Vice President of IT - Aspen Hospitality

Position Summary
The Vice President of IT Aspen Hospitality (AH) is a strategic leadership role responsible for overseeing the technology strategy application management and IT support functions for a growing hotel company operating both five-star and four-star properties. This position ensures that the companys technology infrastructure property management systems and guest-facing digital services align with business objectives and enhance operational efficiency guest experience and competitive positioning. The Vice President of IT Aspen Hospitality will lead the Application and Support teams while working closely with the parent companys shared services organization to leverage enterprise-wide infrastructure cybersecurity and digital transformation initiatives. This role requires a balance of strategic vision and operational excellence to drive IT innovation standardization and service delivery across all properties. This position reports to the Chief Information Officer.

The budgeted salary range for this position is $180000 to $220000. Actual pay will be dependent on budget and experience; all our salaried roles are eligible for bonus. 

Job Posting Deadline 
Applications for this position will be accepted until June 22 2025.

Essential Job Functions/Key Job Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the AH technology strategy and roadmap to support the business units growth plans ensuring alignment with Aspen Hospitality and Aspen One business goals and operational priorities
• Partner with the AH executive team and hotel general managers to scale AH ITs technical organization and capabilities to support the business units growth objectives
• Lead the AH IT function to support AHs growth plans including leading the successful opening of new properties expansion strategies including new property openings system integrations and acquisitions
• Identify assess and build consensus to deploy appropriate emerging hospitality technologies to drive innovation improve guest service employee effectiveness and revenue. Partner with Operations to ensure successful adoption
• Enhance and manage AHs IT Support function with the goals of providing employees and guests best-in-class service while advancing the support teams technical capabilities. Use data-driven metrics to improve the support function
• Oversee the roadmaps selection implementation and management of hotel specific applications such as property management central reservations revenue management accounting finance customer relationship sales and other applications to drive guest service NPS and employee effectiveness
• Partner with Aspen One shared digital services to select and deploy digital marketing and technology solutions that drive toward improving NPS and financial targets for both Aspen Hospitality and Aspen One. Partner with Operations to ensure successful adoption
• Collaborate with Aspen One shared IT services to deploy robust corporate applications and infrastructure that enhance guest experience and that meet cybersecurity performance and scalability goals
• Manage projects effectively through communication issue and risk management and budget management and build the AH IT teams project management capability
• Build relationships with assess manage and communicate effectively with vendors
• Responsible for building AH IT department budget driving cost efficiencies setting and managing capital budgets and meeting all budget targets
• Maintain a strong cybersecurity posture enforce cybersecurity policy and ensure compliance with PCI-DSS GDPR and other relevant data protection regulations
• Act as the primary liaison between hotel leadership operations and Aspne Ones shared IT services to coordinate infrastructure cybersecurity and enterprise initiatives
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications :

Education & Experience Requirements
    Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Business Administration or a related field (MBA or relevant Masters degree preferred)
    10 years of IT leadership experience with at least 5 years in the hospitality industry managing technology for luxury.     Experience in Forbes Five-Star properties preferred
    Experience managing IT applications service desk operations and vendor partnerships
    Experience with cybersecurity best practices IT compliance and data privacy regulations

Knowledge Skills & Abilities
    Strong knowledge of hotel technology systems including PMS POS RMS CRS CRM and digital guest experience platforms
    Proficient knowledge of cybersecurity & compliance
    Strategic thinking vision and road mapping
    Proficient Hospitality industry expertise
    IT service & support management skills
    Digital adoption leadership skills
    Stakeholder collaboration and communication skills
    Project management and vendor management skills
    Budget & resource management skills
    Team leadership & development skills
    Strong leadership project management communication and change management skills
    Proven ability to collaborate with enterprise IT functions in a shared services environment
    Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
    Ability to establish IT governance policies standards and best practices to ensure security compliance and system reliability
    Experience opening new hotels and/or converting acquisitions is preferred

Additional Information :

Work Environment & Physical Demands 
    Ability to stand type and sit at desk/computer for most of the work shift executing repetitive movements  
    No adverse or hazardous conditions 
    Not required but preferred to be able to occasionally lift push or pull 50 lbs. individually or with assistance

Job Benefits 
This position is categorized as a regular full-time position eligible for the following benefits: 
Enrollment dates differ across the various programs.   
    Health Dental and Vision Insurance Programs 
    Flexible Spending Account Programs 
    Life Insurance Programs 
    Paid Time Off Programs 
    Paid Leave Programs 
    401(k) Savings Plan 
    Employee Ski Pass and Dependent Ski Passes  
    Other company perks

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. By accepting a position with Aspen One Aspen Snowmass Aspen Ventures or Aspen Hospitality you acknowledge that you are able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. To request accommodation during the application and interviewing process please contact Human Resources at .         

This job description is designed to indicate the general nature and level of work. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all duties responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

Aspen One is an equal opportunity employer (Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran). At Aspen One inclusion equity and diversity are fundamental to fulfilling our vision of building a better workplace and better world. From our hiring practices through the entire employee experience we embrace and celebrate the unique experiences perspectives and cultural backgrounds that each employee brings to the workplace. We encourage diverse points of view which allows us to develop innovative solutions to the ever-evolving world of work. Aspen One strives to foster an environment where our employees feel respected valued and empowered and our team members are at the forefront of helping us promote and sustain an inclusive workplace that works for all.

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