Domain Architecture Director - Data & AI
Core
Define and govern the target-state architecture for the company's data, analytics, and AI ecosystem, ensuring scalability and integrity across digital, shipboard, and corporate systems.
Role type
Senior IC domain architecture director (data & AI)
Builds
Enterprise data platforms, canonical data models, event streaming pipelines, ML/AI enablement platforms, and API/semantic layers for data consumption.
Domain
Hospitality (cruise industry) + Data & AI
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Enterprise data architecture, AI/ML solution design, distributed systems, data governance, MLOps, vendor strategy, API-first integration, non-functional requirements definition, cross-domain leadership
Preferred skills
Master's degree in CS/Data Science/AI, consumer-centric industry experience, CRM/loyalty data patterns, generative AI adoption
Technologies
Data lake/lakehouse, data warehouse, streaming/event-driven pipelines, feature stores, model serving, cloud data services, semantic layers
Responsibilities
Define multi-year target-state architecture for data ingestion, storage, processing, and ML enablement; Establish architectural guardrails for data platforms and AI tooling; Own domain capability models and blueprints for data platforms, streaming, master data, BI, and ML; Define non-functional requirements for data quality, performance, and scalability; Partner with InfoSec and Privacy to embed policies into platform designs; Evaluate vendor roadmaps and influence platform strategy; Provide oversight for major platform migrations and new capability adoption; Define service contracts and API exposure standards; Establish data ownership boundaries and stewardship models.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on architectural authority