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**Job Number** 25185048

**Job Category** Information Technology

**Location** Marriott International HQ, 7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20814VIEW ON MAP (https://www.google.com/maps?q=Marriott%20International%20HQ%2C%207750%20Wisconsin%20Avenue%2C%20Bethesda%2C%20Maryland%2C%20United%20States%2C%2020814)

**Schedule** Full Time

**Located Remotely?** Y

**Position Type** Management

**Pay Range:** $84,900-$133,600 Annually

**Bonus Eligible:** Y

**Expiration Date:** 12/02/2025

JOB SUMMARY

The Manager, HR Technology – Talent Acquisition is a strategic, hands-on leader responsible for advancing, integrating, and optimizing the enterprise Talent Acquisition technology ecosystem. This role sits at the intersection of HR strategy, complex system design, automation, and product thinking, with Oracle HCM/ORC as the system of record and an expanding landscape of adjacent recruiting platforms (e.g., conversational AI, CRM, assessments, scheduling, and market-specific ATS solutions).

The Manager serves as a trusted internal consultant and product owner, partnering with stakeholders to translate Talent Acquisition, HR, and business needs into scalable technical solutions, orchestrating cross-system workflows, and driving enterprise-level consistency and innovation. They proactively shape roadmaps and lead complex and end-to-end projects that deliver a modern, AI-enabled, high-volume, high-quality hiring experience.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complexity, understands global-scale Talent Acquisition operations, and has a deep curiosity for emerging HR technology, automation, and the future of work.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education & Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field

• Minimum 5 years’ experience configuring and delivering solutions in Oracle HCM or equivalent enterprise HCM platforms and adjacent technologies for Talent Acquisition

• Proven ability to translate business needs into technical designs, solution architectures, functional requirements, and delivery plans

• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences

Preferred

• Oracle Cloud certifications (HCM Cloud or ORC)

• Prior experience in global or high-volume recruiting environments

• Experience with AI-powered recruiting technologies (candidate matching, conversational AI, assessments, agentic AI)

Qualities & Capabilities

• **Enterprise Product Mindset:** creates value through long-term roadmaps, prioritization, backlog management, and continuous iteration

• **Systems Thinker:** understands the upstream/downstream impacts across HCM, recruiting, payroll, and global TA tools

• **Influences Without Authority:** guides decisions, negotiates prioritization, and secures alignment across complex stakeholder groups

• **End-to-End Ownership:** drives technical solutions from ideation through deployment

• **AI-forward and Automation-oriented:** identifies opportunities for simplification, automation, and improved candidate/hiring manager experience

• **Excellent Communicator:** breaks down complex concepts into clear language for HR, business, and technical partners

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Stakeholder Management & Delivery

• Serve as a trusted advisor to Talent Acquisition, HR, and business stakeholders to diagnose problems, clarify needs, and propose viable technical solutions

• Lead solutioning sessions to define requirements, map workflows, clarify acceptance criteria, and align on outcomes

• Parter with COEs, business teams, and BPOs to create scalable, consistent, compliant processes and solutions

• Translate insights, user feedback, and operational challenges into prioritized enhancements, roadmap updates, and continuous improvement plans

• Build strong relationships across HR, Technology, vendors, and markets to ensure cross-functional alignment and integrated delivery

Technology & System Solutions

• Design, configure, and implement solutions within Oracle HCM/ORC and connected platforms to meet business requirements

• Maintain deep expertise in ORC and third-party platform capabilities, limitations, roadmap, configuration options, and integration points

• Test new configurations, document detailed functional and non-functional requirements, and support agile development cycles

• Support continuous improvement in Talent Acquisition technology through research, experimentation, and adoption of emerging tools

Program & Project Management

• Organize, plan, and prioritize work into quarterly releases and delivery milestones

• Track project progress, proactively address risks, and escalate issues to ensure timely delivery of initiatives

• Partner with leadership to assess technical complexity, estimate costs, and define scope for solutions

• Drive cross-functional collaboration to implement solutions effectively, ensuring alignment with HR strategy and business objectives

• Facilitate agile meetings (e.g., sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, backlog refinement) to ensure alignment, transparency, and momentum across the team.

• Maintain and manage the product backlog, ensuring stories and acceptance criteria are well-defined and prioritized in collaboration with business and technical stakeholders.

• Promote agile principles, collaboration, and accountability within the HR Technology team and across partners.

• Partner with the Director of HR Technology to ensure quarterly planning reflects team capacity, priority initiatives, and business outcomes.

• Support communication and visibility of progress to stakeholders through dashboards, sprint summaries, and release notes.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Apply agile principles to deliver solutions efficiently while fostering a culture of iterative improvement

• Recommend enhancements, experiments, and pilot programs to improve recruiter efficiency, candidate experience, and hiring manager effectiveness

• Stay current on HR technology market trends (e.g., AI matching, intelligent workflows, agentic AI, recruiting analytics, automations, MCP-enabled interactions, etc.)

This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the role. The scope of work and responsibilities may evolve over time as business needs and technology priorities change.

_At Marriott International, we are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all and providing access to opportunity. We actively foster an environment where the unique backgrounds of our associates are valued and celebrated. Our greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture, talent, and experiences of our associates. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, including disability, veteran status, or other basis protected by applicable law._

All positions offer a 401(k) plan, stock purchase plan, discounts at Marriott properties, commuter benefits, employee assistance plan, and childcare discounts. Benefits are subject to terms and conditions, which may include rules regarding eligibility, enrollment, waiting period, contribution, benefit limits, election changes, benefit exclusions, and others. Click here (https://life.marriott.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/benefitsoverviewp\_2025edits\_8.19.25.pdf) to learn more.

Full-time positions also offer coverage for medical, dental, vision, health care flexible spending account, dependent care flexible spending account, life insurance, disability insurance, accident insurance, adoption expense reimbursements, paid parental leave and educational assistance.

**Washington Applicants Only** : Employees will accrue paid sick leave, 0.077 PTO balance for every hour worked and be eligible to receive a minimum of 9 holidays annually.

Marriott HQ is committed to a hybrid work environment that enables associates to Be connected. Headquarters-based positions are considered hybrid, for candidates within a commuting distance to Bethesda, MD; candidates outside of commuting distance to Bethesda, MD will be considered for Remote positions.

Marriott International is the world’s largest hotel company, with more brands, more hotels and more opportunities for associates to grow and succeed. **Be** where you can do your best work,​ **begin** your purpose, **belong** to an amazing global​ team, and **become** the best version of you.