Lead Functional Architect, AI Travel Assistant Speedboat

Produce lightweight but effective architecture artifacts supporting fast decision-making. Job Title Lead Functional Architect, AI Travel Assistant Speedboat The AI Assistant Speedboat is at the forefront of shaping how AI Assistants interact with the travel ecosystem. Working at startup speed within the AI Delivery Hub, the team explores, validates, and industrializes new experiences across a rapidly evolving ecosystem of AI platforms (OpenAI, Antropic, Gemini, etc), partners, and travel providers. The Functional Architect plays a critical role in bridging Product Managers and Engineering teams. The role transforms business opportunities, customer needs, and product concepts into clear functional architectures and delivery‑ready solution designs. Working hand‑in‑hand with the Enterprise Architect, the Functional Architect ensures that solutions are both practical for immediate delivery and aligned with long‑term platform strategy, architecture standards, and reusability objectives. Mission Bridge business vision and technical execution by translating product strategy into scalable, coherent, and implementable functional designs. Drive alignment between Product Managers, Engineers, Architects, and stakeholders to ensure capabilities are delivered quickly while maintaining consistency across the AI Assistant ecosystem. Key Responsibilities Product‑to‑Engineering Translation Partner with Product Managers to understand business objectives, customer needs, and strategic opportunities. Transform product ideas and use cases into functional solution designs. Define end‑to‑end user journeys, business processes, capability interactions, and functional requirements. Clarify scope, assumptions, dependencies, constraints, and acceptance criteria before implementation begins. Ensure engineering teams receive clear, actionable, and prioritized requirements. Functional Architecture