Knowde is a global software company digitally transforming the $5 trillion chemical industry by solving the root problem holding the industry back: organizing and digitizing product data.
We provide touchless product master data and a suite of purpose-built, integrated tools to accelerate digital transformation—helping chemical industry suppliers and distributors unleash the hidden power of their product information and get it into the hands of the people who drive value: sales, regulatory, supply chain, and customers.
More than 8,000 of the world's largest suppliers and distributors use Knowde to accelerate their digital transformation and drive business growth.
We've raised over $200M from Sequoia Capital, Coatue, and other leading investors to transform one of the world's largest and most essential industries.
Our platforms enable faster operations
- Knowde AI: Automatically extracts, structures, harmonizes, and enriches product data
- Knowde MDM Platform: Centralized location where clean product master data lives and feeds all other systems
- Knowde CXP: Full-featured customer experience platform built for chemical industry complexity
- Knowde Marketplace: Leading online marketplace connecting 8,000+ chemical companies
The Role
The Data Architect leads the design, implementation, and ongoing enrichment of product master data tailored to client needs. You'll guide Fortune 500 chemical companies through their first real data transformation—turning decades of unstructured product information into clean, governed systems that power sales, supply chain, regulatory, and customer experience.
This role requires deep chemical industry expertise combined with data architecture skills. You'll run discovery sessions, establish data quality baselines, build governance frameworks, and own accuracy for client implementations. Success means customers trust their data enough to run critical business operations on it.
What you’ll do:
- Lead Initial Data Implementation
- Guide customers through data implementation—conduct discovery sessions, document business rules, and establish data modeling best practices aligned to their primary use case
- Educate customers on data architecture decisions and trade-offs
- Establish baselines for data quality including accuracy and completeness post-implementation
- Build Data Governance and Workflows
- Develop Knowde's point of view on how client data stewardship teams should collaborate with KnowdeAI
- Establish data governance models for post-implementation operations, including document collection and data management workflows
- Serve as liaison between clients and internal teams to ensure integrations and ongoing maintenance align with governance standards
- Own Proactive Data Maintenance and Enrichment
- Maintain responsibility for accuracy and comprehensiveness of client data
- Report on document gaps, data completeness, and accuracy to identify improvement opportunities
- Prioritize and present actionable plans to address data gaps and enhance quality
- Collaborate with Knowledge team to execute data enrichment initiatives
- Enable New Use Cases
- Support exploration of new use cases through customer workshops and strategic planning sessions
- Assess data readiness and requirements for new use cases
- Outline steps to curate and shape data to meet new requirements
- Set realistic timelines and collaborate with Knowledge team on implementation
Additional Responsibilities for MDM Implementations
- Own and execute data build and client data rules workstreams
- Establish permanent operational data governance models and processes
- Define Knowde's role in the client's document management system (DMS) strategy
- Develop plans to help clients achieve target data accuracy and comprehensiveness
- Identify downstream integration opportunities to enable additional use cases
- Establish material mapping and taxonomy mapping to ERP systems when applicable
Additional Responsibilities for CXP Implementations
- Conduct discovery and provide recommendations for custom taxonomy in Customer Experience Platform implementations
About You
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related technical field
- 3+ years of experience in the chemical industry in R&D, product development, or technical product management
- Deep familiarity with chemical product data including technical data sheets (TDS), safety data sheets (SDS), formulation specifications, and regulatory documentation
- Demonstrated ability to translate technical requirements into data structures and business rules
- Strong communication and consultation skills with ability to educate customers on complex data architecture decisions
You’ll stand out if you have:
- Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related field
- Product management experience within the chemical industry
- Experience with Product Information Management (PIM) systems, Master Data Management (MDM) implementations, or data governance frameworks
- Track record of successful enterprise customer implementations
- Experience bridging technical R&D and commercial business functions
Compensation
Pay Range: $150,000 - $200,000/year
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family
- 401(k) retirement program
- Professional development and education stipend
- Fully remote work environment
- Flexible vacation policy
- Paid parental leave
Why Knowde?
Chemistry is the foundation of every physical product on Earth—from pharmaceuticals to semiconductors, from sustainable materials to everyday consumer goods. This is the world's most essential industry, and we're building the technology infrastructure to help it operate more efficiently.
We're solving a problem that has never been solved: organizing and digitizing the chemical industry's product data. Our customers include the world's largest chemical companies, and our impact extends to every product that relies on chemical innovation.
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Our Commitment to Diversity
We're building a team as diverse as the industry we're transforming. Different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences make us better at solving complex problems.
We welcome applicants of any educational background, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, citizenship, socioeconomic status, disability, and veteran status.