Lead Data Architect

Position Summary

The Data Architect will play a critical role in designing, governing, and scaling RSUM’s enterprise data ecosystem. This role is responsible for defining canonical data models (product, domain, and policy), aligning RSUM and corporate data standards, and ensuring that data architecture supports analytics, BI, and AI initiatives across the underwriting lifecycle.
This role will work closely with business stakeholders, data engineering, BI/analytics, and corporate data teams to ensure the Enterprise Data Hub (EDH) serves as a reliable, scalable foundation for current and future reporting, analytics, and AI capabilities.

What will your job entail?

Job Responsibilities: • Design, maintain, and govern enterprise canonical data models, including product, policy, and key domain models. • Ensure semantic consistency and interoperability across RSUM, corporate, and MGU systems. • Partner with business leaders to translate underwriting, financial, and operational concepts into scalable data structures. • Provide architectural oversight for data ingestion into the Enterprise Data Hub (EDH) using a modern medallion architecture. • Define data standards for quality, ownership, lineage, and documentation. • Collaborate with data engineering on schema design, transformation logic, and historical data remediation. • Support downstream use cases including BI reporting, advanced analytics, AI/ML, and external partner data access. • Act as a thought leader and steward for RSUM’s data foundations and long‑term scalability. • Oversees the development of data strategy and establishes data architecture principles to cater to business needs while ensuring alignment with business goals. • Defines data governance policies and procedures that ensure data quality, security, and compliance with regulatory requirements. • Oversees the design of data models and schemas to support various business functions such as policy management, claims processing, underwriting, and customer relationship management. • Serves as the data architecture expert and point of contact for the senior management in Data Analytics and IT, resolving technical queries and communicating technical concepts with clarity. • Partners with cross functional teams to ensure the team delivers effective data solutions and clearly communicates complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. • Analyzes data requirements, designs effective database solutions, and supports policy management, claims processing, underwriting, and customer service teams in their data needs. • Monitors and optimizes the performance of data systems and databases to ensure efficient data retrieval and processing by identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks. • Oversees data integration processes to ensure seamless flow of information between different systems and platforms involving design processes, data pipelines, and data migration. • Develops and maintains the overall data architecture including data storage solutions, data warehousing, data lakes, and data visualization tools. • Collaborates with cross functional teams to understand data requirements and deliver effective data solutions communicating complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. • Stays updated with the latest trends and advancements in data management technologies evaluating the potential impact on data architecture and recommending adoption strategies. Work Experience and Education: • Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred; Computer science, Information Technology, Statistics, or Engineering is preferred. Any other related discipline or commensurate work experience considered. • 10+ years of experience in Software/IT Architecture or related field with a Bachelor’s degree, or 8 years of experience with a Master’s degree. Licenses & Certifications: • Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework) Certification, Certified Information Management Professional (CIMP), or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is preferred.

Ryan Specialty is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building and sustaining a diverse workforce throughout the organization. Our vision is an inclusive and equitable workplace where all employees are valued for and evaluated on their performance and contributions. Differences in race, creed, color, religious beliefs, physical or mental capabilities, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and many other characteristics bring together varied perspectives and add value to the service we provide our clients, trading partners, and communities. This policy extends to all aspects of our employment practices, including but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, discipline, firing, promoting, transferring, compensation, benefits, training, leaves of absence, and other terms, conditions, and benefits of employment.

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Ryan Specialty seeks to offer our employees a comprehensive and best-in-class benefits package that helps them — and their family members — achieve their physical, financial, and emotional well-being goals. In addition to paid time off for company holidays, vacation, sick and personal days, Ryan offers paid parental leave, mental health services and more.

The target salary range for this position is $129,200.00 - $161,500.00 annually.

The wage range for this role considers many factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, licensure and certification, business needs, and market demands. The pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Full-time roles are eligible for bonuses and benefits. For additional information on Ryan Specialty Total Rewards, visit our website https://benefits.ryansg.com/. 

 

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The above is intended to describe this job's general requirements. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.