Director, HR Technology Portfolio – Program Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Lead comprehensive portfolio planning within HR Technology, ensuring transparency regarding initiatives, milestones, dependencies, resources, risks, and delivery commitments.

• Oversee portfolio intake and prioritization processes, providing data, capacity insights, dependencies, and trade-offs for informed decision-making.

• Deliver program management leadership for significant cross-functional HR Technology initiatives.

• Organize workstreams, milestones, dependencies, decisions, risks, and readiness for implementation.

• Establish governance and delivery standards for the portfolio; identify and mitigate risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints.

• Direct resource and capacity planning across the portfolio.

• Facilitate portfolio reviews, steering committees, planning cycles, and executive reporting.

• Convert complex program data into clear insights, recommendations, and decisions.

• Coordinate execution across HR Technology, HR Centers of Excellence, Enterprise Technology, regional teams, vendors, and implementation partners.

• Define program success metrics and monitor delivery against business and operational objectives.

• Establish governance for AI-enabled HR Technology initiatives, including readiness, dependencies, adoption, risk, and outcome tracking.

• Innovate portfolio and program management practices through AI, automation, analytics, and contemporary tools.

• Create scalable standards, tools, and practices that enhance delivery discipline and minimize administrative workload.

• Transform product roadmaps and priorities into integrated delivery plans, resource demands, milestones, and dependencies.

• Align business priorities, implementation needs, and organizational readiness with HR Centers of Excellence and Global HR Operations.

• Manage cross-functional dependencies and delivery in collaboration with Enterprise Technology, Information Security, Architecture, Data & Analytics, and Integration teams.

• Support portfolio planning, prioritization, capacity decisions, executive governance, and strategic initiatives.

• Set delivery expectations, governance, milestones, dependencies, and accountability with strategic vendors and implementation partners.

• Communicate portfolio health, highlight trade-offs, facilitate decision-making, and address delivery challenges with senior stakeholders.

• Own the comprehensive HR Technology portfolio plan and delivery roadmap.

• Own the portfolio intake, assessment, and prioritization framework.

• Own enterprise program management standards and governance.

• Own execution of major cross-functional HR Technology programs.

• Own resource and capacity planning for the HR Technology portfolio.

• Own portfolio health, risk, dependency, and milestone reporting.

• Own executive portfolio reviews, steering committees, and decision support.

• Own program success measures and outcome tracking.

• Own governance and delivery tracking for AI-enabled initiatives.

• Own portfolio management tools, analytics, automation, and reporting.

• Continuously enhance Hilton's HR Technology portfolio and program management practices.

⛳️ Requirements

• Seven (7) years of progressive experience in technology program management, portfolio management, transformation, consulting, or a related field.

• Five (5) years of experience leading complex enterprise technology programs, portfolios, PMOs, or transformation initiatives.

• Proven experience managing large-scale, cross-functional technology initiatives with multiple platforms, stakeholders, vendors, and dependencies.

• Experience in establishing and managing portfolio governance, program management, prioritization, capacity planning, risk management, and executive reporting practices.

• Ability to translate strategic priorities and product roadmaps into cohesive execution plans.

• Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills, with a track record of evaluating complex information and providing clear, actionable recommendations.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Technology, Human Resources, or a related field (helpful, not a minimum qualification).

• Experience in leading or transforming a Technology or HR Technology Portfolio Management Office or PMO.

• Background in supporting enterprise HR technology and large-scale HR transformation programs.

• Familiarity with Agile, hybrid delivery, product operating models, and modern portfolio management practices.

• Experience in governing the delivery of AI-enabled technology initiatives.

• Proficient in utilizing AI and automation to enhance program management, reporting, planning, risk management, and decision support.

• Knowledge of enterprise portfolio and project management platforms, analytics, and visualization tools.

• PMP, PgMP, SAFe, Agile, portfolio management, or similar certification (beneficial).

• Experience managing complex programs across global organizations and multiple countries or regions.

• Experience in the hospitality sector or other global consumer-facing industries.

🏝️ Benefits

• 110 nights of significantly discounted travel, with room rates starting as low as $40/night through the Go Hilton travel program.

• Employee stock purchase program (ESPP) offering a 15% discount on Hilton shares.

• Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents.

• Dedicated caregiving concierge services.

• Crisis Concierge support.

• Free counseling and support through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for eligible Team Members.

• Generous paid time off (PTO).

• Health and welfare benefits, including health plans, dental coverage, and vision coverage.

• Retirement plans.

• Eligibility for the Hilton Annual Incentive (Bonus) Plan.

• Eligibility for the company long-term incentive plan.