Director Martech Platform (Adobe)

Job Title: Director Martech Platform (Adobe) Hybrid AZLocation: Phoenix, AZ 85027 | Must be in office 3 days per week: Monday/Wednesday/FridayDirect HireJob Purpose This is a unique opportunity to deliver a marketing technology platform from the ground up leveraging best in class technology, well prepared enterprise data, and AI driven intelligence and automation at every level. Work with aligned and engaged stakeholders and teams across our business. You’ll be at the center of our success, making a critical contribution and driving an outsized impact on our brands, and our guests. As Director, Martech Platform, you will own the strategy, roadmap, and architectural direction of our martech stack anchored in Adobe Experience Cloud including Adobe Experience Platform (AEP), Real-Time CDP, Adobe Journey Optimizer (AJO), and Customer Journey Analytics (CJA). Partnering with the VP, Customer Facing Technology, you will define how the platform evolves, integrates with our broader digital ecosystem, and enables Marketing, eCommerce, and our agency partners to deliver personalization at scale to consistently welcome and engage our guests. Acting as the solution architect for our martech stack, you’ll partner cross-functionally with product, engineering, data services, loyalty applications, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, legal, and GRC to deliver compliant, reliable, and impactful solutions that drive business outcomes. Your initial focus will be guiding the execution of our Adobe implementation (led by our SI partner), establishing a personalization managed services operating model, and building the internal Martech Platform team that will support operation, adoption and use of the platform. You will own our partner and vendor relationships and ensure we emerge from implementation with a stable, well-governed platform and a clear path to internal ownership.Key ResponsibilitiesPlatform Strategy, Backlog & RoadmapDefine a multi-year Martech Platform roadmap aligned with our strategic vision to scale personalization use cases, establish a strong content-supply chain, and drive cross-channel content reuse, AI-driven automation, and data driven customer journey orchestrationServe as a trusted technology advisor to business and technology leadershipPresent architecture recommendations, trade-offs, risks, and options to senior and executive stakeholdersCommunicate complex technical topics in clear business terms — connecting architecture decisions to reliability, scalability, cost, guest/member experience, and strategic flexibilityTranslate business objectives and product priorities into architectural direction, technical enablers, and a runway that keeps future features deliverableAid roadmap planning by estimating and sizing the effort, complexity, and dependencies of features and initiatives, and by identifying the technical enablers required before deliveryEvaluate emerging technologies, platform extensions, and new tools — making build/buy/partner recommendations grounded in business valueMartech Team & Technical LeadershipManage a cross-function team responsible for the platform’s technical architecture, integrations, data collection, data engineering, governance, and administrationDefine the team’s career development framework and foster a culture of innovation, agility, continuous improvementLead solution architect for the Martech stack — work with the team to define integration patterns, data flow architecture, dependencies, and platform standards across a complex digital ecosystemPartner with the product managers as the technical counterpart — jointly shaping the solution vision, roadmap, and sequencing of workCollaborate with enterprise architecture and engineering leaders to define standardized processes for personalization use case intake, requirements definition, solution design, implementation, and measurementEnsure platform designs, vendor integrations, and system configurations comply with enterprise architecture standards, cybersecurity requirements, and data privacy policies while balancing performance, reliability, security, privacy, compliance, supportability, and total cost of ownershipContribute to architecture governance — design standards, review forums, sign-off processes, and decision documentationPartner with content and creative teams to scale the content supply chain — optimizing content creation, reuse, and delivery to support personalizationProvide technical guidance and quality oversight to SI partners and managed services teamsPrivacy and Compliance GovernanceBuilt trusted, collaborative relationships with and serve as the primary technology liaison to Cybersecurity, GRC, Legal and Privacy on martech mattersOwn consent and preference management configuration, and data-privacy obligations (e.g. CCPA/GDPR) across the platformContribute to defining data governance policies, DULE labeling and attribute-based access control (ABAC) design and ensure proper configuration and enforcement throughout the platformContribute to privacy and compliance documentation, reviews and support GRC auditing and reportingBudget, Vendor & Partner ManagementManage the Martech Platform budget — including software licensing, volume consumption controls, SI and managed services contracts, infrastructure, and team personnel costs; develop annual budget plans and maintain accountability for spend vs. planOwn relationships with key platform vendors including Adobe, OneTrust, Cloudflare, Twilio SendGrid, Google, and AWS, as well as agency, SI and managed services partnersManage engagement scope, SOW deliverables, knowledge transfer, and transition planning from implementation to a balance of managed services and internal ownershipDrive accountability and quality from external partners; escalate and resolve issues proactivelyPlatform Enablement & AdoptionChampion platform adoption across Marketing, eCommerce, and product engineering teams. Define what “good” adoption looks like and drive accountability to achieve itDefine and track KPIs for platform adoption, business impact, and time-to-value. Establishing clear metrics that demonstrate the platform’s contribution to revenue growth, conversion, and customer lifetime valueDesign and manage a formal training and enablement program. Measure adoption rates, proficiency levels, and platform utilization against defined targetsContribute to organizational change management as we create balance between agency or managed services-dependent operations to an internally owned platform capabilityDefine the operating model for how internal teams, agencies, and managed services interact with and consume the platformDevelop enablement frameworks, documentation standards, and onboarding resources for all platform user groupsKey OutcomesPersonalization delivered at scale across channels on a well-governed platformA unified, compliant customer identity and data foundationA stable, standards-based platform with a clear path to internal ownershipPreferred Experience and EducationBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience10+ years of martech, digital marketing technology, marketing operations, or digital experience platform roles, with a meaningful track record of technology platform implementation, strategy and leadershipDeep, hands-on experience with the Adobe Experience Cloud ecosystem — specifically AEP, Real-Time CDP, AJO, CJA with Content Analytics, in addition to Adobe Experience Manager Sites and Assets, Dynamic Media, Adobe Target, and Workfront — gained through implementation or architecture ownership (not just tool usage)Proven ability to transition from hands-on technical execution to platform strategy, architecture, and team leadershipDeep understanding of identity resolution strategy — including cross-device identity stitching, identity namespace design, merge policy governance, and authenticated vs. unauthenticated profile management within AEPSolid understanding of data governance, privacy regulation (CCPA/GDPR), consent management, and the compliance obligations that apply to martech dataDemonstrated change management experience — designing enablement programs, driving adoption across diverse user groups, and measuring organizational readiness and platform utilizationExperience managing complex SI partner and managed services relationships, including SOW oversight, budget accountability, and knowledge transferExperience architecting across applications, cloud platforms, APIs, integrations, data flows, identity, and security domainsStrong understanding of modern integration patterns — APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture, and service orchestrationExperience partnering with product managers and helping estimate and plan roadmap workExceptional stakeholder communication — equally fluent presenting to C-suite executives and working through business requirements with product teams and technical solutions with architects and engineering teamsRequired Knowledge and SkillsExperience building or leading a martech platform team from the ground upDirect implementation experience with Adobe Experience Platform, Real-Time CDP, AJO, and CJAOne or more Adobe certifications: Adobe Certified Multi-Solution Architect, AEP Foundations, AEP Architect, AEP Data Engineer, Real-Time CDP Developer, or AJO Developer / PractitionerExperience with PCI DSS, GDPR, PII handling, and compliance-relevant data flowsExperience with OneTrust or similar consent and preference management platformsHospitality, travel, or consumer brand experienceExperience defining operating models for martech platforms serving marketing, eCommerce, and agency teamsApplicant Notices & DisclaimersFor information on benefits, equal opportunity employment, and location-specific applicant notices, click here