Senior Manager, Software Engineering

　　North Bethesda, MD (Hybrid)

　　Who are we looking for?

　　Choice Hotels, one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors, has an exciting new opportunity as our Sr Manager, Software Engineering in the Finance Technology Domain. The Finance Technology is the team that creates solutions to advance and move financial technologies forward at Choice Hotels. As a key member of our Finance Technology Domain, you will serve in a leadership role by coaching and growing a technical team responsible for the enhancements and maintenance of ERP related applications and financial billing cycles.

　　Are you curious, bright, driven, bold, enjoy working with the latest technologies and have the right blend of business acumen, technically savvy and customer-facing skills? Then this opportunity is for you. If you are willing to work hard, looking for a place to learn and grow, and have the skills we would like to hear from you. We invite you to apply today for our Senior Manager, Software Engineering role today and #MakeItYourChoice.

　　Your Responsibilities

　　· You will be a leader within the Technology organization and, as such, accountable for people management including hiring, performance reviews, developing team members.

　　· Engage and influence Finance Technology practices with software engineers, operations, and product management teams to align the delivery of technical solutions.

　　· Manage availability, latency, scalability, and efficiency of jobs responsible for billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable and any activity related to ERP systems.

　　· Drive quality accountability within the organization with well-defined processes, metrics, and goals for process quality.

　　· Identify and mitigate issues by leading effective postmortems for production issues and ensuring actions are followed up.

　　· Drive capacity planning, performance analysis, instrumentation, and other non-functional systems requirements.

　　· Supports after hour implementations to production and/or incident management.

　　· Provides input to leadership regarding budget, and technical considerations to improve operational efficiencies.

　　· Creates a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, purpose, and respect for team members.

　　Your Experience, Skills & Competencies

　　· At least 10 years’ experience in software development, information systems, or equivalent technical environment, including previous experience in the development of highly transactional, mission critical applications in heterogeneous environments/architectures for multi-user systems.

　　· At least 5 years of managing high performer software development teams in a Finance landscape, preferably related to ERP and Billing systems.

　　· Experience in Cloud environments, preferrable AWS.

　　· Outstanding oral, written, presentation and listening communication skills.

　　· Exceptional persuasion and diplomatic skills.

　　· Exceptional interpersonal skills and demeanor, including relationship building and collaboration with diverse cross-functional teams.

　　· Unparalleled leadership skills.

　　· Exceptional reasoning, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

　　· Experienced decision maker.

　　· Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related STEM field required or equivalent experience.

　　· Master’s degree in related field preferred.

　　· Demonstrates key competencies to include action orientation, driving results, plans and aligns, ensures accountability, influencing.

　　Your Team

　　This is a leadership role that will report to the Director, Software Engineering. You will have 5 to 7 direct reports and collaborate with cross functional domains on a regular basis.

　　Your Work Location

　　As our Senior Manager, Software Engineering, you will be based in our beautiful, state-of-the-art Pike & Rose building in Rockville, MD, opened in November 2023.

　　Right now, our associates in Rockville, MD are working in a hybrid environment, up to 4 days per week in the office and virtual from your home office the remaining days. We provide flexibility and encourage ongoing communication with your leadership to establish expectations about your unique needs.

　　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 as of September 30, 2022, the Choice® family of hotel brands provides business and leisure travelers 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. The award-winning Choice Privileges® loyalty program offers members a faster way to rewards, with personalized benefits starting on day one. For more information, visit www.choicehotels.com.

　　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, we keep Choice hotels thriving by serving as a champion for our franchisees and providing cutting-edge technology.

　　About Choice Hotels Financial Performance

　　Total revenues were $425.6 million for third quarter 2023, a third quarter record and a 3% increase compared to the same period of 2022. Please click here to review highlights of our results.

　　* 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.

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