Product & Technology Business Partner

Appealing points:

• Strategic leadership role with end-to-end ownership of technology vision and execution across Japan and Micronesia within a global hospitality business unit
• Opportunity to drive hotel digital transformation through technology optimization, owner advocacy, system deployment, and operational excellence initiatives
• Exposure to global stakeholder management, cross-functional collaboration, and leadership of high-performing technology teams while shaping large-scale IT investment strategies

Annual Salary: 8 Million yen and Above

Job Responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility for the strategy and implementation of a best-in-class technology in Japan and Micronesia division of EAPAC Business Unit.
• The position is responsible for supporting system size and pipeline growth, driving owner advocacy with our technology solutions, optimizing hotel technology spend and operating costs, maintaining secure hotels and maturing how on-property technology support is delivered.
• Provide technology leadership, vision and strategy for the our Hotel in Japan & Micronesia in support of business strategic plan and priorities Own the technology engagement, deployment, maintenance and support services for all hotels and our corporate initiatives in Japan & Micronesia.
• Act as the single point of contact for the J&M division for Product & Technology and ensure that opportunities to increase business and owner value are identified through engaging with key stakeholders.
• Support the successful delivery of NHOPs by providing technology consultancy & management services to owners whilst partnering closely with the Hotel Lifecycle & Growth teams and other key stakeholders Collaborate with other Product & Technology functions as well as Brands, Operations and other business leaders to ensure technical requirements (including delivery methodologies) for the J&M division are being met and support integration with local systems.
• Owns and lead Technology Management Service (TMS) for J&M division including the expansion of the service. Lead and develop teams of highly experienced, motivated and talented professionals both in Corporate and at the hotel level.
• Oversee hotel financial planning and operational and capital budgets in the J&M division ensuring that investments align with our IT strategy and business cases for IT investment are successfully delivered.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (Master preferred) with progressive work experience in Computer Science/MIS/IT, Business Administration or Engineering or equivalent combination of education and work-related experience
• Critical Expertise & Experience:
  • 8+ years in Hospitality technology role with demonstrable experience in area Technology management
  • Experience working with multiple cultures and managing hotels/vendors/Owners across different countries within hospitality or related industry
  • Strong architectural foundation and systems level knowledge with a demonstrated understanding of Property Management Systems, reservation systems, yield management systems, point of sale systems, and other hotel-based systems
  • Experience in engaging cross functional working partnerships in a global organization
  • Strong influencing/consensus building and analytical skills
  • Strong leadership, team building, interpersonal and communication skills
  
  

Langauge Skills: Fluent Level Japanese(JLPT N1) and Fluent Level English

Company Description:

We are global hospitality company, with a purpose to provide True Hospitality for Good.
With a family of 21 hotel brands and Rewards, one of the world's largest hotel loyalty programmes, we have over 7,000 open hotels in more than 100 countries, and a development pipeline of over 2,300 properties.

. Skillset Required: Strategic leadership, Technology vision and execution, Digital transformation, Technology optimization, Owner advocacy, System deployment, Operational excellence, Security management, Support services, Team leadership, Reservation systems, Point of sale systems, Influencing skills, Interpersonal skills