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Choice Hotels International · 1 week ago

Director, Enterprise Architecture – AI Innovation

Scottsdale AZ - Technology & Digital Commerce Center

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Choice Hotels International is one of the world's largest lodging franchisors, seeking a Director of Enterprise Architecture within their IT Strategy organization. This role involves leading the adoption of AI in enterprise architecture, driving modernization efforts, and collaborating across departments to enhance technology investments and outcomes.

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No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead Architecture 2.0: redefine EA standard work with AI tools so architects focus on high‑value strategy, outcomes, and storytelling

Make architecture knowledge agent‑ready: establish and maintain a living system/application capability map (dependencies, integrations, SLAs) that AI agents can use to answer questions and propose options

Portfolio strategy with financial acumen: drive application rationalization, balancing innovation, risk, and total cost of ownership (TCO)

Reference architectures: define and govern across cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), SaaS (Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow), data, and integration platforms

Outcome‑driven roadmaps: partner with product, platform, security, and finance to translate business outcomes into capability‑based roadmaps and investment proposals

Hands‑on validation: accelerate delivery with POCs using vibe/spec coding and agent‑assisted development; graduate successful POCs into pilots and scale‑ups

AI‑DLC transformation: evolve Choice’s SDLC into AI‑Driven Lifecycle practices across architecture and engineering with copilots and agents

Reduce friction with agents: deploy task‑specific and orchestration agents (e.g., mapping, standards compliance, diagramming, and documenting) to automate repetitive steps and surface decision‑ready insights

Innovation culture: encourage experimentation with generative AI, automation, and composable platforms while ensuring accountability

Develop talent: coach architects in business architecture, application design, data/AI, and persuasive storytelling; champion inclusion and value differences

Executive storytelling: communicate architectural vision in business terms; persuade and align decisions through crisp narratives and visuals

Qualification

Enterprise ArchitectureCloud ArchitecturesArtificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SaaSHands-on POCsDependency MappingDigital Twin ModelingAgent-based WorkflowsFinancial AcumenPersuasive StorytellingCoaching TalentInnovation Culture

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field; Master's preferred, or equivalent experience

10+ years in enterprise/solution architecture leadership with proven impact on transformation and modernization

Deep expertise in Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Architectures, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Enterprise SaaS

Hands‑on experience with modern cloud architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP), SaaS ecosystems (Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow), and integration patterns

Use AI tools daily to accelerate core EA tasks—discovery, dependency mapping, diagramming, documentation, scenario analysis, and executive storytelling

Leverage AI‑assisted architecture tools for dependency mapping and model generation; apply digital twin modeling to simulate change impact; use data‑driven design to guide modernization decisions

Design and operate agent‑based workflows that decrease friction across the architecture lifecycle—task agents for diagram generation and standards checks, research agents to synthesize patterns and options, and orchestration agents to route work, capture decisions, and maintain the living capability map

Work comfortably in Agent based IDEs such as VS Code, Kiro, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code or Cline to pair‑program with copilots/agents, automate repetitive coding tasks (spec/vibe), enforce standards templates, and streamline diagram/asset generation directly from the development environment

Strength in capability mapping, application strategy, governance, and articulating technology in business‑value terms