Senior Vice President of Technology - Schulte Hospitality Group

Responsibilities: Own the technology budget and spend baseline, including hotel P&L cost categorization Lead staffing decisions and team build-out for the technology organization Partner with the CIO on strategic direction, governance, IT roadmap, and enterprise priorities Evaluate outsourcing vs. co-sourcing options per pillar for cost, coverage, and service quality Establish program and project management discipline for concurrent system deployments and future PMO Own corporate infrastructure (Microsoft 365, Azure), drive value from SharePoint/Teams Lead cybersecurity program and ensure PCI compliance across the enterprise Manage licensing, cloud, and hardware cost visibility and optimization Establish AI operations and governance standards with the CIO Optimize help desk with service levels, ticketing discipline, and escalation paths Lead and develop the VP of Property Technology and align with enterprise standards Set priorities and resourcing for Property Technology; ensure effective field support, brand tech compliance, and cross-pillar alignment Own SHG's enterprise data strategy, governance, and analytics roadmap Lead Microsoft Fabric architecture (lakehouse, pipelines, Power BI) Establish a single data definition set and KPI reporting accessible to operations, finance, and ownership Ensure data connectors to ProfitSword, Business Central, Workiva, Dayforce, etc. Partner with Treasury and Property Accounting to standardize payments, merchant structures, and cash flow Provide visibility into card processing metrics and optimize tokenization and acceptance Support spend-management and outbound payment platform governance

Key requirements: 12+ years in technology leadership with multi-disciplinary teams Experience in hospitality or multi-site, multi-entity environments preferred Proven track record with large-scale system implementations and data platform builds Strong budget ownership and vendor management experience Experience with enterprise data architecture, governance, and analytics programs Leadership across IT operations, cybersecurity, and enterprise applications clear, executive communication strategic partnering with CIO and CFO change leadership during rapid growth Microsoft 365 and Azure Microsoft Fabric, Power BI Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (ERP)