flex Director, Sales & Catering Program & Delivery Management

Bethesda, MD - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 9 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

This is a temporary position.

The Director Sales & Catering Program & Delivery Management leads the planning governance and execution of Marriott Internationals global Sales & Catering strategy across its brand portfolio. This role drives large-scale cross-functional initiatives by applying disciplined program and project management practices including leading RFPs for selected vendors. The Director defines delivery models sequencing and decision frameworks to support group sales meetings events and catering across managed franchised and owned properties. The role ensures initiatives are prioritized and delivered with predictability aligned to business objectives risk tolerance and enterprise constraints while advancing revenue growth operational efficiency and guest experience. The Director partners closely with Technology Digital Global Sales Hotel Operations Continents and Brand teams to manage dependencies mitigate risk and enable successful platform rollout and adoption aligned with enterprise strategy.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

Required

4-year degree from an accredited university.
10 years of program management delivery leadership or largescale transformation experience.

Preferred

5 years leading enterprise scale cross functional technology or business programs in hospitality travel or complex service industries.
Strong experience working in agile hybrid or scaled delivery environments.
Experience supporting Sales & Catering group sales meetings & events or hospitality operations platforms.
Experience delivering large modernization or platform transformation initiatives.
Familiarity with enterprise change management practices and global rollouts.
Experience working in franchised or owner operator business models.
PMP PgMP SAFe or similar delivery certification.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Program Vision & Delivery Strategy

Define and own the program delivery strategy for Sales & Catering initiatives aligned with Marriotts enterprise priorities and transformation roadmap.

Translate strategic objectives into multi year delivery plans milestones and investment roadmaps.

Ensure delivery approaches balance global standardization with brand and property level flexibility.

Align Sales & Catering delivery plans with Marriotts broader digital data and platform programs.

Program & Portfolio Management

Oversee integrated program plans schedules budgets resourcing and dependencies across teams and regions.

Establish governance structures to manage scope prioritization risk and issue resolution.

Provide executive level visibility into progress tradeoffs and outcomes.

Execution & Delivery Leadership

Drive end toend execution from initiation through deployment and stabilization.

Partner with product engineering and UX leaders to ensure readiness for development testing and release.

Proactively identify mitigate and escalate risks constraints and cross team dependencies.

Ensure delivery quality operational readiness and adherence to enterprise standards.

Cross Functional & Executive Partnership

Serve as a key coordination point across Technology Global Sales Revenue Management Operations Marketing Loyalty Finance and Brand teams.

Facilitate executive steering committees delivery reviews and decision forums.

Align stakeholders on priorities timelines ownership and expected outcomes.

Change Management Adoption & Scale

Lead change management rollout and enablement strategies for Sales & Catering initiatives across thousands of properties globally.

Coordinate training communications and readiness activities with regional and property teams.

Ensure solutions scale effectively across managed and franchised hotels while accounting for regional regulatory and market differences.

Incorporate feedback and lessons learned to improve future delivery effectiveness.

Team Leadership & Delivery Excellence

Lead mentor and develop program and project managers supporting Sales & Catering initiatives.

Establish best practices for delivery planning governance reporting and execution.

Foster a culture of accountability transparency and continuous improvement across the delivery organization.

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DescriptionThis is a temporary position.The Director Sales & Catering Program & Delivery Management leads the planning governance and execution of Marriott Internationals global Sales & Catering strategy across its brand portfolio. This role drives large-scale cross-functional initiatives by applyin...