Senior Product Owner

JOB SUMMARY

Reporting directly to the Director - Messaging & Collaboration, the Senior Product Owner - Entra ID/Active Directory is responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of the Entra ID/Active Directory infrastructure. They will work closely with IT teams, security professionals, and business stakeholders to ensure the reliability, security, and scalability of the Entra/Active Directory environment.  The Senior Product Owner builds and leverages strong partnerships across business, technology, and product leadership to implement innovative solutions within the Entra ID/Active Directory technologies.   They will act as the product evangelist and subject matter expert and serve as the “go to leader” for timely updates to internal and, where applicable, external customers.  The role participates in an agile approach via standups, planning and processes.  Success in this role requires strong leadership & strategic skills coupled with an astute understanding of the modern identity landscape.  Additionally, the successful candidate engages with the broader technology community and vendors to stay abreast of industry innovation that evolves the product offering and internal practices.  

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Required:

• 6 years’ experience in IT, business, management operations, or related professional area, with a minimum of:
  • 5+ years’ experience with Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory, Ping Identity, or other federated identity providers.
  • 3+ years designing, supporting solutions based on Office365 and other Collaboration Services
• 4+ years of demonstrated Product and/or Strategy experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, influence, and collaborate effectively in a matrix-managed environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for a wide range of audiences including executives, business stakeholders, and other IT teams.
• Strong attention to detail with an ability to define product roadmaps and operate effectively across multiple priorities.

Preferred:

• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
• 5+ years of experience managing third party and contract labor.
• Product management experience leading or managing platforms within a large, global organization.
• Ability to understand and navigate complex user and technical discussions, architectures, and dependent solutions.
• Demonstrated experience with Design Thinking
• Demonstrated experience with SAFE Agile

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

• Lead a cross-functional agile delivery team responsible for architecting, designing, and managing the delivery of the Active Directory and Entra ID authentication services. 
• Establish product roadmaps, multi-year plans, and user stories.
• Manage risks, remediation plans, and other security related activities for responsible platforms.
• Act as the main point of contact for the delivery of the Active Directory and Entra ID authentication services. 
• Conduct periodic reviews of capabilities and emerging technologies to ensure that Marriott has the right platforms to support end user experience monitoring and remote control.
• Collaborate with key partners and vendors to create alignment on roadmaps, use cases, capabilities, and product offerings.
• Leveraging Agile SAFE and Design Thinking, empathize and define requirements, asks, and requests; and evaluate/incorporate them against/into an app strategy and roadmap.
• Ideate and prototype with engineering partners and vendors to deliver on the app strategy and roadmap.
• Own the backlog, team management, and delivery of responsible platforms.
• Advocate for the end user by developing a deep empathy of their needs through research, feedback, and other methods.
• Meet regularly with security, stakeholders, and other team(s) to gather work statuses, discuss obstacles, provide guidance to ensure that deliverables are met timely and within budget.

CORE COMPTIENCIES

• Communication – Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods.
• Leading through Vision and Values – Keeps the organization’s visions and values at the forefront of employee decision making and action.
• Managing Change – Initiates and/or manages the change process and energizes it on an ongoing basis, taking steps to remove barriers or accelerate its pace; serves as a role model for how to handle change by maintaining composure and performance level under pressure or when experiencing challenges.
• Problem Solving and Decision Making – identifies and understands issues, probl