Director of It

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa Marriott International, Inc Full time

**Job Number** 24092790

**Job Category** Information Technology

**Location** The Westin Cape Town, Convention Square, Cape Town, South Africa, South Africa VIEW ON MAP

**Schedule** Full-Time

**Located Remotely?** N

**Relocation?** N

**Position Type** Management
**JOB SUMMARY**

The Director of IT contributes advanced skills, expert knowledge and problem resolution in technology and general hospitality business knowledge to support business and technology objectives.

The Director of IT is responsible for assisting hotel management with technology implementation, support, compliance and preventative maintenance. The role holder has line management of Property Systems and provides work direction and leadership as required. Provides support as part of a defined support plan and establishes/participates in appropriate coverage for emergency support of systems 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

This role is responsible for ensuring hotel-based technology is installed and operated to Marriott’s required standards and to always maintain security compliance. The Director of IT interfaces with the Marriott service desks in both the region and globally, hotel associates, hotel executive teams and service providers, along with various above property and Global Technology resources.

**SCOPE**
- Number of Properties: 1
- Interacts with various levels within the organization and key vendors.
- Number of FTE Associates: 1-3
- Control or Influence of Budget (Y or N): Yes
- Role is based on property

**BUSINESS CONTEXT/RESPONSIBILITY**
- Hotel technology compliance with appropriate Marriott International Policy and Information Security Manual. Makes recommendations on practices and processes in line with deployed SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures)
- Has direct reports (PSM)
- Assigns tasks to PSMs as necessary ensuring on-property presence in alignment with operational needs.
- Responsible for hiring, training, development, performance management of direct reports and team
- Accountable for coverage models and scheduling of team to ensure adequate technology support.
- Project management (including resource assignments)
- Hotel Liaison for information technology vendors providing support and services.
- Provides escalation support for out of SLA (Service Level Agreements) issues for 3rd party vendors.
- Ensures problems are correctly reported, routed, tracked, and resolved; ensuring the business client remains informed through the process.
- Assists property in resolving complex support issues that may involve multiple vendors and systems as part of our defined support process.
- Reinforces communication to property management relating to IT policies / projects / issues and plans.
- Provides status reports to property management teams as requested.
- Assist in managing technology/asset life cycle for each property.
- Assists in the management and implementation of property systems upgrades.
- Manages Active Directory environment for each property.
- Provides end user support to hotel associates as defined by support processes.
- Accountable for coverage models and scheduling of team to ensure adequate cover is provided.
- Moves/adds/changes for PCs/peripherals, migrating/restoring data when necessary.
- Creates and maintains a secure and clean computer room.
- Applies security and operating systems patches as directed by corporate and divisional technical leads.
- Helps create and assists in execution of IT related disaster recovery plans.
- Works with EMEA IT Infrastructure team to ensure effective operation is maintained at properties.
- Assist with providing data analysis and recommendations for annual process for ensuring costs effectiveness associated with Software licenses and subscriptions, such as Microsoft 365
- Manages backups and technology disaster recovery planning and execution.
- Ensures the information technology needs of Marriott International are met in a manner that is consistent with MI systems and technology standards.
- Ensures compliance with all Marriott International Policies (MIP) and Information Security Manual (IT-SEC) requirements.
- Works with Continent Information Security Partners, Field Support Service team and IT Infrastructure team to ensure IT security compliancy is achieved and maintained in all hotels within area.
- Ensures that all properties within area complete annual or periodically required IT or Data audits, including internal and externally commissioned.
- Ensures that property management have realistically budgeted and prioritized department operating budgets based on anticipated information technology projects and property support/needs requirements.
- Possesses in-depth understanding of the financial dynamics of property operations and applies knowledge/judgment to assist management in achieving technology-related goals.
- Reviewing operating statements; researches and resolves discrepancies in technology charges.
- Advises and ensures the property has adequately addre

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