Choice Hotels

Who are we looking for?

Choice Hotels, one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors, has an exciting new opportunity as our Product Owner, Salesforce Technology in the Segment IT Operations organization. The Segment IT Operations organization is the team that supports our brand leadership in driving brand performance and growth for all of Choice’s 22 brands. As a key member of our team, you will drive innovation and success by leading the development and delivery of high-impact, cross-functional projects that align with our strategic vision.

Are you someone who can drive innovative solutions and is skilled in analyzing complex problems, prioritizing product features, and making data-driven decisions? We invite you to apply today for our Product Owner, Salesforce Technology role today and #MakeItYourChoice.

Your Responsibilities

• Play a pivotal role on various IT scrum agile teams across the organization by owning all aspects of entire product features from requirements definition to feature delivery.
• Establish and maintain a clear vision for the product, ensuring it aligns with the overall strategy of the organization.
• Manage development backlogs, prioritize work items within assigned features and ensure completion and accuracy.
• Work closely with key stakeholders to understand objectives and expectations to ensure successful project delivery.
• Maintain and manage several projects simultaneously; prioritize and reprioritize workload as needed
• Independently research, collect and analyze data relating to Salesforce and other enterprise systems to identify opportunities for enhancing key business processes.
• Develop and execute on all software features release related activities including but not limited to, developing user acceptance testing documentation, managing testing sessions, tracking and resolving identified defects and developing release notes.
• Help create support documentation and training materials for users for the launch of new features.

Your Experience, Skills & Competencies

• Bachelor's degree in related field required or equivalent experience
• At least 2-4 years’ experience as Product Owner, Senior Business Analyst or similar roles
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Jira) and Microsoft Office applications.
• Demonstrate exceptional decision-making skills by analyzing and prioritizing product features based on business value and customer needs.
• Ability to manage backlogs, prioritize work items, and ensure completion and accuracy is crucial.
• Can independently research, collect, and analyze data to identify opportunities for enhancing business processes
• Ability to proactively manage high visibility projects across the organization.
• Ability to maintain a clear vision for the product, ensuring it aligns with the overall strategy of the organization

Your Team

This is a leadership role that will report to the Manager, Segment IT Operations. You will collaborate with cross-functional departments on a regular basis.

Your Work Location

As our Product Owner, Salesforce Technology, you will be based in our beautiful, state-of-the-art worldwide corporate headquarters in North Bethesda, MD. Less than 15 miles from Washington, DC, we’re located one block away from the North Bethesda Metro station, with service on the Red Line and the MARC Brunswick line, easy access to I-270, and plenty of free parking provided by Choice Hotels.

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is $98,000 to $115,000 annually.

The pay range listed is for this position and is what Choice Hotels reasonably expects to pay. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.

Choice prioritizes our associate wellbeing by offering a comprehensive benefits program that is both competitive and flexible to help you achieve your well-being goals - here are just a few:

• Competitive compensation and benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Leave and paid time-off for holidays, vacation, personal, family, volunteer, sick, jury duty, bereavement, military, and religious observance
• Financial benefits for retirement and health savings
• Employee recognition programs
• Discounts at Choice Hotels worldwide

About Choice

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) is one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world. With nearly 7,500 hotels, representing nearly 630,000 rooms, in 46 countries and territories, with a range of high-quality lodging options from limited service to full-service hotels in the upper upscale, upper mid-scale, midscale, extended-stay, and economy segments. We’re the hotel company for those who choose to bet on themselves – the underdog, the dreamer, the entrepreneur – because that’s who we are, too.

At Choice, we are united by the simple belief that tomorrow will be even better than today – for associates, our company, and our franchisees. At our worldwide corporate headquarters in North Bethesda, MD and St. Louis Park, MN as well as our technology center in Scottsdale, AZ, and through our associates around the globe, every voice is heard, and every idea is listened to, no matter what area of the company they come from. We are united in supporting the entrepreneurial dreams of our more than 18,000 franchise owners, which propels us forward – giving our work at Choice a purpose larger than our business.

About Choice Hotels Financial Performance

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• PLEASE NOTE: This role is not eligible for sponsorship ***

Ability to model Choice’s Cultural Values: Welcome and Respect Everyone, Be Bold, Be Quick, Listen, Be Curious and Show Integrity.