VP Architecture Hub (F/M/X)

Join Accor, pioneering the hospitality of tomorrow. 

We are a world-leading hospitality group, a team of over 360,000 dedicated to the art of welcome.We have been designing new ways of experiencing the world for over 50 years. 

Welcome in the Commercial, Digital & Tech department.  

Our mission is to elevate guest experience and drive revenue for hotels and owners worldwide, at the lowest costs and sustainably. Our 5,000 talents, known as Heartists®, lead the Group's main growth drivers: distribution, global sales, loyalty programs, e-commerce, data, and digital.  

This integrated scope serves as the dynamic engine behind Accor’s strategic growth and innovation, seamlessly blending market reach, customer experience, and technological foundational capabilities. 

Here, we are at the heart of an incredible playground, one that knows no boundaries. So join us and dare to make an impact on the world!  

Here is where your greatest challenge awaits you: 

Lead and drive the Accor Architecture Hub, structured around 4 complementary pillars (Business Architecture, Application Architecture, Tech Architecture, and Architecture Insight), to ensure alignment between the group's digital ambitions and technical realities. Act as an enabler and facilitator to accelerate team delivery, reduce friction, and secure architectural decision-making. Lead and nurture the architect community.

Your mission: 

Architecture Hub Management & Leadership

• Lead and manage the 4 teams of the Architecture Hub (Business, Application, Tech, and Insight), coordinating their efforts to ensure a cohesive and cross-functional architectural vision.

• Foster and animate the group-wide architect community (Architecture Fellowship).

• Oversee capacity planning and resource allocation for the entire hub.

Strategic Business & IT Alignment

• Synchronize business ambitions with technical realities through an end-to-end collaboration loop.

• Develop capability maps and portfolio views to prioritize investments and drive strategic decision-making.

• Define 1, 3, and 5-year master plans (roadmaps) across business verticals, deriving the corresponding application and technical master plans.

Delivery Enablement

• Position the Architecture Hub as a delivery accelerator: provide reusable patterns, reference architectures, rapid design checkpoints, and cross-team alignment rituals to reduce redundant work and prevent late-stage project risks.

Governance & Architectural Decision-Making

• Define decision-making principles (distinguishing between guided vs. arbitrated processes), manage escalations, and handle trade-off resolutions.

• Clarify decision-making authority (“who decides what, how, and when”) between the Architecture Hub, delivery teams, and sponsors.

• Manage the LeanIX platform and optimize its usage across the organization.

Profile Requirements

• Education: Master’s degree (Bac+5) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or an equivalent field.

• Experience: 12 to 15 years of experience in IT, with at least 5 to 7 years in Enterprise Architecture and Engineering.

• Leadership: Proven experience in leading multidisciplinary teams.

• Environment: Experience working within an international, multi-brand, and multi-site organization.

• Transformation: Proven track record in large-scale digital transformation and IS modernization.

• Certifications & Knowledge: TOGAF, AWS/Azure Architect, and ITIL certification or strong working knowledge.

• Industry: Significant experience in the Hospitality, Retail, or Services sector is a plus.

Key Competencies & Soft Skills

• Inclusive Leadership: Demonstrated ability to drive an architect community and foster a shared, collaborative culture.

• Enabler Mindset: Service-oriented approach; focuses on empowering delivery teams rather than enforcing rigid control.

• Executive Communication: Ability to engage effectively with executive sponsors and the C-suite, while maintaining a firm grasp of operational realities.

• Systems Thinking: Strong end-to-end vision; skilled at anticipating cross-functional impacts and managing complex architectural trade-offs.

• Agility & Pragmatism: Capacity to adapt architectural standards to specific contexts while maintaining overall coherence.

• Languages: Full professional proficiency in both French and English is mandatory (international context).

Accor dares to impact: 

- the world  

• Accor is committed to the world around us, with a strong employer culture focused on the development of our 300,000 talents. 
• We adopt a continuous improvement approach to reduce the impact of digital on the environment across all our projects.

- your career:  

• We enable all our employees to manage their work-life balance and offer them the means to shape their work environment according to their preferences. 
• Training and career paths are defined both individually and collectively, allowing us to grow together on a daily basis. 

- Specifically, at Accor Tech & Digital:

• Remote work available several days per week from France, with flexible work options: work from home, from our offices, or even from our hotels and coworking spaces through Worklib.
• Every Wednesday afternoon, dedicate your time to deep work and personal development.
• Work in a multicultural and English-speaking environment.
• Continuous improvement & training: hackathons, exceptional technology partnerships, dedicated talent management, certifications and a dedicated learning platform.

and also,

• ALL - Heartist® Program: unforgettable stays and experiences at all Accor locations and partner venues worldwide. 
• Heartist® for Good Program: commit to supporting an association of your choice from those available on our volunteering platform (1 day offered per year by the Group during your working hours). 
• An Employee Social Committee (CSE) supporting the financing of your cultural and sports activities. 
• Sustainable Mobility Package for the use of eco-friendly transportation or access to a company bike program in partnership with Zenride.
• Coverage of urban public transport subscriptions between home and workplace, in accordance with the rates set by French law “Loi Finance”.
• €11 meal vouchers.
• A mandatory health insurance plan funded at 50% by Accor without additional costs in case of enrollment of your dependents. 
• Attractive working conditions with collaborative workspaces, restaurants, and recreational areas as well as wellness and sports facilities, on-site or through Gymlib.

Your talent and motivation are our only selection criteria.

We value the richness of diverse nationalities, personalities, and professional backgrounds.

We know how to adapt to the specific needs of our employees, including those with disabilities.
We encourage all applications, regardless of gender, so go ahead and apply!

Recruitment is all about people!  

Is this mission appealing to you? Apply, and we will offer you: 

1. A meeting with our recruitment team to present the essential aspects of the position to you or guide you towards the role that may suit you. 
2. An interview with the team manager responsible for the role you are interested in.  
3. For some roles, you might also be required to complete an assessment (use case and motivation questionnaire. 
4. A final interview with our Human Resources team to discuss our Group's culture, work environment, training program, career prospects, as well as various benefits offered by the Group. 
5. A personalized feedback. 

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