VP, Data Architecture & Solutions

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Job Description: Role Summary Reports to: EVP, Data Experience: Help build the foundational data infrastructure that powers everything Dentsu’s Decisioning practice delivers. In this role, you will scale our proven Azure/Databricks/Python/PySpark stack across client engagements and design the architecture that supports our agentic data systems, third‑party analytics partners, and AI orchestration tools. This is an architecture‑first leadership role: you create the patterns, your team builds the platform, and every data product in the practice relies on what you design. Your focus is taking what works and making it consistently scalable across the organization. Key Responsibilities: - Own the enterprise data architecture strategy across Azure, Databricks, ADLS, PySpark, and Power BI—defining reference patterns used across client engagements. - Lead a team of seven (3 onshore engineers, 3 DGS engineers, and 1 Director, Staff Data Engineer), setting clear technical standards and architecture patterns. - Design and optimize the data foundation powering Genie spaces and agentic workflows, ensuring AI systems have fast, governed access to trusted data across Databricks and ADLS. - Ensure...