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The Senior Director, Command Center Lead is responsible for leading the strategy and execution of the CALA deployment support model, ensuring seamless hotel cutovers and operational stability across multi-wave transitions. This includes end-to-end oversight of the Command Center during the full cutover window—from 14 days before to 14 days after each deployment—proactive risk management, cross-functional coordination, and clear, timely communication to global and regional stakeholders. With responsibility for multiple simultaneous deployment waves, the role demands exceptional organizational discipline and the leadership presence to drive decisions in fast-moving, high-stakes environments. In addition, the Senior Director oversees ServiceNow health and hygiene, global issue triage, and defect and incident management, ensuring SLAs are met and improvement opportunities are identified through data-driven insights. They will lead a team of Deployment Support resources, making effective team management essential to scaling support across a large, complex property portfolio. The role requires strong project management expertise, the ability to build trusted relationships, composure under pressure, and the strategic capability to deliver operational continuity throughout a global technology and business transformation program.
Job Responsibility
Lead and manage all activities within the CALA deployment support and command center, from readiness and live cutover execution through post-wave stabilization
Direct 24/7 command center operations during each deployment wave
Act as primary conduit between CALA regional leadership and global command center
Oversee ServiceNow management for deployment support aligned with global processes
Manage integration and performance of third-party support vendors and issue triage teams
Lead the deployment and adaptation of global support frameworks and models within CALA
Champion defect and incident management
Standardize defect intake and triage processes across support platforms
Provide timely, tailored updates to CALA executives and stakeholders
Maintain real-time visibility into active workarounds
Participate in global deployment leadership forums
Ensure hiring, onboarding, and management of CALA deployment support and command center staff
Conduct post-wave retrospectives
Drive continuous improvement by enhancing tooling, workflows, reporting, and documentation
Work closely with communications and discipline teams
Perform other duties as required to support transformation objectives
Requirements
10+ years of relevant professional experience in lodging, consulting, communications, or related disciplines, demonstrating progressive career growth and exceptional performance
Proven success in leading large-scale technology deployments or cutover events in complex, matrixed environments
Demonstrated experience managing high-performing teams and cross-functional operations under pressure
Strong knowledge of hotel operations, business processes, and technology systems
Advanced familiarity with Microsoft 365, ServiceNow, Power BI, Smartsheet, and Monday.com
Experience managing vendor performance and third-party support services
Excellent project management skills with the ability to independently manage multiple projects
Ability to effectively persuade and motivate stakeholders and team members to achieve project goals and objectives
Strong presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder communication skills
What we offer
401(k) plan
stock purchase plan
discounts at Marriott properties
commuter benefits
employee assistance plan
childcare discounts
medical coverage
dental coverage
vision coverage
health care flexible spending account
dependent care flexible spending account
life insurance
disability insurance
accident insurance
adoption expense reimbursements
paid parental leave
paid sick leave
paid time off (0.0384 PTO balance for every hour worked)