Data Architect, Snowflake, Vice President

Blackrock

Hybrid Actively hiring
New York, NY Posted 70 days ago $155,000–$210,000 / year
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TL;DR

The VP, Snowflake Data Architect role at BlackRock involves designing and building the company’s enterprise data warehouse capabilities for sensitive business domains such as HR, Finance, and Legal & Compliance. This senior-level position requires defining and implementing scalable, secure, and regulatory-compliant Snowflake architectures to support analytics, reporting, and decision-making. Key responsibilities include establishing enterprise data models, governance frameworks, and engineering standards while partnering with stakeholders to translate complex requirements into sustainable solutions. The role demands expertise in Snowflake architecture, dimensional modeling, and large-scale data transformation programs, along with proficiency in SQL, dbt, Fivetran, and CI/CD pipelines. Additionally, the candidate must have experience with cloud ecosystems, Snowflake Cortex capabilities, and responsible AI frameworks to ensure legal compliance and secure AI-driven analytics within regulated financial services environments.

Skills

Snowflake SQL dbt Fivetran CI/CD Python Airflow AWS Azure GCP Terraform Kubernetes Prometheus Grafana Dimensional Modeling Cloud Ecosystems Snowpark AI_SQL Vector Databases RAG Responsible AI SOX Controls Data Lineage DevOps

What you'll do

  • Define and execute target-state architecture for BlackRock’s business data domains in Snowflake.
  • Establish enterprise data modeling standards and architectural patterns for regulated domains.
  • Design secure, scalable multi-account Snowflake architectures aligned with cloud strategy.
  • Develop data models and golden source strategies ensuring compliance and regulatory adherence.
  • Oversee governance frameworks to ensure legal compliance, audit traceability, and data quality.
  • Lead the design of ingestion and transformation frameworks using ELT tools like dbt and Fivetran.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of enterprise data architecture and data warehousing experience.
  • Deep expertise in Snowflake architecture, including performance tuning and cost optimization.
  • Proven leadership in large-scale data transformation initiatives within regulated financial services environments.
  • Advanced knowledge of dimensional modeling and enterprise data architecture patterns.
  • Experience designing governance, security, and compliance frameworks for cloud-based platforms.
  • Strong understanding of vector databases, embeddings, semantic search, and RAG patterns.
  • Ability to define enterprise data strategy and influence senior stakeholders.

Market check

Salary context

This $155,000–$210,000 range sits above 66% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$130,000–$209,330

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$146,875–$200,900

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Blackrock

BlackRock is the world''s largest asset management firm, providing investment management, risk management, and advisory services to institutional and retail clients through its Aladdin technology platform. Industry: Asset Management & Financial Services

Blackrock currently has 104 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $140,000–$195,000 across 101 roles with salary data.

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