Senior Manager Product – Translation Services – Hilton Corporate – Addison

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JOB DESCRIPTION
 
From smartphone capabilities like Digital Key to connected rooms that allow
for integrated entertainment| temperature and lighting controls| Hilton|s
Global Technology team is responsible for building the hospitality experience
of the future – for our guests| owners and Team Members. Through innovative
technology development and deployment| this team ensures Hilton has the
technology needed to support our continued global growth while remaining at
the forefront of hospitality technology innovation.
What will I be doing?
As the Senior Manager of Product| you will partner with key team members to
turn customer insights into actionable strategies and priorities. You will use
technical acumen and analytics to guide and execute product decisions. You
will be responsible for driving the overall product development lifecycle b

effectively collaborating with the Functional Experts| Architects| Produc

Developers| and Commercial and Regional teams. You will require very good ey

for business| a holistic understanding of platform architecture and technolog

trends| and most importantly| a passion to build amazing guest experiences.
You will have a bias for action and will lead Agile development teams to bring
concepts to market at speed.

More specifically| you will:

Effectively communicate and collaborate with internal partners and contribute to achieve the product vision and roadmap for in-language digital experiences.
Work with multi-functional teams including scrum teams consisting of UI engineers| QA| UX and visual designers.
Evaluate new product concepts for value and viability through a series of quick market experiments de-risk assumptions upfront| and in rapid fashion.
Work with data scientists to connect high level algorithm concepts to expected business outcomes through iterative simulation and testing.
Work closely with the UX and Engineering teams to deliver functional solution.
Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes.
Assess market competition by comparing the company|s product to competitors| product.
Generate epics and users| stories to provide guidance to the Development team.
Collaborate with Product Engineering in an Agile environment to develop new features and resolve product issues.
Define and monitor a balanced set of metrics to ensure success of new products.
Analyze performance data and customer input to continuously find opportunities to improve the experience.

What are we looking for?

We believe the success in this role will demonstrate itself through the
following attributes and skills:

Social communicators| who will positively influence Hilton|s partners and who will communicate effectively at all levels
Dedicated| ambitious individual with good time management and attention to detail
Deep expertise in internationalization and localization of content
Experience working in Agile Product Management
Self-starters| who take initiative in implementing goals| utilizing analytical skills| and possessing adaptability to change

To fulfill this role successfully| you should demonstrate the following
minimum qualifications:

Ten (10) years professional experience in Technology or a related field
Two (2) years localization or translation project management experience
Two (2) years of experience using Computer Aided Translation (CAT) tools| Language Quality Assurance (LQA) tools and/or Machine Translation
Travel – up to 15%
Fluency in at least one non-English language

It would be helpful in this position for you to demonstrate the following
capabilities and distinctions:

Bachelor|s Degree OR Associate|s Degree plus six (6) years of Technology related experience OR High School Diploma/GED plus twelve (12) years of Technology related experience
Master|s in Business Administration (MBA)
Twelve (12) years professional experience in Technology or a related field
Five (5) years translating business strategy into customer facing digital products
Three (3) years of experience working in Agile Product Management
Three (3) years of experience involving language and translation tools
Two (2) years of previous supervisory experience

What will it be like to work for Hilton?

Hilton is the world|s leading global hospitality company| spanning the lodging
sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites
and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century| Hilton has offered business and
leisure travelers the finest in accommodations| service| amenities| and value.
Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest
experiences across its global brands. Our vision to fill the earth with the
light and warmth of hospitality unites us as a team to create remarkable
hospitality experiences around the world every day. And| our amazing Team
Members are at the heart of it all!