Senior Project Manager, Inventory Innovation

Description

***The location for this position is virtual/remote***

This is your chance to be part of an in-house Commercial Services team that propels Hilton's sales, revenue management, call center, and analytics functions! As a Senior Project Manager, Inventory Innovation you will support these areas which are at the core of Hilton's "commercial engine" and are important to Hilton's ability to achieve profitable growth. On the Inventory Innovation team, you will report to the Director of Inventory Planning.

HOW WE WILL SUPPORT YOU

Hilton is proud to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to programs and benefits such as:

• Go Hilton travel program: 100 nights of discounted travel with room rates as low as $40/night
• Hilton Shares: Our employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount
• Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents
• Mental health resources including free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Learn more about the rest of our benefits

At Hilton, we believe every Team Member is a leader. We are committed to offering leadership development opportunities and programs through every step of a Team Member’s career journey and at every level, both in our hotels and across corporate. 

**Available benefits may vary depending upon terms and conditions of employment and are subject to the terms and conditions of the plans.

Requirements

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your role is important and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique.

What your day-to-day will be like:

• Work with Hilton partners and vendors to establish working practices, clarify roles and responsibilities, and ensure that plans, dependencies, and risks are aligned with the project plan, meet deliverables, and support commercial services goals.
• Identify functionality gaps by working with subject matter experts. Prioritize requirements and develop and implement a remediation plan.
• Align the team with the project methods, implement standards, and supervise opportunities for progression.
• Develop an understanding of hotel-level, owner-level, and corporate-level commercial objectives and revenue management business systems across brands and geographies.
• Be a strategic partner with business leads, product owners, leadership, deployment teams, and Platform Activation.

How you will collaborate with others:

• Collaborate with change management to account for training and support for sustained adoption and results, both with our internal Hilton corporate audience and with our hotels and owners.

What projects you will take ownership of: 

• Lead all aspects of an initiative within Inventory Innovations, including ensuring project plans and goals are achieved; managing risks and issues related to scope, timeline, or cost; and working with the business lead and partners, updating them on project progress.

WHY YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT

You have these minimum qualifications:

• Seven (7) years of professional experience
• Five (5) years of experience in Project Management
• Travel occasionally for team meetings and collaboration with partners
• Project-level leadership, including organizing people, tasks, timing, risks, scope, budget, and reporting, while understanding how all of the above relate to the larger project goals and business objectives. 
• A record of collaborating with the team and acting objectively to stay on track to achieve common goals.
• A record of carrying out large-scale changes across a global, matrixed organization.
• Experience creating memos, internal briefings, presentations, and training/job aid-type content

It would be useful if you have:

• Seven (7) of professional experience in Project Management
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• PMP, CAPM, or similar certification
• An understanding of revenue management, pricing, inventory, and on-property operations.
• An understanding of Smartsheet, Jira/Confluence, and other project planning tools
• Hospitality Experience

WHAT IT IS LIKE WORKING FOR HILTON

Hilton, the #1 World's Best Workplace, is a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of world-class brands. Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more-than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture and we are consistently named among one of the World’s Best Workplaces. Check out the Hilton Careers blog and Instagram to learn more about what it’s like to be on Team Hilton!

It is the policy of Hilton to employ qualified persons without regard to color, race, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medication conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, status as a protected veteran, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable law, genetic information, or any other protected group status as defined by and subject to applicable federal, state and local laws. 

We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position and provide other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law.  Please contact us if you require an accommodation during the application process.

Hilton offers its eligible team members a comprehensive benefits package including medical and prescription drug coverage, dental coverage, vision coverage, life insurance, short-and long-term disability insurance, access to our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) where you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount, a 401(k) savings plan, 20 days of paid time off accruing over your first year of employment and increasing up to 25 days after completing one year of full employment, up to 12 weeks of paid leave for birth parents and 4 weeks for non-birth parents, 10 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays throughout the year, up to 5 bereavement days, flexible spending accounts, a health savings account, an employee assistance program, access to a care coordination program (“Wellthy”),  a legal services program, an educational assistance program, adoption assistance, a backup childcare program, pre-tax commuter benefit and our travel discount. The annual salary range for this role is $90,000 - $130,000 and is determined based on applicable and specialized experience and location. Subject to plan terms and conditions, you will be eligible to participate in the Hilton Annual Incentive (Bonus) Plan, consistent with other team members at the same level and/or position within the Company. #LI-REMOTE