Director Software Engineering Strategy & Planning in Little Rock, Arkansas

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

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 Director Software Engineering Strategy & Planning, you will bring your technical skills to a hospitality company with an award-winning culture. On the Software Engineering team reporting to Senior Director of Software Engineering (SE), you will support projects including establishing department wide technical and organizational strategy, managing special initiatives to execute against that strategy, and communicating software engineering progress, challenges, and status to executives.

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 (https://jobs.hilton.com/us/en/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.

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:

• Craft clear executive-level communications and presentations to ensure Software Engineering initiatives are communicated accurately and effectively.
• Define, drive, and support software engineering projects that enable measurement of team velocity, quality, scale, performance, and ease of use within the framework of constantly delighting our customers.
• Focus on management of organizational change and resourcing management for central initiatives and activities within the department.

How you will collaborate with others:

• Partner with Software Engineering Leadership Team (SELT) to build a department-level strategy to guide technical innovation and team member engagement.
• Work with internal teams like portfolio planning, finance, and HR to guide focus, transparency, and alignment on the underlying work to achieve business priorities.

What projects you will take ownership of:

• Establish annual and quarterly strategic priorities and facilitate their execution.
• Develop “next level” Key Performance Indicators for SE to define how they will implement and communicate them to help progress the overall SE strategy.
• Lead the development of long-term staffing strategies, organization designs, and financial forecasts.

WHY YOU’LL BE A GREAT FIT

You have these minimum qualifications:

• Ten (10) years of professional work experience in Technology or related field.
• Five (5) years of work experience in Project, Program, and/or Organizational Change Management
• Three (3) years of experience providing project management in software engineering
• Experience leading executive communications and organizational change management
• Travel up to 15%

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.
• Experience creating executive-level dashboards and program communications.

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 (https://jobs.hilton.com/us/en/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 (https://jobs.hilton.com/us/en/blog) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hiltoncareers/) 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 (https://cdn.phenompeople.com/CareerConnectResources/prod/HILTGLOBAL/documents/Applicant_Accommodation_and_Accessibility_Assistance-English-20230515-1684253430519.pdf) 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 roleis$135,000-$185,000and 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, and the Company’s long-term incentive plan, consistent with other team members at the same level and/or position within the Company.#LI-REMOTE

Job: Software Engineering

Title: Director Software Engineering Strategy & Planning

Location: null

Requisition ID: COR014S2

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