Role Value Proposition:
The role of Director Enterprise Data Design requires a senior person experienced in data architecture, including conceptual modeling, logical modeling, and business data design, and involves managing a COE and federated team. This role is crucial for translating insurance business needs into robust, scalable, and efficient data models and designs, ensuring data assets are well defined, integrated, and aligned with organizational strategy. Additionally, this leader will manage staff at all levels to grow their skills, foster team spirit, and encourage collaboration. The successful candidate will drive best practices for data architecture, modeling, and business data design throughout the enterprise
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify opportunities for efficiencies: Align business terms and business concept definitions with logical data modeling, integrating into the data dictionary and data glossary
- Creation of a conceptual model in collaboration with business stakeholders, analysts, and data domain experts
- Implement API Library Platform: Partner with technology and infosec to implement an API catalog of approved APIs
- Federated Target Operating Model Oversight: Define a governance approach to federated enterprise conceptual data modeling
- Establish oversight of all enterprise data architecture, including the conceptual, logical, and business data design
- Define and establish KPIs and reporting
Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in data management, data sciences, computer science, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise-wide implementation of data architecture, conceptual modeling, logical modeling, and business data design
- Experience with ERWIN, Collibra, or other Data Modeling and Management tools.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to create simple solutions for complex business problems
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience in influencing without authority
- Experience in modern data stack and operations.
- Strong project management skills. Experience working in enterprise, complex, large-scale, multi-team programs.
Preferred:
- Certification as a plus, e.g., MS Certified, Google Certified, Oracle Certified, MongoDB Certified
- Deep understanding of different database technologies and their tradeoffs, e.g. Databricks, Azure Synapse, MongoDB, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Fabric, AWS Redshift
At MetLife, we're leading the global transformation of an industry we've long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we're dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.
The expected salary range for this position is $140,000 to $185,700. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law ("protected characteristics").
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Named among the World’s Most Admired Companies™ by Fortune and recognized in the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list in 2025, MetLife is leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve defined for more than 155 years. At MetLife, every innovation and line of code is a lifeline for our customers and their families—from victims of natural disasters to people living with disabilities and beyond. With operations in more than 40 markets and leading positions across the globe, MetLife fosters an inclusive culture where our people are energized and inspired to deliver for our customers and communities. Join our remarkable journey—one in which you help write the next century of innovation in financial services—because with MetLife, making the world a better place is All Together Possible.
Why Work With Us
At MetLife, you’ll be working for a company whose purpose is to help customers throughout their life’s journey, and often in their most critical time of need. You’ll be a part of developing leading-edge platforms that will have a lasting impact on the lives and well-being of tens of millions of customers.
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