Principal Data & Semantic Architect (Hybrid Work Schedule)

Position at Parts Town

See What We’re All About

As the fastest-growing distributor of restaurant equipment, HVAC and residential appliance parts, we like to do things a little differently. First, you need to understand and demonstrate our Core Values with safety being your first priority. That’s key. But we’re also looking for unique enthusiasm, high integrity, courage to embrace change…and if you know a few jokes, that puts you on the top of our list!

Do you have a genius-level knowledge of original equipment manufacturer parts? If not, no problem! We’re more interested in passionate people with fresh ideas from different backgrounds. That’s what keeps us at the top of our game. We’re proud that our workplace has been recognized for its growth and innovation on the Inc. 5000 list 15 years in a row and the Crain’s Fast 50 list ten times. We are honored to be voted by our Chicagoland team as a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace for the last four years.

If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, go above and beyond and put your ambition to work, all while having some fun, let’s chat – Apply Today!

Perks

• Parts Town Pride – check out our virtual tour and culture!
• Hybrid Work schedule
• Team member appreciation events and recognition programs
• Volunteer opportunities
• Monthly IT stipend
• Casual dress code
• On-demand pay options: Access your pay as you earn it, to cover unexpected or even everyday expenses
• All the traditional benefits like health insurance, 401k/401k match, employee assistance programs and time away – don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

The Job at a Glance

Parts Town is building a modern, scalable Data & AI platform to support high growth, distribution centric operations across ourglobal businessThe Enterprise Data & Semantic Architect owns this semantic foundation end-to-end, spanning Google Cloud Platform (GCP) as the enterprise data platform. This role ensures that data pipelines, domain data products, ontologies, and AI use cases all speak the same business language, eliminating duplicated logic, reconciliation issues, and brittle integrations.This is a senior, hands-on architecture role operating at the intersection of business domains, data engineering, analytics, and AI enablement.

A Typical Day

• Own and evolve the enterprise semantic model / ontology across core Parts Town domains (Customer, Part, Inventory, Order, Pricing, Supplier, Warehouse).
• Define canonical business objects, relationships, hierarchies, and metrics that are platform-agnostic by design.
• Partner closely with Business Process Owners, Product Owners, and domain leaders to capture real operational logic and prioritize semantic evolution.
• Establish and run lightweight governance for semantic changes (definitions, versioning, impact analysis, documentation).
• Enable analytics, applications, and AI/agentic use cases using shared, trusted business objects.
• Act as the senior semantic authority, advising Data Engineering, Analytics, and AI teams on correct use of enterprise definitions.

To Land This Opportunity

• You have 8+ years in data architecture, semantic modeling, or enterprise analytics architecture roles.
• You have proven experience designing enterprise-scale data or semantic models.
• You obtain strong SQL and Python skills; experience with BigQuery or similar cloud data platforms.
• You have handson experience with BigQuery or similar cloud data warehouses.
• Experience with knowledge graphs, graph databases, or semantic technologies (RDF, OWL, graph models).
• Experience supporting AI/ML or agentic decisioning use cases.

About Your Future Team

We are about working hard and playing hard. We are about havingeachothersback, taking on responsibility and making things better for all. We are gritty, roll back your sleeves and get the job done with an inclusive, positive can-do attitude. We enjoy our social events, celebrating with food (of course) and celebrating our team members life’s milestones and events

At Parts Town, we valuetransparencyand are committed to ensuring our team members feel appreciated and supported.We prioritize our positive workplace culture where collaboration, growth, and work-life balance are celebrated. Thesalaryrange for this role is $129,210.34 – 174,374.13 salary which is based on including but not limited to qualifications, experience, and geographical location. Parts Town is apayfor performance-company. In addition to basepay, some roles offer a profit-sharing program, and an annual bonus depending on the role. Our comprehensive benefits package includes health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) with match, employee assistance programs, paid time off, paid sick time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and professional development opportunities.

Parts Town welcomes diversity and as an equal opportunity employer all qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

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