Data Architect

Music wouldn't exist without the work of songwriters, composers and publishers. We're here to represent them and make sure that they are paid for their work. After more than a century in the industry, we continue to innovate as a world‑leading organisation.

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect who will be responsible for developing the data architecture within PRS for Music. This role will sit under our Enterprise Architecture Team and will support us to meet PRS’ objectives and will collaborate across the other IT functions from a ‘design’ and ‘operate’ point of view. The Architecture Team collaborates with all CIO Teams and business functions to ensure our core systems are fit for purpose and fit for use.

The team is responsible for delivering both solution designs and roadmaps for all key systems, collaborating with and leading a group of technical leads and SMEs across the wider CIO department who are essential to successfully delivering these artefacts at a high‑quality level, always with a focus on increasing business functionality and reducing business risk. The core foundation of the Architecture function is to increase Certainty, Simplicity and Maturity. The belief is that driving these pillars up across PRS for Music’s IT estate will lead to an increased velocity of delivery of functionality and innovation for our customers. All PRS for Music’s systems fall under the responsibility of the Architecture Team, covering many technologies centred around Oracle, Microsoft and MuleSoft. We regularly work with third parties to complement the skills of the core team always with a focus on enabling PRS to deliver the best service to its customers.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the data architecture strategy and roadmap, across all business capabilities, enabling business outcomes, and technical remediation, with a particular focus on the needs of the key partners, Data Service Team, and the Data Governance Team.
• Define and ensure adherence to data architecture principles, patterns, and standards.
• Assure technology change initiatives from a data perspective.
• Support technology procurement processes (RFI / RFP) from a data perspective.
• Liaise with vendors and company partners where appropriate.
• Key contributor to business cases and proposals.
• Continuously evaluate the data landscapes for architectural debt, modernisation opportunities, and decommissioning candidates.
• Partner with solution, technical architects, developers, and DevOps teams to implement architecture decisions.
• Align with other enterprise architecture domains to ensure data supports a robust business, applications, security, and integration architecture.
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies like AI and automation.
• Assess and recommend data technology innovation that can enable business innovation.
• Maintain architectural artefacts to an excellent quality (e.g., diagrams, catalogues, principles, standards), advocating use of EA tools to centralise and link domains for impact assessment.
• Play a central authoritative role in architectural governance for data management and maturity.
• Contribute to the overarching technology strategy and roadmap.
• Create and maintain a data architecture annual plan, developing and maturing the capability over time.

About You

• An talented Data Architect with demonstrable experience succeeding in a similar role.
• Experience in data management and utilisation of structured, semi‑structured and unstructured data.
• Comprehensive knowledge of design for data management including service, applications and infrastructure.
• Demonstrable knowledge in data modelling including use of common languages (for example UML, Archimate).
• Proficiency in database management systems (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, etc.).
• Understanding of CRM systems.
• Strong negotiation and problem‑solving skills.
• Maintains awareness of industry trends including new approaches/best practices.
• Excellent team player both within IT and the wider business.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to constructively influence at all levels across the organisation.
• Change agent – identifying and introducing company wide changes to deliver tangible benefits.
• Strategic thinker whilst also capable of delivering practical, innovative, and value‑adding solutions to issues identified.

What’s in it for you?

• We trust, value, and support our people to make the difference.
• We believe that diversity of thought and experience provides the platform for innovation and creativity.
• We are consciously inclusive and have eight Affinity Groups which you can join and make an impact.
• We invest in the development of our people to drive our ambitions forward.
• We offer a range of family friendly leave including enhanced maternity and paternity, grandparent, fertility, reproductive and menopause support.
• We know time to rest and recharge is important which is why we offer 25 days holiday entitlement with the option to top up twice annually up to a maximum of 30 days.
• Employees can work from anywhere in the world for up to eight weeks of the year.
• Plus a whole range of other benefits, including retail discounts, gym discounts, season ticket or bicycle loan.

The Process

Our Interview Process For This Role Is Simple. First stage interview will take place virtually on MS Teams. Second stage interview will take place in person at our London Bridge Hub. We use competency‑based questions within our interviews. This allows you to provide examples of situations where you have had to demonstrate the required skills relevant to the role you are applying for. To assist your preparation for interview, research the STAR method to aid bringing your examples to life.

Location

We offer a hybrid working model, allowing employees to work from home up to three days a week. To ensure the health and safety of all our employees, if you wish to work from home for more than 2.5 days per week, we will conduct a quick and easy remote‑working assessment. If you sound like you could be the right person for the job, apply now.

At PRS we are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging for all. We have taken a holistic approach to ensure that no one feels excluded regardless of age, class, sexuality, gender, race, religion, or ability. We value the needs of everyone in our organisation and strive to build an environment where our employee’s contributions are recognised in order that everyone may thrive.