Job Description
The Director, IT Project Management will work with various departments within Aimbridge Hospitality to manage enterprise applications projects within the IT department project portfolio. The incumbent in this role must have experience in leading high-profile enterprise application enhancement, deployment, and refresh projects. This includes tracking of associated expenditures, timelines, and resource assignments. This role will define and drive implementation and updates to business applications and will lead project teams through the full project lifecycle to deliver on key business objectives. The individual must be familiar with standard program/project concepts, practices, and procedures. He/she must possess the ability to lead a team and rely on their experience and professional judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
QUALIFICATIONS: - Experience leading high profile, enterprise level projects.
- Knowledge, and successful experience with full Software Development Life Cycle (SLDC), QA, and release management processes
- Must be motivated, independent and self-sufficient. Able to receive an assigned task and see it through to completion with minimal supervision.
- Ability to quickly analyze situations, correlate ideas, and make decisions on issues and resolutions.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams such as Accounting, Treasury, Tax, Accounts Payable, Operations, IT, Security, etc. Strong presentation, communication and facilitation skills
- Experience working with internal and external partners to deliver services Ability to interact with executive stakeholders Minimum 10+ years of experience in project management
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: - Accountable for achieving project objectives on assigned projects.
- Lead IT and business assigned resources together as a single team to achieve those objectives.
- Creates project execution standards using defined Aimbridge tools and processes. Manage full life-cycle implementation projects including enterprise applications such as Oracle JDE, Robotic Process Automation, Vendor Management, E-Procurement and Accounts Payable systems.
- Most projects include integrations with upstream and downstream systems and processes. Leads projects in business acquisition scenarios.
- Create and maintain appropriate project documentation during all phases of project work, including Project plans, communication plans, budgets, resource allocation documentation, project deliverables, project lessons learned, etc.
- Maintain consistent communication with business stakeholders to manage expectations, ensure business pains are understood, and that business requirements/user stories are well documented.
- Lead the creation and documentation of functional process flows, requirements traceability, test plans and test cases, and execution of appropriate testing to ensure quality deliverables.
- Anticipate project risks and issues to keep the project on track. Propose risk mitigations, take corrective action, and escalate items as needed. Provide mentorship to other project management staff, where appropriate.
PROPERTY INFORMATION:
Aimbridge Hospitality is a leading, global hospitality company with a growing hotel portfolio representing more than 1,500 properties in 50 states and 23 countries. As a top hospitality employer, we are a great place to unlock your future, providing unparalleled opportunities for you to reach places in your career you might have never imagined were possible - more opportunities to help create memorable experiences, ways to succeed, and great people to inspire you. Aimbridge Hospitality is based in Plano, TX, with additional corporate offices in Atlanta, Calgary, Fargo, Puerto Rico, San Clemente, and Washington D.C. Aimbridge EMEA has offices in Birmingham and Glasgow, UK, and Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Aimbridge LatAm has offices in Monterrey, Mexico.
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