Sr. Director, Growth Governance & Diligence

Position Overview

The Sr. Director Growth Governance & Diligence provides strategic oversight governance and standards for Marriotts growth organization with a focus on M&A new brands and partnership due diligence and integration planning.. This role is accountable for ensuring that growth opportunities are evaluated reviewed and integrated using consistent frameworks decisioning and clear risk assessments. The Sr. Director partners with cross-functional teams to drive integration strategy risk management and organizational alignment for scalable growth.

The role sits at the center of the growth lifecycle -- from opportunity intake and diligence planning through deal approval signing Day 1 readiness planning -- partnering closely with development discipline leaders and senior executives to enable informed decision making.

Key traits for success: Strategic thinking strong deal and diligence instincts leadership stakeholder management risk oversight and the ability to drive alignment across multiple disciplines.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in business hospitality technology or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 10 years in governance M&A due diligence consulting or hospitality industry roles with strong career progression.

• Proven experience developing and implementing governance frameworks and standards.

• Proven experience leading or coordinating multidiscipline due diligence for acquisitions brand launches or partnerships.

• Demonstrated success in risk management project oversight and business case development.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; experience preparing executive presentations and decision materials.

• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree.

• Experience with M&A governance in the hospitality industry.

• Familiarity with Marriott brands and disciplines.

Core Work Activities

• Lead the development and implementation of governance frameworks decision rights and standardized tools for growth initiatives.

• Define and maintain integration strategies scope requirements and timelines for M&A brand and partnership projects.

• Set targets for Day 1 activation and stabilization in partnership with relevant disciplines.

• Provide project risk oversight ensure value delivery and act as a strategic guardrail for growth initiatives.

• Guide initiative prioritization milestone alignment and resourcing across the growth organization.

• Oversee intake processes and mobilize teams in collaboration with the PMO.

• Ensure execution reflects brand vision and differentiation guardrails.

• Drive organizational support for brand integration and lead business case development for new growth categories.

• Develop decision materials for senior leadership and provide regular updates to discipline leaders.

• Facilitate cross-discipline planning communication and stakeholder engagement.

• Diligence-specific responsibilities:

• Own and evolve Marriotts growth due diligence framework tools and standards across M&A brand acquisitions and partnerships

• Lead diligence planning scope definition and execution coordination across all integration-focused disciplines (Brand Commercial Technology Digital etc.)

• Serve as the central point of orchestration for diligence timelines deliverables dependencies and executive readouts

• Ensure diligence findings clearly articulate risks synergies integration complexity and value implications for decisionmakers

• Drive consistency between diligence outputs deal economics and integration assumptions