Senior Project Manager - Human Resources PMO

Marriott, Bethesda, MD 20817 At Marriott, you define what success means to you, then we help make it happen. With opportunities for building your skills, colleagues who share your enthusiasm, and a clear career path with challenging work that provides direction for growth and promotion. If you're the kind of person who wants to be challenged, supported, and applauded, this is where you belong. Job Description The Senior Project Manager will report directly to the HR PMO Director.  The position will provide day-to-day management and oversight for one or more discrete HR projects that are a part of or in support of a larger initiative and program.  He/she will be responsible for utilizing systematic project management protocols and practices in carrying out these responsibilities.  The individual will be involved in key activities from project planning to execution, deployment, and stabilization.  He/she will be responsible for managing a project team to deliver the specific program, products and services required by the Project Initiation charter.  In addition to managing projects, the Senior Project Manager will proactively develop tools and processes and market standards across Human Resources leveraging best practices from within Marriott as well as from external organizations. ATTRIBUTES ­ Utilizes/exhibits systemic thinking; gets results by using systems and processes.­ Excellent project management skills.­ Good communicator; persuasive.­ Creative problem solver; engages in fixing the problem.­ Analytical, makes decisions using thorough use of data and process, and then moves quickly to action.­ Relationship builder; networker.­ Collaborative; team player.­ Persistent; drives ideas.­ Seeks input, drives for consensus and obtains closure.­ Results oriented; delivers results under difficult conditions and demonstrates balanced judgment under pressure.  Sets high performance standards for self and others­ Exhibits leadership presence; ability to establish credibility necessary to influence at all organizational levels and give projects credibility.­ Comfortable with complexity, ambiguity and change.­ Demonstrates balanced judgment under pressure.­ Strategic thinker; processes information through a strategic lens and applies tenants of systems thinking to issues/assignments­ Innovative thinker and agile learner; able to readily apply past learnings in new situations to generate solutions to organizational challenges and/or create something entirely new. ­ Organizational learner; has acute organizational and self awareness; political savvy.­ Ability to apply past learnings to solve new challenges.  ­ Actively pursues and supports innovation and continual process improvement­ Highly organized and able to handle multiple priorities at any given point in time. CANDIDATE PROFILE EXPERIENCE ­ 5+ years of solid program/project management experience.­ Expertise and proven track record in managing complex, multifunctional initiatives.­ Experience in providing direction and performing responsibilities via influence (as opposed to line management authority).­ Proven success in introducing major change to complex organizations.­ Project Management certification preferred.­ Experience using MS Project required.­ Experience with benchmarking.­ Minimum BA degree; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred. We offer an excellent benefits package that includes: matching 401(k) profit sharing plan, tuition reimbursement and an employee discount on most Marriott brand properties.Please submit your resume to http://www.marriott.com/careers Click "Job Search".  You will find Learning opportunities under the "Management Opportunities Worldwide" category. Once you have registered, click on "Detailed Search" and type in "500845" in the "Job Opening Number" field. Take the next step toward experiencing success. Visit us at www.marriott.com/careers. Join us. We're Marriott. EOE.M/F/D/V