Data Enterprise Architect - €6.000 - €8.100 A Month in Amsterdam

This role can be based in our Edinburgh, Stockholm or Amsterdam office. The Data Enterprise Architect is responsible for defining and governing the enterprise-wide data architecture for the Postcode Lottery Group. This role ensures that data flows, data structures, and information concepts are consistently designed, integrated, and governed across all business systems and markets. You will shape how data is organised and used throughout PLG, enabling high‑quality, trusted, and connected data that supports business operations, regulatory demands, and strategic decision‑making.

Reporting directly to the Group Data Governance & Management Lead, you will define the conceptual and support logical data architecture, ensure alignment across domains, and collaborate with enterprise architects, system owners, and delivery teams to embed consistent data design principles across the organisation. In this role, you will drive the definition and adoption of shared data standards, promote coherent end-to-end data flows, and ensure that data is managed as a strategic asset.

What you’ll do

• Shape the enterprise data architecture by developing and maintaining the enterprise-wide conceptual and logical data architecture, ensuring consistency of data definitions, relationships, and flows across systems and domains.
• Guide system and solution integration by ensuring data dependencies, interfaces, and information flows between business systems are well‑defined, efficient, and future‑proof.
• Design coherent data models as the lead for the creation and maintenance of enterprise data models and data domain structures supporting operational, analytical, and regulatory needs.
• Align data architecture across the enterprise by collaborating closely with Enterprise Architects, system owners, and Group Tech to embed data architecture principles in system roadmaps and transformation initiatives.
• Strengthen data governance and compliance by partnering with Data Management, Legal, and Cyber Security to ensure that data standards, quality rules, privacy requirements, and regulatory obligations are consistently applied across all systems.
• Enable business insight through connected data by ensuring that critical data entities are consistently represented across systems to enable group‑wide reporting, analytics, and operational alignment.
• Champion enterprise-wide data thinking by promoting standardisation, reuse, and cross‑market alignment in how data is captured, structured, and managed across the organisation.

You describe yourself as follows

• Master’s degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Data Management, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in data architecture, enterprise architecture, or large‑scale data design.
• Demonstrated ability to design and govern cross‑system data structures and end‑to‑end data flows.
• Deep understanding of data modelling, data integration patterns, and enterprise information architecture principles.
• Strong leadership, facilitation, and communication skills to align diverse stakeholders.
• Proven experience working with data governance, data quality, privacy, and regulatory frameworks.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into coherent data designs.
• Strategic, conceptual thinker with a pragmatic and collaborative approach.
• A monthly salary indication between €6.000,- and €8.100,- based on a 40‑hour week and flexible working hours.
• This role can be based in our Edinburgh, Stockholm or Amsterdam office.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, variable year‑end bonus and excellent pension scheme.
• Opportunities for continuous development through the Lottery Academy and international projects.
• Work in our sustainable building near Amsterdam Zuid station with an NS Business Card for free travel in the Netherlands.
• Regular social events, inspirational talks and partnerships with good cause organisations.
• Physical wellness programmes (pilates, kickboxing, bootcamp) and on‑site health services.
• Flexible working hours and 28 vacation days per year on a 40‑hour week. 100% salary paid during parental leave.

Welcome

We believe an inclusive organisation is the ideal breeding ground for creativity, collaboration and innovation. Employee solidarity is important to us, too. Each of us has a part to play in that – we are the organisation, after all. We strive to make everyone feel at home. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and celebrate diversity.

Legal & EEO statement

This is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

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