Brand: Purpose Financial
Address: 322 Rhett Street, Greenville, South Carolina, United States - 29601
Purpose Financial, Inc. is an innovative consumer financial services company that offers a diverse suite of credit products, promoting financial inclusion and meeting consumers wherever they are. Through its brands, the company is committed to helping customers achieve their version of financial stability in the moment and in the future. Since 1997, Purpose Financial has been a pioneer in the consumer credit and financial services market offering money solutions in over 800 storefronts locations and online lending. Providing services in over 23 states, Purpose Financial employs over 2,500 team members.
At Purpose Financial we are always on the lookout for motivated individuals who share in our values of mutual respect to join our team of outstanding professionals.
We offer:- Competitive Wages
- Health/Life Benefits
- Health Savings Account plus Employer Seed
- 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
- Paid Parental Leave
- Company Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off including Volunteer Time
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Business Casual Environment
- Rewards & Recognition Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Office in downtown Greenville that offers free parking, onsite gym, free snacks/drinks
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Purpose Financial Website.Position SummaryThis position provides highly hands-on leadership and technical direction for enterprise data architecture initiatives across cloud environments. This role drives the vision, design, and implementation of robust data systems, applying best practices in system design, architecture, and data modeling standards to maximize business and technical impact. This role will mentor and develop data architects and data engineers, ensuring the team delivers scalable, high-performance, and compliant data solutions that enable data-driven decision making to our enterprise-wide customers.
Job Responsibility- Lead a team of data architects and engineers, providing technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to elevate skills, collaboration, and delivery.
- Develop and execute the strategic vision and roadmap for data architecture, in alignment with the company's overall objectives, while also driving hands-on technical execution on critical projects.
- Architect, design, and optimize data models, databases, data warehouses, and data lakes to support high-volume, complex analytics and transactional workloads.
- Champion and enforce data architecture best practices, standards, and modern design patterns to ensure the scalability, integrity, reliability, and performance of all data assets.
- Collaborate with cross-function teams, including software engineering, data science, and business domains to align data architecture initiatives with business requirements and technical objectives.
- Oversee design and implementation of ELT pipelines, master data, and enterprise data integration strategies with a focus on automation, resilience, and quality.
- Evaluate and recommend emerging data technologies, tools, and platforms to address evolving business needs and optimize cost, security, and scalability.
- Drive implementation of data governance frameworks, quality management processes, and metadata strategies for regulatory compliance and trusted decision-making.
- Model strong leadership and communication skills at all levels, fostering an environment of innovation, high technical standards, and continuous improvement.
- Provide oversight and hands-on subject matter expertise for POCs, demos, and architectural reviews, ensuring best-in-class architecture for cloud and hybrid environments.
Job Responsibilities Cont.Education RequiredBachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field
Experience Required- 10+ years' experience in data architecture, data engineering, and database design with at least 2-years at a senior or hands-on lead/manage role.
- Demonstrated technical experience in advanced data modeling, cloud data platforms (AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Confluent), NoSQL, Kafka, ELT, and middleware integrations.
- Proven leader in designing, building, and enforcing resilient, high-performance, and scalable enterprise data architectures.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, able to drive team growth and cross-functional collaboration.
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically, drive results, and navigate complex technical and organization challenges in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Certifications (e.g., Certified Solutions/Data Architect) highly desirable.
Knowledge RequiredExcellent written and verbal communications skills; adaptability and flexibility to changing environment; and comfortable working in a dynamic, high volume, fast-paced environment. Ability to understand and ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and laws governing our industry/business and products.
Physical RequirementsSitting for long periods of time; standing occasionally; walking; bending; squatting; kneeling; pushing/pulling; reaching; twisting; frequent lifting of less than 10 lbs., occasional lifting of up to 20 lbs.; driving and having access during the workday to an insured and reliable transportation; typing; data entry; grasping; transferring items between hands and/or to another person or receptacle; use of office equipment to include computers; ability to travel to, be physically present at, and complete the physical requirements of the position at any assigned location.
CompetenciesOKR
Technical Proficiency/Leadership
Travel10%
AttireBusiness Casual
OtherMust be eligible to work in the USA and able to pass a background check.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.
Requisition ID: 46571
