Director AI & Innovation
About The Position
HGV is looking for a senior AI and Innovation leader who turns AI from a portfolio of projects into a governed, scalable enterprise capability while providing deep hands-on technical leadership across applied AI, software engineering, cloud infrastructure, data platforms, and production deployment. This leader owns innovations research, strategy, platform direction, operating model, governance, talent, vendor strategy, and delivery execution, with a strong emphasis on practical engineering judgment and measurable business outcomes. This is intentionally a hands-on technical leadership role: expected to guide architecture reviews, evaluate emerging AI capabilities, shape platform and infrastructure decisions, lead technical experimentation and prototyping, challenge vendors and internal teams on implementation tradeoffs, and ensure promising AI concepts/innovations move from feasibility and proof of concept into secure, reliable, observable, and supportable production solutions. Under the direction of the Senior Director of Sports Marketing & Sponsorships, the Director is responsible for executing best-in-class sports marketing and sponsorship initiatives that drive brand awareness, partner value, and revenue growth. This role plays a critical part in delivering high-impact events, managing sponsorship relationships, and supporting strategic initiatives across the sports and experiential marketing portfolio. The Director leads day-to-day execution across key partnerships, events, and activations while ensuring alignment with the broader sponsorship strategy and organizational goals.
Requirements
- Senior AI and Innovation leader
- Hands-on technical leadership
- Applied AI
- Software engineering
- Cloud infrastructure
- Data platforms
- Production deployment
- Practical engineering judgment
- Measurable business outcomes
- Technical experimentation and prototyping
- Experience in sports marketing and sponsorship initiatives
- Experience in managing sponsorship relationships
Responsibilities
- Turns AI from a portfolio of projects into a governed, scalable enterprise capability.
- Provides deep hands-on technical leadership across applied AI, software engineering, cloud infrastructure, data platforms, and production deployment.
- Owns innovations research, strategy, platform direction, operating model, governance, talent, vendor strategy, and delivery execution.
- Guides architecture reviews.
- Evaluates emerging AI capabilities.
- Shapes platform and infrastructure decisions.
- Leads technical experimentation and prototyping.
- Challenges vendors and internal teams on implementation tradeoffs.
- Ensures promising AI concepts/innovations move from feasibility and proof of concept into secure, reliable, observable, and supportable production solutions.
- Executes best-in-class sports marketing and sponsorship initiatives that drive brand awareness, partner value, and revenue growth.
- Delivers high-impact events.
- Manages sponsorship relationships.
- Supports strategic initiatives across the sports and experiential marketing portfolio.
- Leads day-to-day execution across key partnerships, events, and activations.
- Ensures alignment with the broader sponsorship strategy and organizational goals.
Benefits
- Benefits from day one
- Recognition Programs and Rewards
- Excellent health care options, including medical, dental, and vision
- A people-first culture
- Go Hilton: Travel Discounts Program Hilton hotel rates worldwide.
- Perks at work: Employee Pricing platform
- Employee Assistance Program that supports your physical and mental well-being.
- Paid Vacation Time and Paid Sick Days
- 401(k) program with company match
- Tuition reimbursement programs
- Numerous learning and advancement opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
