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**Job Number** 25199703

**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:** $118,900-$197,600 annually

**Bonus Eligible:** Y

**Stock Package:** Y

**Expiration Date:** 12/23/2025

JOB SUMMARY

The Director, Mobile Engineering is responsible for leading multiple Marriott iOS and Android engineering teams to deliver high-quality mobile experiences that drive guest engagement and business performance across the Marriott Bonvoy apps. This role oversees engineering execution for multiple mobile commerce squads that could include the search, shop, or book functions—ensuring predictable delivery, application stability, and business value.

This leader blends **strong people leadership, hands-on technical depth, and delivery excellence** , including the ability to guide teams through implementation challenges, assist with technical issue resolution, and ensure adherence to modern engineering practices. Experience in **hospitality** is important to ensure development of mobile experiences aligned with guest expectations for loyalty, ease of booking, and personalization.

The Director partners closely with Product, Architecture, Business Stakeholders, and engineering leads across channels to translate enterprise priorities into actionable plans. The ideal candidate is a seasoned mobile engineering leader with prior hands-on development experience (iOS and/or Android), a record of developing strong engineering organizations, and demonstrated success delivering business outcomes at global scale.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education & Experience

Required

+ 8+ years of progressive software engineering leadership experience with direct oversight of native mobile development (iOS and/or Android)

+ Hands-on mobile development background; able to guide teams, make informed technical decisions, and assist with technical issue resolution

+ Experience delivering large-scale consumer mobile apps supporting millions of users

+ Experience in the **hospitality, travel, or related guest-service industry** , delivering mobile features supporting customer loyalty, search, shop, and booking journeys

+ 3+ years leading engineering managers and/or tech leads; proven ability to hire, develop, and coach high-performing hybrid/remote/offshore teams

+ Experience working in Agile product delivery environments; familiarity with SAFe or similar scaled frameworks

+ Demonstrated success partnering with Product to shape priorities, scope delivery, define outcomes, and ensure alignment with business goals

+ Working knowledge of backend service integration, API contracts, networking patterns, and related platform dependencies

+ Operational experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, code quality, observability, performance monitoring, and app-store release management

+ Direct management of multi-million-dollar budgets (>$5M)

+ Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience

Preferred

+ Experience with mobile commerce (search, shop, booking)

+ Experience with experimentation frameworks, analytics, and optimization

+ Experience managing vendor/managed-services partners

+ Familiarity with SDLC, ITIL, and continuous-improvement frameworks

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Managing Mobile Engineering Delivery

+ Leads multiple mobile engineering squads across iOS and Android to deliver features supporting commercial outcomes, including guest-focused search, shop, and booking experiences

+ Ensures predictable execution using Agile and/or SAFe-aligned practices, including strong estimation, planning, and dependency management

+ Oversees implementation of technical solutions in partnership with Architecture and Tech Leads; contributes guidance as needed to validate feasibility and unblock delivery

+ Maintains high quality bars for design, secure coding practices, performance, accessibility, and compliance

+ Supports cross-functional collaboration across product, experience, design, and data teams

Product & Stakeholder Collaboration

+ Partners with Product Directors to define priorities, sequencing, and release strategies aligned with business value and guest-journey objectives

+ Ensures engineering teams understand requirements, scope, acceptance criteria, and upstream/downstream dependencies

+ Communicates program status, delivery risks, and prioritization decisions to senior leadership and business stakeholders

+ Provides engineering insight to product planning, investment prioritization, and quarterly/PI delivery commitments

Managing Engineering Teams & Talent

+ Leads engineering managers and tech leads; promotes strong delivery behaviors, engineering rigor, and cross-platform collaboration

+ Recruits, develops, and retains top mobile engineering talent by fostering a culture of inclusion, empowerment, ownership, and continuous learning

+ Partners on workforce planning, staffing strategy, onboarding, and succession planning

+ Provides regular coaching, feedback, performance evaluations, and development plans for leaders and engineers

Technical Leadership & Issue Resolution

+ Leverages prior hands-on experience (iOS and/or Android) to support engineering teams in evaluating solutions, troubleshooting complex issues, and accelerating delivery when needed

+ Provides guidance on implementation approaches, integration patterns, and system interactions; promotes reuse and simplification without owning platform architecture

+ Serves as an escalation point for deep technical challenges; removes barriers via hands-on assistance, pairing, or targeted SME engagement

Engineering Excellence & Continuous Improvement

+ Ensures adherence to standard SDLC processes, development tools, secure coding practices, and compliance requirements

+ Drives maturity in engineering KPIs including throughput, crash rates, performance benchmarks, defect density, PR cycle time, and production SLAs

+ Promotes continuous improvement in tooling, observability, operational readiness, workflows, and development practices to improve developer velocity and product quality

+ Encourages innovation, prototyping, and evaluation of emerging tools or frameworks supporting developer efficiency and guest experience

Operational Leadership

+ Oversees release management, deployment, and production readiness for mobile applications

+ Ensures effective incident response and problem-management practices in partnership with operations and vendor teams

+ Monitors application performance, reliability, and customer experience—including session health, booking completion, and loyalty engagement metrics

+ Uses data-driven insights to guide improvements in performance and stability

Financial & Vendor Management

+ Manages multi-million-dollar operating budgets; ensures investment alignment with strategic priorities and financial plans

+ Oversees third-party engineering delivery; ensures performance meets expectations, SLAs, and quality standards

+ Supports business case development for platform enhancements, capacity planning, and vendor strategy

+ Ensures efficient use of resources; drives cost discipline and value realization

_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 locations offer 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, 0.6154 PTO balance for every hour worked and be eligible to receive 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.