FLEX Sr. Manager, Luxury Branded Residences, Governance and Compliance

The FLEXSr. Manager of Mixed-Use Governance and Compliance within Marriotts Mixed-Use Development group provides guidance and support for all brands of managed residential projects on a global scale from the beginning of the development process through the term of a residences management agreement. Projects supported may include a mixture of condominium associations with rental programs through a hotel standalone branded condominium associations single family homes fully operated condo hotels and mixed-use commercial units.

The position works closely with associates of Marriotts Law Department and with external legal counsel in the review of residential development documents. This position also supports the corporate Residential Operations team and on-site property leaders who are responsible for fulfilling the obligations of the management agreements associated with more than 150 residential and mixed-use locations worldwide. Additionally the Sr. Manager assists the Mixed-Use Development team during project negotiations document drafting and pre-opening phases of various mixed-use projects. This position will report to the Senior Director Global Residential Governance and Compliance Mixed-Use Development.

The Mixed-Use Development group is essential to Marriotts growth strategy and is an important element in leveraging and advancing the quality and brand equity of Marriotts lodging system. This function will continue to pursue transactions globally for Marriott Internationals luxury and premium brands as well as establishing business opportunities for other Marriott brands.

This position is hybrid and expected to work onsite at the Marriott International HQ in Bethesda MD approximately 3 days/week.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

Required

• Bachelors degree with a minimum of three (3) years of relevant professional experience OR

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school

Preferred

• Advanced degree or J.D.

• Experience leading projects and efficiency or process-improvement initiatives

• Experience reviewing mixed-use development governing documents and contracts; strong understanding of legal terminology

• Experience with Artificial Intelligence (AI)enabled tools or solutions

• Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA)

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

• Oversee and optimize compliance reporting; analyze issues and recommend corrective actions.

• Review interpret and provide guidance on property governing documents; identify cross-document conflicts that affect operations governance and compliance.

• Assess regulatory/statutory requirements (e.g. insurance meetings governance financial compliance management agreement obligations) and ensure required firm/brokerage/individual licenses are maintained.

• Plan and facilitate governance/compliance audits (including association books and records) and support follow-up remediation.

• Develop and implement association governance processes standards and site-specific tools (timelines summaries and reference materials).

• Build effective internal/external relationships; onboard and support residential property leaders including pre-opening guidance webinars and site-specific governance training.

• Maintain expertise in property management trends and statutory changes; travel periodically to residential properties and industry conferences as needed.

• Manage complex projects and business processes performing quantitative/qualitative analysis and making decisions on non-routine requests with limited to moderate risk.

• Contribute to team and department results by improving processes providing training/technical guidance serving as a point of contact for issue resolution supporting operating plans and recognizing team successes; perform other duties as assigned.