Leads workgroups and/or functions as a technical expert. Active member of cross-pod leadership teams overseeing the service provider BAs that are embedded in individual agile pods. Responsible for driving cross-functional and cross-pillar requirements discussions and alignment.  Reviews cross-pod Design, QA plan and status, Deployment Plan, Communication and Training Plans.  Support GT Architecture & Development associates in clarifying functional requirements and functional design during development of solution.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

Required:

• 6+ years relevant work experience with:
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience/certification. 
  • Demonstrated experience working with data projects and data environments.
  • Demonstrated experience working on Agile teams.
  • Work with cross functional team of analysts, project managers and product owners to build a prioritized backlog of artifacts for multiple products
  • Experience with converting large business initiatives into business requirements epics that can be sourced into user stories
  • Manage and communicate effectively with internal and external partners, flexing to the audience
  • Skilled at converting business needs into technology requirements and working within IT to manage the ongoing development of a product
  • Skilled at cross functional collaboration with leaders and peers to clearly articulate product vision and desired functionality
  • Ability to assess customer/client needs, creatively approach solutions, and decide and influence appropriate course of action

Preferred:

• Certified Scrum Master or Scrum Product Owner
• Demonstrated knowledge of cloud data environments.
• Demonstrated knowledge of data management and reporting/analytics related business functions and applications.
• Familiarity with Marriott’s existing information architecture, application portfolio, and information management methodology
• Experience identifying and analyzing alternative solutions to complex business requirements and providing guidance and advice
• Strong communication skills, including experience facilitating requirements analysis and functional design working sessions
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and with others
• Excellent analytical skills where problems are very unusual and extremely difficult
• Experience with business process re-engineering
• Strong process management, negotiating, influencing, and problem resolution skills
• Experience completing information technology cost/resource estimates to implement and support solutions
• Knowledge of emerging technologies, including those new to the Marriott environment as well as those that are new to the information systems industry 

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Technical Leadership

• Facilitates business requirements analysis and functional design work sessions including creating business presentations, communications, and documentation 
• Lead functional design including demonstrations to stakeholders to validate approach
• Identifies creative solutions to business requirements, analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of alternatives, and provides recommendations
• Works with external vendors and analogous companies to obtain additional insights, approaches, and demonstrations of solutions
• Collaborates with the client organization including business analysts in the client organizations
• Document functional, integration, and testing requirements as well as SLAs and operating level agreements 
• Leads technology cost/resource estimates and input to business cases
• Work with the IT Architecture & Development organization during development to address functional requirements and functional design clarifications
• Provide expertise and update multi-year technology roadmaps
• Provide expertise to training and field support groups as appropriate before new releases go-live
• Identifies opportunities to enhance the business partnership and planning processes
• Trains and/or mentors other team members, and peers as appropriate 

IT Governance

• Follows all defined technology standards and processes (i.e. IT Governance, SM&G, Architecture, etc.), and provides input for improvements to the appropriate process owners as needed
• Participates in technical evaluation process when assessing additions or changes to defined technology standards

MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES 

Leadership

• Communication - Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods.
• Leading Through Vision and Values - Keeps the organization's vision and values at the forefront of employee decision making and action.
• Managing Change - Initiates and/or manages the change process and energizes it on an ongoing basis, taking steps to remove barriers or accelerate its pace; serves as role model for how to handle change by maintaining composure and performance level under pressure or when experiencing challenges.
• Problem Solving and Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; obtains and compares information from different sources to draw conclusions, develops and evaluates alternatives and solutions, solves problems, and chooses a course of action.
• Professional Demeanor - Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values. 
• Strategy Development - Develops business plans by exploring and systematically evaluating opportunities with the greatest potential for producing positive results; ensures successful preparation and execution of business plans through effective planning, organizing, and on-going evaluation processes.

Managing Execution

• Building a Successful Team - Uses an effective interpersonal style to build a cohesive team; inspires and sustains team cohesion and engagement by focusing the team on its mission and importance to the organization.
• Strategy Execution – Ensures successful execution across of business plans designed to maximize customer satisfaction, profitability, and market share through effective planning, organizing, and on-going evaluation processes.
• Driving for Results - Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; assumes responsibility for work objectives; initiates, focuses, and monitors the efforts of self and/or others toward the accomplishment goals; proactively takes action and goes beyond what is required.

Building Relationships

• Customer Relationships - Develops and sustains relationships based on an understanding of customer/stakeholder needs and actions consistent with the company’s service standards.
• Global Mindset - Supports employees and business partners with diverse styles, abilities, motivations, and/or cultural perspectives; utilizes differences to drive innovation, engagement and enhance business results; and ensures employees are given the opportunity to contribute to their full potential.
• Strategic Partnerships - Develops collaborative relationships with fellow employees and business partners by making them feel valued, appreciated, and included; explores partnership opportunities with other people in and outside the organization; influences and leverages corporate and continental shared services and/or discipline leaders (e.g., HR, Sales & Marketing, Finance, Revenue Management) to achieve objectives; maintains effective external relations with government, business and industry in respective countries; performs effectively as a liaison between locations, disciplines, and corporate to ensure needed resources are received and corporate strategies are understood and executed.

Generating Talent and Organizational Capability 

• Developing Others - Supports the development of other’s skills and capabilities so that they can fulfill current or future job/role responsibilities more effectively.
• Organizational Capability - Evaluates and adapts the structure of assignments and work processes to best fit the needs and/or support the goals of an organizational unit.

Learning and Applying Professional Expertise

• Continuous Learning - Actively identifies new areas for learning; regularly creates and takes advantage of learning opportunities; uses newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learns through their application.
•  Technical Acumen – Expertly understands and utilizes professional skills and knowledge in a specific functional area to conduct and manage everyday business operations, generate innovative solutions to approach function-specific work challenges, and function as a thought leader in his or her area of expertise.
• Business Acumen - Understands and utilizes business information to manage everyday operations and generate innovative solutions to approach business and administrative challenges.

Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.

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