Director of Architecture - Tech Standards

Responsibilities:

1. Creating Cross-BU Architectural Standards and Reusable Artifacts: Developing unified standards and artifacts that can be used across different business units.

2. Developing and Maintaining Enterprise Architecture: Including business, data, application, and technology architectures.

3. Developing a High-Level Architecture Blueprint: Crafting an overarching blueprint that outlines the structure of the system.

4. Identifying new capabilities: Working with strategy and product orgs to identify new capabilities and where they fit in the enterprise architecture.

5. Community Building: Bringing the architecture community together by creating forums and events aimed at aligning architectural practices and fostering a culture of open exchange and collective growth across Booking.com. Partner with business stakeholders including HR on topics that span across the engineering community.

6. Establishing Governance Processes: Ensuring compliance with architectural standards across Booking.com.

7. Technical Leadership of the Tech Guiding Principles: Overseeing the application of and adherence to these principles.

8. Partnering with Solutions Architecture Teams: Aligning architecture with business goals and objectives within BUs.

9. Establishing Metrics and KPIs: Measuring the performance and impact of the enterprise architecture.

10. Establishing and Managing our Tech Radar: Keeping track of emerging technologies and trends.

Ideal Experience & Skills:

Significant knowledge and experience in Software, Solution and Enterprise architecture, while being able to perform at and engage with (Sr) Director/(S)VP level stakeholders.

Experience operating large, Internet scale applications and distributed systems spanning multiple languages, platforms, front and back end services, networks and public cloud platforms.

Ability to communicate and sell the technology strategy and vision across the business.

Deep business acumen and technical expertise.

Strong stakeholder management skills and thought partnership across engineering and product.

Experience of building, leading, and inspiring teams of senior technical experts setting clear expectations and giving ownership.

Highly proficient in domain-based technology strategies and in platform architecture patterns.

Strong understanding of digital technology space including mobile, web, and distribution stacks.

Strong understanding of cloud technologies and emerging technologies including AI.

Strong understanding of NFRs and building resilience.

Ability to lead and coach others in modeling solution architectures.

Ability to lead and influence others without authority.

Other Personal Characteristics:

Character traits: open mind, learning attitude, transparent behavior, positive, overachiever, strong communicator, proactive and collaborative.

Strategic thinker yet focused on execution; able to roll up sleeves to get things done.

Able to function in a fast-moving entrepreneurial environment.

Data-driven, experimental, ready to learn, and open to change.

Keep the customer at the center of everything you do.

Good cultural and organizational sensitivity.

Committed to building a diverse, inclusive work environment.

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