Director of Data Architect (AI)

Location: Remote, United States

Salary: $173,000–$198,000 annually

Company

hirify.global provides software and data-driven solutions for fitness businesses, supporting clubs, coaches, members, and payment processing worldwide.

What you will do

• Define and communicate the data architecture strategy, roadmap, and standards.
• Lead the evolution from batch and latency-driven processing toward real-time data capabilities.
• Partner with executive, product, and engineering leaders to connect architecture decisions with business and customer outcomes.
• Identify practical opportunities to use AI for engineering productivity, data generation, quality, and decision-making.
• Lead, coach, and develop a global team of four to five senior data architects.
• Establish design reviews and guide decisions on data quality, governance, security, compliance, scalability, and reliability.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or a related discipline, including experience leading senior technical professionals.
• Demonstrated experience moving data platforms from batch processing toward real-time or near-real-time architectures.
• Deep experience with modern cloud data platforms and lakehouse architecture.
• Strong foundations in data modeling, data warehousing, data governance, and distributed data systems.
• Working knowledge of SQL and Python sufficient to review designs and engage credibly with engineers.
• Practical experience using AI in professional work, with sound judgment about where AI creates meaningful value.
• Strong communication and influence skills, including the ability to communicate technical strategy to executives and design decisions to engineers without relying solely on formal authority.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with AWS, Databricks, Delta Lake, and Unity Catalog.
• Experience in fitness, wellness, SaaS, payments, or another subscription-based business.
• Experience building customer-facing analytics or reporting products.
• Experience with Databricks SQL, Power BI, or comparable analytics platforms.
• Experience leading globally distributed teams across multiple time zones.

Culture & Benefits

• Values-focused culture centered on Best Life, One Team, and Growth Mindset.
• Remote work with an open PTO policy and quarterly global Days of Disconnect.
• Parental and Pawternity Leave, quarterly fitness reimbursement, and medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Employee assistance program and Calm App subscription for the employee and up to four dependents over age 16.
• Inclusive workplace focused on diversity, equity, belonging, and inclusion.