Lead Data Advisor - Data Platforms

Lead Data Advisor - Data Platforms

Edward Jones

Innovate here. And see your ideas come to life.

It’s an exciting time to work in tech at Edward Jones. We are making massive investments in emerging technologies to improve how we work with our clients and with each other. Relationships are the focus of our business model. Working in Technology means using your skills to build, deliver, and maintain the technologies that enable us to deepen and support those relationships.

We develop and create our own industry-leading solutions internally. You can be part of it.

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Position

Schedule:

Full-Time

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 07-Jan-2026. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

As a Data Advisor, you are a strategic partner and trusted consultant to business leaders and product teams. You translate business outcomes into data and AI opportunities, ensure alignment with the enterprise data strategy, and drive adoption and value realization of AI‑ready data products across structured and unstructured sources. This role blends business acumen, data literacy, and governance expertise to accelerate the responsible use of analytics, ML, and GenAI at scale.

• Business Acumen:
  Understands P&L drivers, operational metrics, and regulatory context.
• Data & AI Literacy:
  • Deep understanding of data mesh principles—domain-oriented ownership, federated governance, and product thinking for data.
  • Grasp of structured/unstructured data, semantic modeling, feature stores, embeddings, and AI patterns (ML, GenAI, RAG).
  • Familiarity with distributed data architectures and interoperability standards.
• Influence & Facilitation:
  Guides diverse stakeholders toward shared outcomes; excellent storytelling.
• Systems Thinking:
  Connects data contracts, governance, and platform capabilities to end‑to‑end product value.
• Change Leadership:
  Drives adoption through enablement, communications, and champions networks.
• Integrity & Judgment:
  Applies responsible AI and policy principles; manages sensitive data thoughtfully.

Edward Jones’ compensation and benefits package includes medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Basic life and disability coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401(k) retirement plan and tax‑advantaged accounts: HSA and FSA. Ten paid holidays, 15 days vacation for new associates (starting January
1), sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the Employee Assistance Program.

Hiring Minimum: $101,700

Hiring Maximum: $173,200

• 4–7+ years in data/analytics roles (e.g., data product management, analytics consulting, BI, data strategy, or applied AI).
• Proven experience aligning business strategy to data capabilities and delivering measurable outcomes.
• Working understanding of data platforms (lakehouse, ELT/ETL), semantic modeling, BI, and AI concepts (feature stores, embeddings, MLOps, RAG).
• Working knowledge of data governance (privacy, retention, classification) and Responsible AI principles.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills; ability to translate technical concepts to business language.

• Experience in Fortune 500/250 or similarly complex environments.
• Domain experience in Finance/Financial Planning, Wealth Management, Sales/Marketing, or Customer.
• Familiarity with enterprise BI and AI ecosystems and governance platforms (Databricks, Azure, vector databases, MCP servers).
• Certifications in data governance, analytics, or AI (e.g., DAMA, Azure/AWS/GCP Data/AI).

Current INTERNAL home-based associates may retain home-based status. This role is posted as hybrid, but future business or regulatory needs may require on-site work. Candidates within commuting distance of Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO are expected to work in the office three days per week, preferably Tuesday through Thursday.

Edward Jones is a Fortune 500 company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we pride ourselves on being privately-owned, focusing on our clients rather than shareholder returns. Our purpose is to partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together better our communities and society.

We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.

Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.