Contract through March (Possibility of extension)
Remote (Canada)
- Occasional travel to Calgary or Montreal will be required during key project phases including design workshops, testing, cutover, and/or go-live activities.
Overview
Our client is undergoing a significant enterprise transformation to modernize its finance, operational, and customer-facing platforms across multiple business entities.
As part of this transformation, they are implementing NetSuite ERP alongside several operational applications supporting terminal operations, fixed-base operators (FBO), retail, ticketing, inventory, and finance. These systems will be connected through an enterprise middleware layer and centralized data hub.
They are seeking an experienced Enterprise Data Architect to lead the overall data strategy across the transformation. This individual will own enterprise data architecture, integration governance, master data strategy, and overall data quality while partnering closely with business stakeholders, implementation vendors, and technology leadership.
This is a leadership role focused on architecture, governance, and delivery rather than hands-on software development.
Must Have Qualifications
- 10+ years leading enterprise data architecture, enterprise integration, or ERP transformation initiatives.
- Experience leading data architecture or integration workstreams on at least 3 enterprise ERP transformation programs, including serving as the lead Data Architect on at least one implementation.
- Experience working in mid-market organizations where a hands-on, self-sufficient approach was required.
- Strong understanding of enterprise data governance, master data management, data mapping, integration specifications, and data dictionaries.
- Experience supporting full implementation lifecycles, including solution design, testing, cutover, and go-live across multi-system, multi-entity environments.
- Experience managing implementation partners and coordinating cross-functional business and technology stakeholders.
- Proven ability to work independently, influence stakeholders, and drive delivery within small, cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead the enterprise data workstream supporting a large-scale ERP and systems transformation.
- Define the enterprise data architecture across multiple integrated business applications.
- Develop and maintain the enterprise data strategy, governance framework, and master data model.
- Partner with implementation vendors to ensure integration designs align with business requirements.
- Define enterprise data flows between NetSuite ERP, middleware, operational platforms, and supporting applications.
- Lead development of data mapping documents, integration specifications, and enterprise data dictionaries.
- Ensure appropriate governance exists around master data, reference data, and system ownership.
- Support solution design, testing, cutover planning, and production readiness activities.
- Identify integration risks early and proactively recommend mitigation strategies.
- Work closely with business and technology stakeholders to align requirements across multiple workstreams.
- Provide technical leadership throughout implementation while ensuring documentation and governance standards are maintained.
- Coordinate activities across business teams, vendors, and project leadership.
Nice to Have
- NetSuite ERP implementation experience.
- Experience with middleware or enterprise integration platforms.
- Aviation, transportation, logistics, retail, or supply chain industry experience.
- Experience supporting multi-entity organizations.
- Experience with finance transformation programs.