Lead Delivery Manager

Description

***This role is based at one of our corporate offices in Memphis, TN, McLean, VA, or Dallas, TX***

This is your chance to be a part of an in-house Technology team that’s creating consumer-facing, cutting-edge technologies revolutionizing the hospitality industry around the world! As a Lead Delivery Manager, you will bring your technical skills to a hospitality company with an award-winning culture. On the Enterprise Architecture and Data team reporting to the Principal Agile Program Lead, you will support projects including migration of applications to the AWS Cloud Data Warehouse and decommission of legacy systems.

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:

• Manage the technology delivery function responsible for planning and implementing multiple application migrations to the AWS Cloud Data Warehouse and data system decommissions.
• Run the delivery function for 1-2 agile teams and maintain the delivery roadmap together with the Solution Architect.
• Lead key agile team ceremonies including standups, sprint planning, refinement, iteration review, retrospectives, and planning across multiple iterations.
• Build and maintain delivery plans and release schedules in partnership with technology leads, architects, and development teams.
• Cultivate and improve current processes and tools; identifying, designing, communicating, and implementing new processes.
• Work with multiple enterprise processes (waterfall, Agile, governance process, etc.)
• Build a deep understanding of Hilton brands, current projects, and upcoming initiatives.

How you will collaborate with others:

• Engage agile team members to define and deliver high-quality data solutions that meet customer need.
• Pull together the necessary project leads and guide them through the planning and delivery of initiatives.
• Manage dependencies and remove impediments by engaging the right partners at the right time.
• Proactively identify and implement process improvements in coordination with peers and the Principal Agile Program Lead.

What deliverables you will take ownership of: 

• Work with multiple domain architects and delivery leads to manage timelines and ensure successful and on-time delivery.
• Key projects include decommissioning of legacy data systems and migration to the AWS Cloud Data Warehouse. 

WHY YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT

You have these minimum qualifications:

• Five (5) years of professional work experience in Technology or related field
• Four (4) years of Technology project management experience
• Two (2) years JIRA experience
• Must hold Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or SAFe Scrum Master certification
• This is a hybrid role and will require you to be near one of our three US office locations (McLean, Dallas, Memphis)
• Travel up to 10%

It would be useful if you have:

• Bachelor’s Degree, or Associate’s Degree plus 6 years of Technology related experience, or High School Degree/GED plus 12 years of Technology related experience 
• Seven (7) years of professional work experience in Technology or a related field
• Deep understanding and experience in technology delivery using Agile (Scrum, Kanban, etc.), waterfall, and/or PMP methodologies
• Program management experience leading cross-functional, data-centric technology efforts
• AWS certification
• Experience working in a data-centric organization
• Experience leading data systems decommissioning and migration to an AWS Cloud Data Warehouse

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.