Business Analytics Architect

Job description

Muck Rack is trusted by thousands of organizations around the world to understand how their brands show up across news, social media and AI-generated answers. Our AI-powered platform connects the entire PR workflow in one place, helping communications teams manage media relationships, understand the conversations shaping their brands, take action and measure their impact. Combined with analyst-led Media Intelligence and advisory services, Muck Rack turns signals into insights and insights into action. Founder-controlled and growing profitably and sustainably, we have the freedom to build forward-thinking products, put our customers first, and offer an inclusive culture that welcomes diverse perspectives. We’re looking for a collaborative, self-motivated **Analytics Architect** to join our Business Data Analytics team. Reporting to the VP, Analytics, you’ll serve as the lead architect for Business Data Analytics, defining and driving an AI-first data and analytics architecture that modernizes our analytics platform and enables new ways for teams to access and interact with data. You’ll establish the technical blueprint for a modern data analytics stack supporting Data Ingestion to Snowflake / Databricks, Data Modeling / Semantic Layers (dbt, Python, SQL), Natural Language Analytics (Agents), Data Activation (rETL, System to System), and Self-Service Analytics (BI Tools). You’ll collaborate across Data Science, Engineering, Product, and Revenue Operations to establish scalable architecture, integration patterns, governance, and engineering practices that enable trusted data and AI-powered analyticsacross the business. ## What You’ll Do - Define and drive the target architecture for an AI-first enterprise data and analytics platform, establishing the technical direction and patterns needed to modernize and consolidate the analytics technology stack - Architect scalable data infrastructure, ingestion and transformation frameworks, storage models, and integration patterns across Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, Python, SQL, and related systems - Design governed semantic data layers and the supporting architecture for AI agents, natural language querying, conversational analytics, and other AI-powered data experiences - Establish architecture patterns for retrieval, APIs, and integrations that allow AI agents and applications to securely discover, understand, and interact with trusted enterprise data - Lead the evolution of data governance, security, privacy, access control, and compliance patterns across the analytics stack, balancing accessibility with appropriate safeguards - Establish and champion engineering standards for data modeling, testing, observability, CI/CD, documentation, deployment, and system integration, improving the reliability and maintainability of the analytics platform - Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the Analytics Engineers on the team ## To Be Set Up for Success in This Role, You’ll Need to Have - 7+ years of experience designing and evolving modern data and analytics architectures, including responsibility for architectural decisions that span multiple systems, teams, or business use cases - Deep experience with modern cloud data platforms and analytics engineering practices, including Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, Python, and SQL - Experience designing scalable data models, transformation pipelines, semantic or metrics layers, and integration patterns that enable trusted self-service analytics - Experience architecting or implementing AI-enabled data systems, such as natural language analytics, AI agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector search, or related LLM-powered data workflows - Strong knowledge of enterprise data governance, security, privacy, access control, and data quality practices, with experience translating those requirements into practical technical architecture - Experience establishing engineering practices such as automated testing, CI/CD, observability, version control, and reliable deployment patterns for data and analytics systems - Demonstrated ability to set technical direction, evaluate complex architectural trade-offs, and influence decisions across teams without relying on direct authority - Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex data and AI architecture into clear decisions, standards, and technical direction for both technical and business partners ## If Any of the Below Also Describe You, This Could Be an Exciting Opportunity - You’ve helped modernize or consolidate a fragmented enterprise data ecosystem into a more cohesive modern data stack - You’ve designed semantic or metrics layers specifically to support AI-powered, conversational, or self-service analytics - You have experience taking AI agents or RAG-based data applications from architecture through production implementation - You’ve developed reusable frameworks, standards, or platform capabilities that increased the effectiveness of analytics and engineering teams - You enjoy mentoring engineers and raising technical standards while remaining an individual contributor - You’re comfortable operating in ambiguous technical environments where the architecture is still being defined and your decisions will influence how teams build for years to come ## In Addition, We’re Always Looking for