Senior Product Owner I

About Marrio Marriott Tech Accelerator is part of Marriott International, a global leader in hospitality. Marriott International, Inc. is a leading American multinational company that operates a vast array of lodging brands, including hotels and residential properties. It consists of over 30 well-known brands and nearly 8,900 properties situated in 141 countries and territories.Role Title:Product Owner HINT Position Summary: The Product Owner is responsible for managing innovative and emerging products within the Hotel Operations and Building Systems Team. This role will collaborate with business partners and engineering/ facilities systems vendors to maintain a well-groomed product backlog of feature enhancements that include refined user stories ready for development and solid timelines. The Product owner will demonstrate management skills and leadership in a highly matrixed environment and must be comfortable working with multiple stakeholders on numerous competing priorities. The candidate will be moderately technical with a proven record of creative solutioning and problem-solving in addition to developing multi-year technology roadmaps for products.Job Responsibilities: Technical Product Owner: Maintain a well-groomed product backlog of features to include refined user stories that are ready for development Help define new product features and optimizations of existing ones, and incorporate them into product roadmaps Support the definition of guest service product requirements and development of the product roadmap Provide clear vision and scope documentation, use cases, workflows, and wire-frames to support development Coordinate testing, acceptance and delivery of enhancements between vendor and MI business partners Coordinate with support teams for defect resolutionDemonstrating and Applying Discipline Knowledge: Provides technical expertise and support to persons inside and outside of the department Demonstrates knowledge of job-relevant issues, products, systems, and processes Demonstrates knowledge of function-specific procedures Keeps up-to-date technically and applies new knowledge to job Knowledge of and understanding of complex algorithmsAdditional Responsibilities: Proven ability to lead and work with cross-functional teams in support of specific business priorities Ability to solve problems quickly, think strategically, and drive data-driven decision making Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and aggressive timelines Strong interpersonal skills and success in cross-functional relationship-building at all levels, ability to drive consensus through influence and fact-based approach Effective written and oral communications skills with sensitivity to global communication needs Demonstrates self-confidence, energy and enthusiasm in leading and influencing teams Proficiency in Office software products and digital collaboration toolSkill and Experience: 5+ years’ experience in information technology application design or development 4+ years’ experience as a product owner Ability to explain product vision, business objective, technical feasibility, define requirements Ability to drive vendor accountability for technical implementation against defined features and requirements Excellent communicator, both written and spoken Experience with Agile Development methodology and tools (CSPO or CSM certification a plus) Experience with project management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Power BI Demonstrated ability to deliver results under challenging conditions, particularly when faced with complexity, ambiguity, and aggressive timelines Demonstrated ability to assess customer needs, creatively approach solutions, and decide and influence appropriate courses of action Strong project management skills (PMI certification a plus) Strong process management, negotiating, influencing, and problem-resolution skillsPreferred: Familiarity with hospitality industry applications and processes Prior experience managing and working with on-shore and off-shore service providers Graduate degree Proven expertise in software integrations, particularly within the API landscapeEducation and Certifications: Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. Or related equivalent experience