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HYBRID: Qualified candidates must live or relocate within a 180-mile radius of a hub location listed below and should plan to spend time working from home and some time working in the office as part of our hybrid work environment.
HUB LOCATIONS: Bloomington, IL; Dunwoody, GA; Richardson, TX; or Tempe, AZ 

SPONSORSHIP:  Applicants for this position are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity

Are you passionate about data and ready to help define the architectural direction for digital customer experience insights? The Experience Architecture suite within our Enterprise Technology/Digital Channel Performance department  is looking for a Technical Architect to help us design scalable, high-quality data solutions that power privacy and digital insights to ensure we are collecting and connecting data in support of our Digital Growth and Experience goals.

What You'll Do:

• Collaborate with product teams, enterprise partners, and data stewards to design and govern data solutions that ensure consistency, quality, and scalability across the Digital Experience ecosystem.
• Focus on consumer privacy. Work with Office of Privacy, keep up with the changing privacy landscape, and consult on solutions that ensure compliance with privacy legislation.
• Lead data architecture efforts that enable AI and automation adoption — identify enhancements, establish governance frameworks, and deliver scalable data foundations.
• Provide cross-product visibility by helping teams understand data impacts, integrations, and end-to-end data flows across Digital Experience systems and beyond.
• Evaluate new work intake for data architecture impact and develop high-level designs for initiatives that break new ground.
• Drive data simplification — identify opportunities to reduce duplication and accelerate digital insights modernization.

Who You Are:

• A data-driven Technical Architect with experience in data architecture, data modeling, data governance, or data engineering.
• Skilled at telling the "broad horizontal story" - connecting the dots across systems, teams, and data flows to paint a clear picture of the data landscape.
• Experienced in collaborating across teams and areas to guide strategic data decisions and resolve cross-team challenges.
• A challenger of the status quo who asks probing questions to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
• Excited about applying AI and emerging technologies to transform how data is managed, consumed, and governed.

• At least 5 years experience influencing the design of technical solutions, with a strong emphasis on data architecture, data integration, or data platform design.
• Demonstrated experience with data modeling, data lineage, data governance, or data pipeline design.
• Excellent communication skills in all forms: written, verbal, and visual (diagrams).
• Proven record of being able to use your network to work across suites and areas.
• Experience with database technologies, data warehousing, streaming platforms, or enterprise data integration patterns.
• Familiarity with AI/ML data requirements and how data architecture enables AI-driven solutions is a plus.
• Experience working with vendors and integrating with State Farm ecosystem is a plus.

Because work-life balance is a priority at State Farm, compensation is based on our standard 38:45-hour work week!

• Potential starting salary range: $110,000 - $150,000 (Starting salary will be based on skills, background, and experience. High end of the range limited to applicants with significant relevant experience.)
• Potential yearly incentive pay up to 15% of base salary

At State Farm, we offer more than just a paycheck. Check out our suite of benefits designed to give you the flexibility you need to take care of you and your family!

• Get Paid! On top of our competitive pay, you are eligible for an annual raise and bonus.
• Stay Well! Focus on you and your family’s health with our robust health and wellbeing programs. State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium, and we offer multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan. All medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventative care, AND you and your family have access to vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals, and much more!
• Develop and Grow! Take advantage of educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
• Plan Ahead! Plan for those big moments in life with benefits like fertility/IVF/adoption assistance, college coaching, national discount programs, interactive monthly financial workshops, free financial coaching, and more. You can also start a savings account or consider financing through our State Farm Federal Credit Union!
• Take a Little “You” Time! You will have access to our generous time off policies designed so you can plan around holidays, family events, volunteering, or just to take a relaxing day off. With the opportunity to initially earn up to 20 days annually plus parental leave, paid holidays, celebration day, life leave (40 hours/year), bereavement leave, and community service/education support days, there will be plenty of time for you!
• Give Back! We offer several ways to give back through our Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and the Employee Assistance Fund.
• Finish Strong! Plan for retirement using free financial advisors and a 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary.

Visit our State Farm Careers page for more information on our benefits, locations, and the hiring process of joining the State Farm team!

• At least 5 years experience influencing the design of technical solutions, with a strong emphasis on data architecture, data integration, or data platform design.
• Demonstrated experience with data modeling, data lineage, data governance, or data pipeline design.
• Excellent communication skills in all forms: written, verbal, and visual (diagrams).
• Proven record of being able to use your network to work across suites and areas.
• Experience with database technologies, data warehousing, streaming platforms, or enterprise data integration patterns.
• Familiarity with AI/ML data requirements and how data architecture enables AI-driven solutions is a plus.
• Experience working with vendors and integrating with State Farm ecosystem is a plus.