Candidates Who - Approach architecture pragmatically, balancing immediate business needs with scalability, maintainability, security, and long-term platform health - Build alignment across technical and non-technical teams and communicate architectural decisions and trade-offs clearly - Take ownership of ambiguous, complex problems and create clarity and actionable technical direction - Look for opportunities to create reusable systems, standards, and patterns that increase the effectiveness of other teams - Share knowledge generously and mentor teammates through complex technical and architectural challenges - Proactively incorporate AI tools into day-to-day work to improve productivity and accelerate delivery ### **Interview Overview** Below you'll find an outline of the interview plan for this role. Please note that this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision. - 30 min interview with a member of our Talent Team - A 1 hour zoom interview with the hiring manager - Peer interviews with several team members - Skills Assessment - Executive interviews - 30-minute Bar Raiser ### **Travel & Team Engagement Expectations** This role requires up to 10% travel for team collaboration, customer engagements, and company events. As part of our commitment to building strong connections across our fully distributed team, attendance at our annual company offsite (typically held in Mexico) is expected. ### **Salary** - The anticipated salary range for this role in Ireland is €110,000–€130,000 annually, depending on experience. - The anticipated salary for this role in United Kingdom is £130,000–£150,000, depending on experience. ###### **Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range based on these factors. We recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted. If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated with you as a candidate.** ## **Why Muck Rack?** **Remote Work, Forever** - Fully distributed team with a permanent remote setup - Home office stipend, phone and internet reimbursement, coworking membership - Virtual and in-person team bonding (lunches, events, competitions) **Transparent & Fair Compensation** - Competitive geo-neutral pay in the U.S. - Annual reviews to ensure equity and market alignment - Standardized bonus or commission structure - 401(k) with employer contributions - Equity opportunities **Health & Wellness** - Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance for employees and dependents - 100% premium coverage for individuals on high-deductible plans - 24/7 Virtual Care and Employee Assistance Program - Employer-funded HSA contributions and other pre-tax benefits - Quarterly wellness stipend and free Headspace subscription **Time Off & Family Benefits** - 4+ weeks of PTO, plus paid sick and mental health days - 13 paid holidays with the option to swap for personal days - Up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave **Learning and Development** - Transparent pathways for internal mobility and promotion - Bi-annual performance reviews, team workshops, and leadership training - Unlimited access to Coursera and O’Reilly - 2 additional PTO days annually for learning and development **Inclusive, Customer-First Culture** - Commitment to equity and valuing diverse perspectives - Agile, founder-led company focused on collaboration and innovation - Trusted by 3,000+ companies worldwide *Note: Benefits and compensation reflect offerings for U.S.-based employees. Support is provided for employees in other locations, in compliance with local laws and regulations.* While we are a fully distributed team, we do have limitations on where we can hire and maintain a list of acceptable working locations based on job function. If we are unable to hire in your current location for the role for which you applied, you will be notified via email. While we enjoy many benefits as a permanently distributed and remote company, we cannot always support relocation or extended travel and have guidelines in place to ensure compliant work away from your designated permanent residence. #LI-Remote ###### Please note: For detailed information regarding our GDPR and/or CCPA compliance policies, including how we handle personal data and privacy rights, kindly refer to the email correspondence accompanying this application. ###### Muck Rack does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or any other third parties. Any unsolicited resume sent to Muck Rack will be considered Muck Rack property, and Muck Rack will not pay a fee should it hire the subject of any unsolicited resume. ###### Muck Rack considers applicants for all positions on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs, and without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, veteran status, familial status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. ###### Note to applicants/job seekers: We have recently been made aware of scams impersonating Muck Rack’s HR team. Please be cautious of these attempts to elicit banking or other financial or sensitive information. Muck Rack will never request financial information during the interview process, and follow ups for interviews or next steps will always come from an ‘@muckrack.com’ email address. If you are contacted by anyone from a different domain who claims to be from Muck Rack, please forward the communication to [legal@muckrack.com](mailto:legal@muckrack.com).