Data Architect, Data & Decision Intelligence

company information

fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based dairy company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and value-added products to nourish consumers.

With more than $1B in annual retail sales, fairlife’s growing portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes: fairlife® ultra-filtered milk; Core Power® High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife® nutrition plan™, a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.

A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation.

The company is driven by its values of caring for people, the animals that supply us with milk, and the planet. By providing nourishing products, implementing stringent care standards for animals, and stewarding efficient operations and responsible packaging, fairlife, LLC puts a focus each day on making a positive impact for all. 

To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com.

job purpose:

The Data Architect plays a lead role in delivering fairlife's ambition of building a best-in-class Data and Decision Intelligence (DDI) ecosystem. The data architect is responsible for visualizing, designing, building, and maintaining fairlife’s enterprise data framework.  Key attributes of this framework include its reliability, quality, efficiency, simplicity and scalability.  The data architect is able to express strategic requirements, outline integrated designs to meet those requirements, and align this framework with fairlife’s enterprise strategy and related business architecture.  This role is responsible for the extract, transform, and load process of our data ecosystem and lifecycle.

responsibilities:

• Translating business requirements into technical specifications, including data streams, integrations, transformations, databases, and data warehouses
• Defining the data architecture framework, standards, and principles, including modeling, metadata, security, reference data such as product codes, and key master data
• Working closely with 3^rd party data architects and internal data team to develop deep understanding of our data ecosystem.
• Defining and visualizing reference architecture, in a pattern others can easily follow to create and improve data systems
• Defining data flows, i.e., which parts of the organization generate data, which require data to function, how data flows are managed, and how data changes in transition
• Lead a small but growing team of data engineers
• Collaborating and coordinating with multiple departments, stakeholders, partners, and external vendors
• Provide training and support to business partners where needed

skills/qualifications required:

• Bachelor's degree in data science, management information systems or related
• AND 10+ years relevant work experience in data architecture capacity
• Experience with MES/factory level data is strongly preferred
• Strong working knowledge of established and emerging data management and reporting technologies and practices
• Proficiency with Azure, Azure Data Factory, SQL Server, T-SQL, Azure, Git, Dev Ops, Power BI, DAX
• Strong understanding of data warehousing and Kimball Methodology
• Experience leveraging other data development tools such as Visual Studio, DAX Studio and Tabular Editor
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Detailed oriented self-starter, with a growth mindset and a passion for data
• Ability to handle ambiguity and work in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment

position location: Chicago, IL

reports to: Sr. Director, Data & Decision Intelligence

travel requirements: 20-30%

fairlife, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. All qualified applicants and employees will be given equal opportunity. Selection decisions are based on job-related factors.

In addition to its nondiscrimination commitment, the Company will also provide reasonable accommodation of qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the Company. If you have a disability and would like to request accommodation in order to apply for a position with us, please email [email protected].