Regional Venue Technology Manager (Central Region)

The Role

Reporting to the VP Venue Technology, the Regional Venue Technology Manager is primarily responsible for managing technology needs of event-based venues in the Central Region, including but not limited to the management of third-party vendors, venue technology projects, Point-of-Sale technology (terminals, kiosks, peripherals, etc.), Desktop support and day-to-day management support.

Essential Functions

• Work with venue-based support resources to deliver and actively support point-of-sale, payment, and various other systems that are critical to business operations
• Schedule, manage, mentor, and optimize deployment of salaried and hourly venue technology staff
• Manage and optimize 3rd party vendor relationships and associated contracts that are key to venue technology, including point-of-sale vendors, digital menu board providers, mobile app providers, loyalty providers, etc.
• Work with Corporate Infrastructure team to design, deploy and maintain IT infrastructure and enterprise systems such as corporate email, security, Accounting/Finance systems, collaboration tools, etc.
• Work with broader technology team to estimate, design, implement and manage venue technology solutions in support of the business
• Work with broader technology team to evaluate, recommend, and implement third-party technology products and services to accomplish the goals of the organization, which includes providing quality service for guests and maximizing profitability
• Increase the productivity and effectiveness of venue technology operations through the definition of standards, best practices and promoting reuse of recommended enterprise technologies
• Establish and maintain IT Service Management processes and procedures that can be effectively scaled
• Ongoing management of IT Finance processes such as budgeting, reporting and invoice approval
• Understand all areas of the Information Technology Architecture and participate in their development
• Responsible for the Project Management and oversight of all venue technology projects. Lead project teams to manage delivery schedules and realization of project benefits
• Define and communicate end user architecture strategies, principles, standards, policies and procedures
• Analyze current application portfolio, installed technology and infrastructure to detect deficiencies and recommend solutions
• Manage client relationships and expectations for venue technology solutions across West Region properties
• Manage scope and estimate delivery schedules on the project
• Provide mentoring and support to venue technology team members
• Achieve additional related duties, tasks and responsibilities as required

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills; effectively influence others, the ability to make decisions quickly, and exhibit a high-level of maturity
• 8+ years of relevant point-of-sale experience, ideally in the Hospitality or Tourism industry
• Technical knowledge of IT systems
• Experience with Windows 10 and Microsoft Office 365 suite of products
• PCI risk and compliance
• IT Security and incident response
• Ability to motivate and lead teams
• Ability to effectively manage and produce in a matrixed environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong contract management skills
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2016
• IT Management tools (e.g. Active Directory)
• Experience with an IT ticketing solution to track and manage issues and requests (e.g. ServiceNow)
• Managing external vendors delivering managed IT services
• Relevant technical and project management certifications preferred
• Function as a leader throughout the project lifecycle
• Manage scope and estimate delivery schedules on the project
• Provide mentoring and support to venue technology team members
• Achieve additional related duties, tasks and responsibilities as required

Compensation

Competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and 401k plan.

Working Conditions

Location: Hybrid (Based near central region venues (Dallas, TX / New Orleans, LA))

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.