Director, IT Product Management – Messaging and Productivity

JOB SUMMARY

Executive leader responsible for all aspect of the conception engineering build and testing of a world class workplace messaging and productivity products for Marriott International associates. This key organizational leader will focus on recommending and developing innovative and modern technical solutions with a customer-focused mindset. This role will define product strategy own and manage execution of the product roadmap and run technology steering committees and is accountable for product outcomes and services. The Director builds and leverages strong partnerships across business technology and product leadership in order to implement an operating model of innovative solutions for Marriott.

The individual should be familiar with the standards and executable actions required for the conception design build and testing activities required for delivering a reliable technology solution and other capabilities associated with Office365 Azure Active Directory and other non-Microsoft Messaging Security products with a vision for simplicity automation self-empowerment and user experience. Overall experience in developing technical solutions for the workplace leveraging messaging email security and cloud based products will be critical. Must be able to hire develop and build an inclusive user centric high performance ability to interface with vendors and other third parties to define enhancements product changes and delivery of solutions that work best for Marriott is also required.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

Required:

• Undergraduate degree and/or equivalent experience/certification
• 8 years of IT leadership experience with a blend of deep technical knowledge and a customer-focused mindset that includes:
  • 5 years of developing solutions for the workplace leveraging enterprise wide solutions focused on the M365 products and integration with Identity and Access management products
  • 5 years working with third party service suppliers and ITO organizations should include financial SLA and service definition functions
  • 4 years experience negotiating with and managing OEM relationships
  • 3 years developing security and audit reporting for enterprise solutions and products focused on the M365 products
  • 3 years experience in integrating core M365 services with new and existing user processes for completing work activities
  • 3 years experience working with enterprise class security tools to secure and manage M365 products and other mainstream tools
  • 3 years directing a blended team of associates contractors and service provider resources.
  • Experience working with remote and offshore development and support teams.
  • Experience working in a SAFE Agile environment

Preferred:

• 3 years at a Senior Manager level or above at a Fortune 500 company with significant scale.
• 3 years experience with Messaging messaging security products andor Power Platform products
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale infrastructure initiatives/transformations.
• A thorough understanding of the interdependence of systems and their impact to the business.
• Understanding of the quality assurance risk management and security considerations and their impact on the overall technology environment.
• End to end infrastructure lifecycle experience related to user identity and access management.
• Strong understanding of Agile and DevOps methodologies.
• Fluency in human-centered product discovery methods such as design thinking and service design.
• Strong process management and problem resolution skills.
• Proven ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Experience in business systems and process planning.
• Demonstrated ability to assess customer/client needs creatively approach solutions decide and influence appropriate courses of action.
• Ability to understand and communicate the lifecycle of technologies and applications and to translate into business strategies for the client organizations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical ideas in easy to understand business terms.
• Ability to accomplish results through others particularly by establishing relationships effective controls and leading in a managed service environment.
• Demonstrates strong executive presence and strategic thinking skills.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Leadership

• Accountable for providing day-to-day leadership and management of the Messaging and Power Platform engineering and products organization and managing the effective delivery of those services to the company.
• Establish management level relationships and partnering with all discipline teams to define systems engineering and cloud services.
• Accountable for managing suppliers in ensuring the delivery of quality services and meet all contractual obligations.
• Foster an environment of continuous improvement and structured processes and procedures that support not only a zero-fault culture but one that focuses on the how as much as the what.

Conception

• Participate in the develop of new strategies around the consumerization of the workplace experience at Marriott International. This includes such key concepts as wireless everywhere virtualization cloud based software and wearable technology.
• Responsible for developing technical solutions in the workplace technology space geared at maximizing the end user experience. This includes a clear understanding of key business processes for provisioning collaboration security and compliance self-enablement technology and technology upgrades.
• Key market thought leader whom leverages third party and industry insights into evolving the way in which Marriott associates engage with their work colleagues and customers.
• Leads the team responsible for moving workplace experiences to mobile infrastructure technology and cloud services.

Engineering

• Select qualify and transition into production all technologies related to workplace technologies (e.g. Identity& Access Management security and collaboration messaging and power platform services).
• Design quality and always available integrations with domain services such as Azure Active Directory LDAP and other associated e-Directories.
• Design reliable services for electronic messaging and collaboration services inclusive of chat desktop video conferencing file share services and SharePoint services.
• Build a team that will drive strategy around designing and managing healthy messaging power platform IAM security and authentication services.
• Develop cloud based services in the form of IaaS SaaS or PaaS to help consumerize and provide interoperability for collaboration products.
• Develop standards qualifications and methods for the integration of the workplace architecture with new applications and internet browsers.
• Design and implements all digital and automated processes for service and user provisioning service enhancements and service requests.

Service Management

• Represent the services across the organization designates technical lead and backup and coordinates communication among support staff and systems staff
• Ensure team understands the services (components etc.) provides input in service attributes such as performance availability security etc.)
• Conduct competitive market assessment/benchmarking analyzes financial and internal customer analysis
• Manage vendor relations oversees internal supplier management
• Work with third party suppliers and integrators on automating workplace support services and other support areas.

Managing and Conducting Human Resources Activities

• Interviews and hires employees.
• Promotes the fair and equitable treatment of employees.
• Fosters employee commitment to providing excellent service participates in daily stand-up meetings and models desired service behaviors in all interactions with customer and employees.
• Incorporates customer satisfaction as a component of staff/operations meetings with an emphasis on generating innovative ways to continually improve results.
• Sets goals and expectations for direct reports using the performance review process and holds staff accountable for performance goals.
• Utilizes an open door policy to solicit employee feedback and reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns
• Conducts annual performance appraisal with direct reports according to Standard Operating Procedures.
• Identifies talents of direct reports and their teams and assists with their growth and development plans.

The salary range for this position is $117600 to $197900 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. Headquarters-based 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 July 11 2025.

At Marriott International we are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer welcoming all and providing access to opportunity. We actively foster an environment where the unique backgrounds of our associates are valued and greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture talent and experiences of our are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis including disability veteran status or other basis protected by applicable law.