Program Manager

Why Wyndham?

By joining Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, you will play an integral role in our mission to make hotel travel possible for all. You’ll be part of the largest hotel franchise company in the world, where we strive to deliver the best value to our owners and guests. Most importantly, you’ll be entrusted to live our unique Count on Me culture, set by our core values of integrity, accountability, inclusive, caring and fun. At Wyndham, we provide all team members the opportunity to grow through best-in-class training and career development, leadership training, mentorship opportunities and educational support.  Supporting our team members is a top priority, which is why we offer competitive compensation and benefits, vacation, team member appreciation days, workplace flexibility and much more.  At Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, we value and embrace a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion that supports team members of all backgrounds and experiences. We can’t wait to welcome you!

The Role

The Program Manager is responsible for leading related programs and/or projects within a portfolio that are in support of a common business function, or dependent on each other.  This role is accountable for ensuring that the PMO policies and processes are consistently applied and executed to optimize quality and on-time performance. The qualified candidate will be able to communicate with our clients and all levels of management; be able to manage multiple projects across various teams; prioritize and organize effectively to make decisions and solve problems. 

What you'll do

• Ensure portfolio of projects are compliant and properly represented in the project forecasts and pipelines.
• Ensure projects are appropriately aligned to the timing of the business initiatives for a given year.
• Be the project manager for some projects within the portfolio of effort.
• Portfolio/Project Tracking (Financial, Schedule, Risk, Deliverables).
• Risk Management – Manage risk through a specific methodology that creates visibility into potential issues and has actionable mitigation plans in place.  
• Communicate program status to the business via a weekly program status meeting and down through to the program teams.
   

You'll be successful if you have

• Must have the ability to prioritize and effectively delegate in a high-pressure environment. 
• Resourceful and excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written and communication skills.
• Strong time management skills, ability to work within deadlines.
• Clarity experience or equivalent PPM tools. Working knowledge of SharePoint, MS Excel.
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail.
• Familiar with a variety of project management methodologies, concepts, practices, and procedures is a must.
• Proficient in use of project management scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project or Clarity Open Workbench. 
• Familiar with critical path analysis and portfolio dependencies. 
• Working knowledge in a technical environment. 
• Working knowledge of corporate financials and budgeting. 
• Comfortable with project metrics and reporting. 
   

Required Qualifications/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent preferred. 
• 5 – 10 years of experience in the field of program management or related IT discipline, and team leadership, required.