Director, Strategy Delivery

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is now seeking a Director, Strategy Delivery to join our team at the Parsippany - 22 Sylvan Way location in Parsippany, New Jersey.

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 strategic initiatives and planning office is looking for a Director of Strategy Delivery to lead the definition, execution, and realization of defined strategic initiatives. This role will be a key player on a highly visible team that will work with senior leadership to define, execute, and monitor the core strategies of the company. The director of strategy delivery will stay on top of industry, business, and technology trends and evaluate impacts on the organization’s goals. The role will communicate roadmaps, risks, and priorities to ensure continued progress and outcomes are achieved.

What you'll do

• Define problem statements, analyze data, and provide solution options for achieving both short term and long-term strategic objectives. Ensure roadmaps and delivery plans are established during strategy definition that align to achieve desired outcomes and results for the organization. Map enterprise dependencies and complete organizational risk assessments for implementation. Consolidate required resources and investments.
• Leads delivery of assigned strategic focus area to ensure success. Drives structured operating cadence to ensure progress and roadmaps are achieved. Builds clear communications channels and ensures vision and outcomes are understood by teams. Holds executive level meetings to ensure organizational alignment, evaluate key risks and drive key decisions for enabling desired goals.
• Evaluates industry trends, internal assessments, and benchmark research for supporting all phases and strategic planning.
• Facilitate organizational change and ensure smooth transitions during project implementation and hand off to business. Develop or oversight of change management plans and support communication and training efforts.
• Builds relationships with key business and functional stakeholders. Mentors / coaches team members.

You'll be successful if you have

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrates ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to assess and solve complex problems.
• Analytical and data-driven in decision-making process.
• Strong business acumen and willingness to continually do research.

Required Qualifications/Experience

College degree in finance, business, and or hospitality management (MBA preferred). 3 – 5 years in management / leadership role with increasing responsibility within the hospitality industry and or business consulting. 3+ years of strong program management experience delivering with budgets >$5M.

About Wyndham

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is the champion of the everyday traveler. Every day, we work to make hotel travel possible for all. With more hotels than anyone else, we offer the largest and widest collection of hotel experiences in the world. So wherever and however people travel, Wyndham will be there to welcome them.