Job Description

Manager Platform Architect API Enablement


This role is based at one of our corporate offices in Memphis, TN, McLean, VA, or Dallas, TX


This is your chance to be a part of an in-house Technology team that's creating consumer-facing, cutting-edge technologies revolutionizing the hospitality industry around the world! As a Manager Platform Architect API Enablement,you will bring your technical skills to a hospitality company with an award-winning culture. On the Distribution Platforms team reporting to Director Platform Architect, you will support operational initiatives and projects that rely on API usage.

HOW WE WILL SUPPORT YOU

Hilton is proud to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to programs and benefits such as:

Go Hilton travel program: 110 nights of discounted travel with room rates as low as $40/night Hilton Shares: Our employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents Mental health resources including free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program Paid Time Off (PTO) Learn more about the rest of our

At Hilton, we believe every Team Member is a leader. We are committed to offering leadership development opportunities and programs through every step of a Team Member's career journey and at every level, both in our hotels and across corporate.


Available benefits may vary depending upon terms and conditions of employment and are subject to the terms and conditions of the plans.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your role is important and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique.

What your day-to-day will be like:

Guide teams in using Hilton's core APIs and supporting the teams providing Hilton's core APIs Be the bridge between API consumers and development teams, validating requested APIs against solution needs, security considerations and API usage models, and communicating across all levels and disciplines. Work collaboratively and independently. Analyze and translate business requirements, gather use cases for API access, challenge and guide requesting teams on API utilization, and collaborate across the organization to align needs with available or new APIs. Collaborate with Build & Test teams to understand the usage model, set-up, technical vision, tradeoffs between usability and performance, and other considerations for API use. Organize, communicate & present ideas across levels, apply management and project management tools to support team efforts, and identify changes in processes, technology, or roles to advance business goals.

How you will collaborate with others:

You will manage three (3) direct reports, guiding their work to align with enterprise goals, coordinating regular check-ins, and overseeing their development. Your collaborators will include Architects, Developers, security professionals, project teams, and others to ensure solutions accessing the core APIs align with our enterprise strategy and do not adversely impact, security, stability, or performance. You will join architecture handover calls with Architects & Developers, initiate meetings with Build teams to understand their APIs, meet with Requestors to align their use cases with available APIs.

What projects you will take ownership of:

API Adoption for Core Services: Help internal and external API consumers use Hilton's APIs to integrate. Platform Architecture Enhancements: Support infrastructure upgrades, configuration management, and other enablement functions - contributing to smooth deployment of new services across environments.

WHY YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT

You have these minimum qualifications:

Five (5)years of professional work experience in Technology or related field Exposure to use or development of APIs Experience with Splunk, Swagger Editor, Atlassian Stack and/or Postman or related technologies This is a hybrid role and would require to be near one of our three US office locations (Memphis, Dallas, McLean). Travel up to 15%, as needed

It would be useful if you have:

Bachelor's Degree, or Associate's Degree plus six plus (6+) years of Technology related experience, or High School Degree/GED plus twelve plus (12+) years of Technology related experience Experience with Architecture Diagramming - data flows, network diagrams, interaction diagrams - and API Framework library and API Gateway Knowledge of hotel-based IT systems and applications

WHAT IT IS LIKE WORKING FOR HILTON

Hilton, the #1 World's Best Workplace, is a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of . Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more-than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture and we are consistently named among one of the World's Best Workplaces. Check out the and to learn more about what it's like to be on Team Hilton!


We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position and provide other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please if you require an accommodation during the application process.