Enterprise Data & Analytics Architect

Enterprise Data & Analytics Architect

about upl:

UPL is focused on emerging as a premier global provider of total crop solutions designed to secure the world’s long-term food supply. Winning farmers hearts across the globe, while leading the way with innovative products and services that make agriculture sustainable, UPL is the fastest growing company in the industry. UPL has a rich history of 50+ years with presence in 120+ countries. Based on the recognition that humankind is one community, UPL’s overarching commitment is to improve areas of its presence, workplace, and customer engagement.

Our purpose is ‘OpenAg’. An Open agriculture network that feeds sustainable growth for all. No limits, no borders.

In order to create sustainable food chain, UPL is now working to build a future-ready, analytics-driven organization that will be even more efficient, more innovative, and more agile. We are setting up “Digital and Analytics” CoE to work on some disruptive projects that will have an impact that matters for the planet. It will help us reimagine our business to ensure the best outcomes for growers, consumers, employees, and our planet.

Work with us to get exposure to cutting-edge solutions in digital & advanced analytics, mentorship from senior leaders & domain experts, and access to a great work environment.

JOb Responsibilities:

The Enterprise Data & Analytics Architect is responsible for setting the strategy for the UPL’s data architecture and providing technical architecture direction for delivery of the target state. The person appointed will be an integral member of the Digital & Analytics Team and will be responsible for the design and implementation of the enterprise-wide data strategy, ensuring the strategy supports the current and future business needs. They will apply their knowledge of good architecture practice, architecture documentation and data technologies to comprehensively capture the organizations’ current state holistic data architecture and oversee target state design and implementation. The role will involve collaborating with Business, internal and external IT stakeholders at all levels to ensure the enterprise data strategy and associated implementation is adding value to the business.

• Strategic owner of the enterprise Data Architecture roadmap and all technical decisions that enable business value through Data & Analytics


• Accountable & Responsible for all Data Architecture activities – integration, modelling, storage/platform, applications, DevOps, and solutions architecture


• Strategic owner of Data Democratization strategy


• Establishes a network of Data Architects across various aspects of Data collection, storage to consumption across use cases


• Defines principles and design patterns that guide data technology decisions and the relationships between enterprise business context (industry and market trends) and specified data technology


• Contributes to the development of software, data and technology platforms that are service-oriented with reusable components across teams (multiple teams) that can be orchestrated together into different methods for different businesses


• Responsible to participate with EA organization in shaping technology, product, and service data roadmaps in alignment to business strategy and blueprint


• Responsible for alignment of the broader EA organization to Data Architecture strategy/roadmap/technologies


• Partners with Data Culture organization in the development and execution of a communication and education plan for the enterprise data and information.


• Serve as a senior IT technical thought leader for the business Accountable for architecture that supports total cost of ownership (TCO), business impact and market competitiveness


• This leader will be influencing from a strategic and technical standpoint across business entities and functions

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• 18+ years of overall experience in technology


• 7+ years of experience with Enterprise Data and Solutions architecture


• Experience leading design and implementation of Enterprise Data Architecture for an organization or at least a division


• Overall awareness of various technology options that are available across cloud/open source and the strengths of each


• Experience managing enterprise Data platforms and migrations to adapt changing technological landscape


• Experience deploying complex Analytics solutions on the cloud

Location: Bangalore

What’s in it for you?

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  Disruptive projects: Work on ‘breakthrough’ digital-and-analytics projects to enable UPL’s vision of building a future ready organization. It involves deploying solutions to help us increase our sales, sustain our profitability, improve our speed to market, supercharge our R&D efforts, and support the way we work internally. Help us ensure we have access to the best business insights that our data analysis can offer us.

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  Cross functional leadership exposure: Work directly under guidance of functional leadership at UPL, on the most critical business problems for the organization (and the industry) today. It will give you exposure to a large cross-functional team (e.g.: spanning manufacturing, procurement, commercial, quality, IT/OT experts), allowing multi-functional learning in D&A deployment

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  Environment fostering professional and personal development: Strengthen professional learning in a highly impact-oriented and meritocratic environment that is focused on delivering disproportionate business value through innovative solutions. It will be supported by on-the-job coaching from experienced domain experts, and continuous feedback from a highly motivated and capable set of peers. Comprehensive training programs for continuous development through UPL's D&A academy will help in accelerating growth opportunities.

Come join us in this transformational journey!

Let’s collectively Change the game with Digital & Analytics!