definitions, fragmented ownership and varying levels of confidence in enterprise reporting.This role represents a unique opportunity to shape Turnitin's enterprise data strategy by establishing the foundations for trusted, scalable and decision-ready information.Working closely with executive stakeholders across the organisation, you will assess our current environment, define a practical target state and provide a roadmap that enables future execution.What you’ll do You will:Assess Turnitin's current reporting and analytics landscape;Identify the root causes of fragmented reporting and conflicting metrics;Define ownership and governance principles for critical enterprise data;Develop a high-level target-state architecture for enterprise reporting and analytics;Establish standards for enterprise metric definitions and trusted reporting;Recommend an operating model that balances enterprise consistency with functional autonomy;Produce a practical roadmap for future implementation and investment;Facilitate alignment across executive and business stakeholders.What success looks likeBy the end of the engagement, Turnitin will have:A shared understanding of its current data landscape;Clear ownership of priority enterprise metrics;Improved confidence in Executive and Board reporting;A pragmatic governance framework;A target-state blueprint for enterprise reporting and analytics;A prioritised roadmap for implementation.What we’re looking forWe're seeking a pragmatic enterprise data leader who is equally comfortable engaging with executives and technical teams.You'll bring experience in areas such as:Enterprise data architecture and governance;Analytics and reporting governance;Executive and Board reporting environments;Metric definition and stewardship;Cross-functional stakeholder management;Data quality and reporting controls.Experience in SaaS, subscription businesses or distributed analytics environments would be highly advantageous.Why join usThis is an opportunity to define how an established global SaaS organisation measures performance and makes decisions.You won't simply be building dashboards.You'll help shape the principles, governance and architecture that underpin trusted enterprise insight across the business.QualificationsRequired...