Director - Procurement Technology

JOB SUMMARY

The Technical Director of Procurement Technology will lead the design architecture development implementation and management of Marriotts procurement platform as well as ensure strategic alignment seamless integration and delivery of innovative digital solutions like a supplier engagement portal as part of a multiyear transformation program. This pivotal role requires a blend of technical expertise strategic thinking and leadership skills to ensure the procurement platform is efficient scalable and aligned with the organizations goals. You will collaborate closely with procurement leaders global technology and cross functional stakeholders acting as the technology domain product owner to drive innovative solutions create process efficiencies streamline workflows and leverage technology to streamline and enhance procurement processes and decisionmaking. The ideal candidate shall have a deep understanding of procurement technology ecosystems ERP systems automation data governance compliance and regulatory standards and experience with delivering web applications leveraging modern frameworks.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science or Equivalent degree in Mathematics Information Systems Computer Science or Engineering
8 years of progressive leadership in technical solutions development and architecture that includes:

o8 years of experience implementing and supporting Cloud Source to Pay (S2P) procurement platforms.
o5 years of experience designing and implementing digital web technology solutions APIs or microservices

Extensive experience with integration architecture patterns data integration tools and experience integrating Cloud S2P platforms with different business systems (APIs middleware tools etc.) utilizing cloud native tech and capabilities.
Expert understanding of systems architecture and ability to design and prototype scalable performancedriven solutions in a SaaS model.
Extensive experience implementing and managing supplier engagement platforms to drive a seamless experience for supplier interaction.
Expert understanding of data architecture database objects and data design patterns for reporting and analytics.
Hands on experience designing and building technology solutions in partnership with stakeholders.
Familiarity with platform authentication and authorization patterns (SAML SSO OAuth)
Understanding of environment management release management code versioning best practices and deployment methodologies (DevOps).
Knowledge of and experience with cloud native technology to design and implement solutions in a multi cloud environment.
Background in design/development of largescale system capabilities or complete software product lifecycle exposure.
Experience with technology product ownership and delivery.
Knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance standards relevant to finance and technology (e.g. GDPR SOX PCIDSS).
Ability to review and manage usage licensing and costs with vendor platforms.
Ability to learn modern technologies and adopt new technologies to streamline and simplify processes keep related systems in sync and maintain data parity across an integrated ecosystem.
Strong communication skills with a passion for mentoring and guiding diverse teams through strategic initiatives.
Production support experience.

Preferred Qualifications:
Graduate degree
Experience with Cloud Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platforms.
Experience with Source to Pay analytics capabilities including designing and implementing visualization solutions like Power BI Tableau and associated data warehouses.
Experience with managing the endtoend lifecycle of a digital product and team of full stack developers and UI/UX designer
Experience designing and architecting multicloud integrations.
Experience with cloud native technologies and microservices architecture.
Experience with RPA tools and other automation capabilities.
Understanding of procurement and contracting processes.
Experience in agile software methodologies and associated tooling.
Demonstrated ability to anticipate future data platform opportunities.
Technology leadership experience in a sourced environment.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Technology Product Ownership
Own the procurement technology stack helping drive product strategy and roadmap for Cloud S2P procurement platform CLM supplier portal and ancillary technology ecosystem.
Define the product vision and strategy aligned with the Procurement business goals.
Identify market opportunities and enterprise needs to drive product development.
Prioritize features and enhancements based on user feedback business impact and technical feasibility and work with global technology team to implement.
Support datadriven decisionmaking by aligning procurement technology with data governance analytics platforms and business intelligence tools.

Technical Leadership
Trains and/or mentors other team members and peers as appropriate.
Provides oversight to direct reports and dotted line reports as well as service providers and system integrators in the procurement technology space.
Provides technology leadership and oversight to procurement domain tech solutions across organizational initiatives.
Provides financial input on department or project budgets capital expenditures or other cost/resource estimates as requested.
Identifies opportunities to enhance the service delivery processes.

Delivering Technology
Lead and drive the endtoend technology implementation for S2P procurement platform CLM capabilities supplier portal and associated integrations.
Work with Procurement and Global Technology stakeholders on procurement technology transformation including data migration and transformation strategies to future state technology stack.
Oversee the implementation configuration and integration of procurement software solutions including analytics capabilities for the domain.
Collaborate with Procurement and other stakeholders to define requirements deliverables and set and manage expectations.
Collaborate with Global Technology business partners service provider and system integrator on implementation and hypercare.
Translate business requirements into wellarchitected solutions that best leverage Marriott technology assets and design standards.
Lead technical product design sessions; architect and document technical solutions aligned with Marriott business objectives for Procurement and Contract Management to identify gaps between current and desired endstates.
Own and drive technology solutioning for Procurement and help ideate options that align with approved architecture patterns.
Establish and enforce data management policies procedures and standards to ensure data accuracy consistency security and compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g. GDPR SOX).
Manage extended stakeholder expectations liaising across teams to identify opportunities for system efficiencies and improvements.
Plan architect design and manage delivery of technology solutions with global technology teams and service providers.
Continuously evaluate and optimize finance processes workflows and system configurations to enhance efficiency accuracy and scalability.
Escalate and manage platform and delivery issues with technology vendors as needed.

Security and Compliance
Ensure compliance with identify and access management (IAM) technical implementation guidelines and identity governance and administration (IGA) standards policies and procedures.
Identify potential risks manage change control processes and implement governance frameworks to ensure seamless technology adoption within procurement.
Ensure technology solutions meet business needs while aligning with enterprise architecture
Work with broader global technology and internal audit teams on technical implementation of system and IT general controls.

Optimization and Support
Drive process improvements by leveraging automation AI and digital tools to enhance efficiency compliance and visibility across procurement operations.
Identify opportunities to continuously improve performance and user experience with Cloud S2P procurement platform CLM and supplier portal.
Stay updated and implement platform updates patches and emerging cloud technology including AI capabilities.
Provide guidance for troubleshooting issues and incorporating system enhancements per user requests.

The salary range for this position is $117700 to $195700 annually. In addition to the annual salary the position will be eligible to receive an annual bonus and restricted stock units/stock grants.

Washington Applicants Only: Employees will accrue 0.04616 PTO balance for every hour worked and eligible to receive minimum of 7 holidays annually.

All locations offer coverage for medical dental vision health care flexible spending account dependent care flexible spending account life insurance disability insurance accident insurance adoption expense reimbursements paid parental leave educational assistance 401(k) plan stock purchase plan discounts at Marriott properties commuter benefits employee assistance plan and childcare discounts. Benefits are subject to terms and conditions which may include rules regarding eligibility enrollment waiting period contribution benefit limits election changes benefit exclusions and others.

Marriott HQ is committed to a hybrid work environment that enables associates to Be connected. Headquartersbased positions are considered hybrid for candidates within a commuting distance to Bethesda MD; candidates outside of commuting distance to Bethesda MD will be considered for Remote positions.

The application deadline for this position is 28 days after the date of this posting May 15 2025.

Marriott International is an equal opportunity believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive peoplefirst are committed to nondiscrimination onanyprotectedbasis such as disability and veteran status or any other basis covered under applicable law.