Director Data Architecture

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your role is important and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique.

What your day-to-day will be like:

• Lead a team of data architects in delivering scalable, secure, and high-performance data solutions
• Lead the execution of a multi-year data architecture roadmap aligned with business goals and our Enterprise Data Strategy.
• Provide architectural oversight on major data initiatives, ensuring alignment with business needs and technical constraints.

How you will collaborate with others:

• Partner with business, analytics users, and technology team members to understand data needs.
• Work with data engineers and platform architects to ensure architectures are technically feasible
• Work with Enterprise Data Architects to ensure data architectures align with the Enterprise target state data architecture.
• Participate in solution review sessions, Architecture Collaboration Council meetings, Enterprise Data Strategy reviews and director-lead collaboration sessions.

What deliverables you will take ownership of:

• Definition and approval of architectural principles, patterns, and standards
• Multi-year data architecture roadmap aligned with business priorities and the Enterprise Data Strategy

WHY YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT

You have these minimum qualifications:

• Ten (10) years of professional work experience in Technology or related field
• Five (5) years of work experience in data architecture, enterprise architecture, or related data management roles
• Five (5) years of experience in a cloud data environment
• Three (3) years in a leadership position
• Hands-on knowledge of modern data platforms (cloud, data lakes/warehouses, real-time streaming) and integration patterns (ETL, APIs)
• This is a hybrid role and would require you to be near one of our three US office locations (McLean, Dallas, Memphis)
• Travel up to 15%

It would be useful if you have:

• Bachelor's Degree, or Associate's Degree plus 6+ years of Technology related experience, or High School Degree/GED plus 12+ years of Technology related experience
• Twelve (12) + years of professional work experience in Technology or related field
• Five (5)+ years working in an AWS cloud data environment

WHAT IT IS LIKE WORKING FOR HILTON

Hilton, the #1 World's Best Workplace, is a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of world-class brands. Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more-than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture and we are consistently named among one of the World’s Best Workplaces. Check out the Hilton Careers blog and Instagram to learn more about what it’s like to be on Team Hilton!

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We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position and provide other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law.  Please contact us if you require an accommodation during the application process.