Additional Information
Job Number 26142487
Job Category Information Technology
Location 7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda MD 20814, United States
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Schedule Full Time
Located Remotely? N
Position Type Management
Pay Range: $53.07-$85.48 per hour
JOB SUMMARY
Marriott is seeking an experienced FLEX Senior Program Manager, Corporate Systems to lead the end-to-end integration of the Vertex tax engine with Oracle ERP cloud (Payables & Receivables) and Source-to-pay systems. This role is pivotal in driving the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of global indirect tax automation, e-invoicing compliance and boundary systems integrations. This includes managing strategic design, global deployment, and optimization of tax integration, calculation, e-invoicing, and cross-border reporting compliance solutions within our next-generation cloud-based ERP financial platforms. This role collaborates with project management and business transformation teams as the technology implementation lead to manage priorities, communications, risks, issues and remove blockers.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education and Experience
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS), Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or equivalent practical experience.
7+ years of program management experience managing complex enterprise financial application rollouts, tax engines, and systems integrations
Core Systems Delivery Experience:
Demonstrated hands-on project delivery involving Vertex O Series indirect tax engine implementations (sales/use tax, VAT/GST determination, and tax content updates).
Proven experience managing integration deliverables between procurement platforms (Coupa, BirchStreet), central ERP and tax engines.
Integration Lifecycle Governance: Working knowledge of integration concepts (e.g., REST/SOAP APIs, middleware, SFTP batch processing), data mapping and error-handling workflows.
Quality Assurance & Cutover: Extensive experience in managing Integrated System Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), end-to-end reconciliation, cutover runbooks, and hypercare support models.
Stakeholder & Vendor Coordination: Strong track record holding third-party system integrators (SIs), software vendors (Coupa, Vertex, Birchstreet), and cross-functional technical teams accountable to strict delivery milestones and SLAs.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional and vendor-supported teams without direct authority
Proficiency with program management tools (e.g., Jira, MS Project, Smartsheet, Confluence)
Preferred
PMP, SAFe, Agile and ITIL v4 Certifications
Exposure to multi-country e-invoicing regimes (e.g., PEPPOL, SAF-T, real-time digital reporting requirements) and global hospitality/property-level operating models.
Experience with global tax requirements, including VAT, GST, and withholding tax
Background in process optimization, lean operations and procurement transformations.
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
Program Leadership & Delivery
Own the program plan, roadmap, and timeline for Vertex tax engine with our Oracle ERP cloud (Payables & Receivables) and Source-to-pay systems
Define program scope, objectives, success metrics, and governance structure
Manage dependencies across workstreams, including integration build, data mapping, testing, cutover, and hypercare
Drive phased or multi-region rollouts, balancing global standards with local tax requirements
Run steering committee meetings and deliver clear executive-level status reporting
Cross-Functional Coordination
Oversee Global Technology Services contribution to the program, including architecture, integration engineering, infrastructure, security, and support
Coordinate with the program team, including project managers, business analysts, technical leads, and workstream owners
Partner with Tax, Procurement, Finance, and AP stakeholders to define requirements for tax determination, exemption handling, and compliance
Manage relationships with vendors and system integrators (Vertex, Coupa, Birchstreet, and implementation partners)
Technical & Process Oversight
Ensure integration designs address tax calculation at requisition, PO, invoice, and sourcing/contract stages
Oversee data readiness, including supplier master, ship-to/ship-from addresses, product and service taxability codes, and exemption certificates
Validate alignment with ERP and downstream financial systems for tax posting and reconciliation
Confirm that testing strategy (unit, SIT, UAT, regression, and performance) covers key tax scenarios and edge cases
Support defect triage, release management, and go-live readiness decisions
Risk, Compliance & Governance
Identify, track, and mitigate program risks, issues, and dependencies
Ensure solutions meet regulatory, audit, SOX, and data privacy requirements
Maintain program documentation, decision logs, and change control processes
Establish post-go-live support models, knowledge transfer, and continuous improvement plans
Change Management & Communication
Develop stakeholder engagement, communication, and training plans
Partner with change management teams to drive user adoption across global business units
Communicate program progress, risks, and decisions to senior leadership
Key Competencies
Strong ownership and accountability in ambiguous, multi-stakeholder environments
Ability to translate between business and technical audiences
Structured problem solving and sound risk judgment
Clear, concise written and verbal communication
Influence without direct authority
Detail orientation without losing sight of the program outcome
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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, and paid parental leave.
Washington Applicants Only : Employees will accrue paid sick leave, 0.0384 PTO balance for every hour worked and be eligible to receive minimum of 9 holidays annually.
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