Director, Data Architecture

Role Description

As the Director, Data Architecture, you will be the architect of Deckers’ data future—defining, governing, and evolving our enterprise data architecture to create a consistent, scalable, and trusted data foundation. You’ll lead the design of architecture standards and domain-aligned data structures that power analytics, AI, operational reporting, and data product innovation. Your work will ensure that our data ecosystem is modern, resilient, and ready to support the business’s most ambitious goals. You’ll collaborate with engineering, analytics, governance, and business teams to drive adoption and operationalization of cutting-edge data architecture principles.

Your Impact

• Define and evolve enterprise data architecture principles, standards, and reference architectures aligned to business priorities and modern practices
• Lead the design and maintenance of enterprise conceptual, logical, and physical data structures, ensuring consistent definitions and shared semantics
• Establish domain-oriented architecture patterns for reusable, governed data products and interoperable data flows
• Develop architecture patterns supporting both batch and streaming workloads, including event-driven approaches and canonical representations
• Partner with data engineering teams to translate architecture and logical designs into scalable physical implementations on AWS cloud data platforms
• Ensure consistent data definitions, lineage, and metadata documentation across domains by enabling cataloging and lineage platforms
• Maintain a central repository of architecture artifacts, definitions, and metadata documentation
• Influence data design decisions across programs and projects through architecture reviews and standards enforcement
• Facilitate architecture and data design workshops with business and technical stakeholders
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of data architects and specialists, ensuring consistent delivery of architecture outcomes
• Stay current on evolving architecture trends and evaluate their applicability to Deckers

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field; Master’s degree preferred
• 10 to 15 years of experience in data architecture roles, including leadership experience
• Significant experience designing and implementing architecture in cloud-based, modern data ecosystems
• Experience supporting large-scale data programs within retail, consumer products, or related industries preferred
• Familiarity with AWS data services such as S3, Redshift, Glue, and Lake Formation
• Experience with data cataloging, metadata management, and lineage tracking platforms
• Understanding of modern data formats and storage approaches including Parquet, Iceberg, and Delta Lake
• Deep expertise in conceptual, logical, and physical data architecture across diverse technology stacks
• Strong understanding of modern data architecture concepts including data mesh, event-driven design, and data products
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable and reusable architecture designs and standards
• Excellent collaboration, facilitation, and influencing skills across technical and business teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities combined with a results-driven mindset

Benefits

• Competitive Pay and Bonuses: We’ve created a variety of competitive compensation programs to foster career development, reward success and to show our employees just how much they’re valued.
• Financial Planning and Wellbeing: Our plans provide powerful ways to protect income, pay for expenses and invest in the future.
• Time Away from Work: Our plans support our employees’ needs to get out, get healthy and come back stronger than ever.
• Extras, Discounts and Perks: We offer a variety of cool extras from generous discounts to community-based programs.
• Growth and Development: We offer extensive opportunities and support for personal and professional development.
• Health and Wellness: Our comprehensive health and wellness programs aim to support a healthy lifestyle.

Salary Information

$154,700.00 - $208,800.00. The salary range posted reflects the estimated minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this role in Goleta, California (Remote). Individual pay will be determined by location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Diversity and inclusion are key to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds who share a passion for our brands. We welcome qualified applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition and all the other beautiful parts of your identity.