Executive Director Technical Program Management

It is the primary responsibility of the Executive Director Technical Program Management to lead technical program ownership of multiple products that require technical expertise (e.g., a product or service, API, library or platform). This position will partner closely with the Digital Ventures product and engineering leadership teams to lead and define the future of the product and the necessary technologies required to bring those products to life. To be successful in this role, the individual must be able to think strategically, work pragmatically in a dynamic environment, value and enjoy building engineering products and solutions across a matrix of partner teams.  All duties are to be performed in accordance with departmental and MGM Resorts International policies, practices and procedures.

• Lead and drive the delivery of features and scenarios by closely working with business and partner teams.
• Drive the creation of products that have with clear customer value that scale, are adaptable over time, and revolutionize how the industry operates by leading innovation with technologies such as machine learning.
• Partner with the product and development leadership team to drive sprint planning to build roadmap of product/features and successfully deliver features. Partner closely with key stakeholders to build credibility and buy-in to the Digital Ventures platform capabilities by understanding their processes and requirements.
• Maintain technology knowledge to enhance the technical design, development and standards of the software platform.
• Drive consistency, reliability, supportability and observability across our services.
• Be recognized as a truth teller: use instincts and effective communication to pull people together and enable them to find solutions to challenges they encounter.
• Set clear feature success metrics to drive features with business value and drive adoption.
• Oversee requirements, KPIs, track experiments, and frequently ship releases are meeting brand expectations.
• Hire, manage and grow a team of technical product managers.
• Establish strong relationships with diverse teams spanning all organizational levels.
• Perform other job-related duties as requested.

Required:

• Eight (8) years of experience in Program Management, Product Development, Requirements Analysis, Pricing, Planning, Competitive Analysis, Technical Product Management, or experience in a related area
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; or equivalent education and work experience

Preferred:

• Previous experience in Engineering, Product Management, Product Development, or Competitive Analysis
• Previous experience working in a similar resort setting