Director Data Architecture

Hilton Worldwide • Addison, TX

78d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is your chance to be a part of an in-house Technology team that's creating consumer-facing, cutting-edge technologies revolutionizing the hospitality industry around the world! As a Director of Data Architecture, you will bring your technical skills to a hospitality company with an award-winning culture. On the Data Solutions & Operations team reporting to the Senior Director Data Solutions & Operations, you will be responsible for aligning data architecture with business goals, standardizing data practices, and enabling scalable enterprise data solutions.

Requirements

• 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%

Nice To Haves

• 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

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

• Go Hilton travel program: 110 nights of discounted travel with room rates as low as $40/night
• Hilton Shares: Our employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount
• Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents
• Mental health resources including free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Accommodation
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees