IT Business Analyst, Loyalty Finance

Job Number 23214965 Job Category Information Technology Location Marriott International HQ, 7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, United States Schedule Full-Time Located Remotely? N Relocation? N Position Type Management JOB SUMMARY As a member of the Loyalty Financial Services Product team, the Senior Manager/Product Owner (PO) is responsible for managing a portfolio of work to deliver Loyalty Financial related technical capabilities driven by the Loyalty Finance and Operations organizations. This role will collaborate with business partners and technical teams to maintain a well-groomed and prioritized product backlog of features to include refined user stories with solid technical solutions that are ready for development. In addition, this role will support the Director in tracking and communicating the overall status of the backlog and reflect changes in business priorities. The Senior Manager/Product Owner (PO) will demonstrate management skills and leadership in a highly matrixed environment and must be comfortable working with multiple stakeholders on numerous competing priorities. This role requires moderate technical knowledge of software development processes and requires a proven record of creative solutioning and problem solving. CANDIDATE PROFILE Education and Experience Required • 4 year degree from an accredited university, preferably in a technology or business discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience. • 6 years’ experience in the business, technology, sales and marketing, management operations, or related professional area • 4+ years of experience with converting business needs into technology requirements • Demonstrated ability to assess customer needs, creatively approach solutions, and decide and influence appropriate courses of action • Excellent communicator, both written and spoken. Must be able to explain product vision, business objective, technical feasibility, define requirements, and technical implementations • Demonstrated ability to deliver results under challenging conditions, particularly when faced with complexity, ambiguity, and aggressive timelines • Experience navigating a highly matrixed work environment where collaboration with multiple stakeholders is required to meet the needs of numerous competing priorities. Preferred • Experience with or knowledge of Agile/Scrum software development practices preferred • Experience with Jira and Confluence • Experience with Loyalty administration and/or financial administration CORE WORK ACTIVITIES Technical Product Owner • Maintain a well-groomed product backlog of features to include refined user stories with solid technical solutions 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 the Ambassador product requirements and development of the product roadmap • Provide clear vision and scope documentation, use cases, workflows, and wire-frames to support development • Coordinate with support teams for defect resolution Demonstrating 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 Additional 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 • Thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment • Demonstrates self-confidence, energy and enthusiasm in leading and influencing teams • Proficiency in Office software products and digital collaboration tools MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES Leadership • Adaptability – Maintains performance level under pressure or when experiencing changes or challenges in the workplace. • Communication – Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods. • Problem Solving and Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; obtains and compares information from different sources to draw conclusions, develops and evaluates alternatives and solutions, solves problems, and chooses a course of action. • Professional Demeanor - Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values. • Strategy Development - Develops business plans by exploring and systematically evaluating opportunities with the greatest potential for producing positive results; ensures successful preparation and execution of business plans through effective planning, organizing, and on-going evaluation processes. Managing Execution • Building and Contributing to Teams - Participates as a member of a team to move toward the completion of common goals while fostering cohesion and collaboration among team members. • Strategy Execution – Ensures successful execution across of business plans designed to maximize customer satisfaction, profitability, and market share through effective planning, organizing, and on-going evaluation processes. • Driving for Results - Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; assumes responsibility for work objectives; initiates, focuses, and monitors the efforts of self and/or others toward the accomplishment goals; proactively takes action and goes beyond what is required. • Planning and Organizing - Gathers information and resources required to set a plan of action for self and/or others; prioritizes and arranges work requirements to accomplish goals and ensure work is completed. Building Relationships • Customer Relationships - Develops and sustains relationships based on an understanding of customer/stakeholder needs and actions consistent with the company’s service standards. • Coworker Relationships - Interacts with others in a way that builds openness, trust, and confidence in the pursuit of organizational goals and lasting relationships. • Global Mindset - Supports employees and business partners with diverse styles, abilities, motivations, and/or cultural perspectives; utilizes differences to drive innovation, engagement and enhance business results; and ensures employees are given the opportunity to contribute to their full potential. Generating Talent and Organizational Capability • Organizational Capability - Evaluates and adapts the structure of assignments and work processes to best fit the needs and/or support the goals of an organizational unit. • Talent Management - Provides support and feedback to help individuals develop and strengthen skills and abilities needed to accomplish work objectives. Learning and Applying Professional Expertise • Applied Learning - Seeks and makes the most of learning opportunities to improve performance of self and/or others. • Business Acumen - Understands and utilizes business information to manage everyday operations and generate innovative solutions to approach business and administrative challenges. • Technical Acumen - Understands and utilizes professional skills and knowledge in a specific functional area to conduct and manage everyday business operations and generate innovative solutions to approach function-specific work challenges. • Basic Competencies - Fundamental competencies required for accomplishing basic work activities. o Basic Computer Skills - Uses basic computer hardware and software (e.g., personal computers, word processing software, Internet browsers, etc.). o Mathematical Reasoning - Adds, subtracts, multiplies, or divides quickly, correctly, and in a way that allows one to solve work-related issues. o Oral Comprehension - Listens to and understands information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. o Reading Comprehension – Understands written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. o Writing - Communicates effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. 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