Director, HR Technology Portfolio – Program Management

Job Description: • Lead integrated portfolio planning across HR Technology, maintaining visibility into initiatives, milestones, dependencies, resources, risks, and delivery commitments • Manage portfolio intake and prioritization processes and provide data, capacity insights, dependencies, and tradeoffs for informed decisions • Provide program management leadership for major cross-functional HR Technology initiatives • Coordinate workstreams, milestones, dependencies, decisions, risks, and implementation readiness • Establish portfolio governance and delivery standards; identify and resolve risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints • Lead resource and capacity planning across the portfolio • Lead portfolio reviews, steering committees, planning cycles, and executive reporting • Translate complex program information into clear insights, recommendations, and decisions • Coordinate execution across HR Technology, HR Centers of Excellence, Enterprise Technology, regional teams, vendors, and implementation partners • Establish program success measures and track delivery against business and operational outcomes • Establish governance for AI-enabled HR Technology initiatives, including readiness, dependencies, adoption, risk, and outcome tracking • Modernize portfolio and program management practices through AI, automation, analytics, and modern tooling • Establish scalable standards, tools, and practices that strengthen delivery discipline and reduce administrative burden • Translate product roadmaps and priorities into integrated delivery plans, resource requirements, milestones, and dependencies • Align business priorities, implementation requirements, and organizational readiness with HR Centers of Excellence and Global HR Operations • Coordinate cross-functional dependencies and delivery with Enterprise Technology, Information Security, Architecture, Data & Analytics, and Integration teams • Support portfolio planning, prioritization, capacity decisions, executive governance, and strategic initiatives • Establish delivery expectations, governance, milestones, dependencies, and accountability with strategic vendors and implementation partners • Communicate portfolio health, surface tradeoffs, facilitate decisions, and resolve delivery challenges with senior stakeholders • Own the integrated HR Technology portfolio plan and delivery roadmap • Own the portfolio intake, assessment, and prioritization framework • Own enterprise program management standards and governance • Own major cross-functional HR Technology program execution • Own resource and capacity planning across 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 AI-enabled initiative program governance and delivery tracking • Own portfolio management tools, analytics, automation, and reporting • Continuously modernize 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 discipline • Five (5) years of experience leading complex enterprise technology programs, portfolios, PMOs, or transformation initiatives • Demonstrated experience leading large-scale, cross-functional technology initiatives involving multiple platforms, stakeholders, vendors, and dependencies • Experience establishing and managing portfolio governance, program management, prioritization, capacity planning, risk management, and executive reporting practices • Experience translating strategic priorities and product roadmaps into integrated execution plans • Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking capabilities, with experience evaluating complex information and providing clear, actionable recommendations • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Technology, Human Resources, or a related field (useful, not a minimum qualification) • Experience leading or transforming a Technology or HR Technology Portfolio Management Office or PMO • Experience supporting enterprise HR technology and large-scale HR transformation programs • Experience with Agile, hybrid delivery, product operating models, and modern portfolio management practices • Experience governing the delivery of AI-enabled technology initiatives • Experience leveraging AI and automation to improve program management, reporting, planning, risk management, and decision support • Experience with enterprise portfolio and project management platforms, analytics, and visualization tools • PMP, PgMP, SAFe, Agile, portfolio management, or comparable certification (useful) • Experience managing complex programs across global organizations and multiple countries or regions • Hospitality or other global consumer-facing industry experience Benefits: • 110 nights of deeply discounted travel, with room rates as low as $40/night through the Go Hilton travel program • Employee stock purchase program (ESPP) with 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 • Hilton Annual Incentive (Bonus) Plan eligibility • Company long-term incentive plan eligibility