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The Role
Lead data architecture, reporting platform, and product catalog strategy for the Xtime fixed-ops portfolio. Translate business needs into data models, integrations, ETL, and reporting solutions; define standards, reference architectures, and governance; own reporting platform architecture and proofs of concept; collaborate across product, engineering, and stakeholders to align roadmaps, non-functional requirements, and delivery for scalable, secure data and catalog systems.
Summary Generated by Built In
Serves as a key contributor to the strategy, design, implementation and support for the data architecture, reporting platform and product catalog that underpin the Xtime fixed-ops portfolio. Works closely with business and technology leadership to establish an architectural framework and facilitate the definition of data strategy, standards, policies and roadmaps. Provides cross-cutting data, reporting and catalog architecture coverage across the Xtime portfolio and its net-new delivery teams, partnering with the portfolio's Principal Architect and Integrations Architect to maintain a coherent architectural direction.
Role Focus
Primary Duties / Key Responsibilities
General Responsibilities
Data Architecture
Reporting Platform & Actionable Reporting
Systems Architecture
Required Experience & Skills
USD 179,700.00 - 299,500.00
Compensation:
Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $179,700.00 - $299,500.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Benefits:
The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
EOE, including disability/vets
Role Focus
- Data architecture and the reporting platform across the Xtime portfolio.
- Product catalog - parts, services, and ops menus.
- Drives data strategy across Xtime teams as a horizontal, pattern-setting authority rather than a single-team assignment.
Primary Duties / Key Responsibilities
General Responsibilities
- Collaborates with business, engineering and product stakeholders to drive holistic architectural design across the data, reporting and catalog areas described below.
- Monitors industry and the competition for solution-focused technical and process changes and advances.
Data Architecture
- Translates business requirements into technical specifications, including data streams, integrations, transformations, databases and data warehouses.
- Helps define the data architectural framework, standards and principles, including modeling, metadata, security and reference data.
- Helps define reference architecture and patterns others follow to create and improve data systems across Xtime teams.
- Collaborates with data users, software and other technical stakeholders to structure effective data flows - from generation through transition to application.
- Architects the product catalog domain - parts, services and ops menus - including its data model, sourcing and governance.
Reporting Platform & Actionable Reporting
- Owns the architecture of the reporting platform that powers dealer, dealer-group and OEM reporting across the portfolio.
- Defines patterns for OEM and dealer-group data feeds and report requests (e.g., multi-media reporting and OEM data feeds, service-pricing and parts/labor reporting).
- Evaluates performance, security, reliability, operations, technology and interoperability requirements, producing high-level design deliverables that enable development teams to build flexible, scalable and secure reporting solutions.
- Creates proofs of concept to determine the viability of new or different data and reporting technologies.
Systems Architecture
- Provides systems architecture advice and support for the data, reporting and catalog domains across the Xtime product portfolio and its net-new teams.
- Works with portfolio stakeholders and customers to align the architectural direction of the solution intent.
- Drives structuring of the product vision, roadmap, priorities, enabler capabilities, non-functional requirements and solution demo activities for the data and reporting platform.
- Engages with cross-functional partners on PI planning, Architecture Sync, solution capability demonstrations, release management and alignment of technologies across initiatives.
- Consults with architecture, development, infrastructure and operational teams to address issues relating to systems/application architecture, including performance and availability.
Required Experience & Skills
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline and 10 years' experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as master's degree and 8 years' experience; a Ph.D. and 5 years' experience in a related field; or 22 years' experience in a related field
- 10+ years of experience in full development life cycle, architecture design, and platform implementations
- Comes from a data architecture discipline / background, with demonstrated experience delivering enterprise scale ETL and reporting solutions
- Experience designing cloud architectures (preferably AWS, also GCP/Azure)
- Experience with Snowflake, MicroStrategy, Logi or similar enterprise data and reporting platforms
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and strategic thinking skills
- 5+ years architecture delivery and storytelling with ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences including business and technology leadership
- 5+ years in creating and communicating strategies, capabilities and solutions using architecture models, reference architectures, frameworks, diagrams and viewpoints
- Automotive industry background or interest
USD 179,700.00 - 299,500.00
Compensation:
Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $179,700.00 - $299,500.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Benefits:
The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
EOE, including disability/vets
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, MIS, or related discipline (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
- 10+ years experience in a related field or equivalent alternative combinations of education and experience
- 10+ years of experience in full development life cycle, architecture design, and platform implementations
- Experience from a data architecture discipline delivering enterprise-scale ETL and reporting solutions
- Experience designing cloud architectures (preferably AWS; experience with GCP or Azure)
- Experience with Snowflake, MicroStrategy, Logi, or similar enterprise data and reporting platforms
- 5+ years architecture delivery and storytelling, conveying complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
- 5+ years creating and communicating strategies, capabilities, and solutions using architecture models, reference architectures, frameworks, diagrams and viewpoints
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and strategic thinking skills
- Automotive industry background or interest
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as robust with multiple medical plan options (PPOs and an HSA‑eligible HDHP), in‑network preventive care at 100%, and expanded mental health and virtual care access. Specialized offerings such as fertility benefits, gender‑affirming care, and wellness programs (e.g., Calm, FitnessOnDemand, Hinge Health) further bolster breadth.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) program features an enhanced employer contribution for most newer hires—dollar‑for‑dollar matching up to 6% and an automatic 2% contribution after 90 days, with legacy formulas for earlier hire dates. Financial tools and student‑debt support via Candidly deepen long‑term savings support.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave of eight weeks, adoption assistance (up to $5,000 per adoption), and resources like backup care and childcare discounts are highlighted. Family‑building and caregiving supports (e.g., fertility coverage, Milk Stork, Care.com access) are emphasized across materials.
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Cox Enterprises is a family-owned enterprise spanning 125+ years of innovation. Through our diverse network of businesses, our people are shaping the future with bold thinking, cutting-edge technology and an unwavering commitment to doing what’s right. Across a range of industries — including automotive, agriculture, cleantech, journalism and more — we’re building a better future for this generation and the next. Make your mark at Cox!
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