Program Manager, Finance and Accounting Technology

Vail Resorts is the premier mountain resort company in the world and a leader in luxury, destination-based travel at iconic locations.

This role’s purpose is to support the IT, Finance, Accounting, and Procurement leadership in managing the supporting technology program portfolio. Reporting to the Sr. Director of Corporate Technology & Applications, this individual will lead the management of the overall technology program management. This is a leadership role with direct interactions with the CIO and CFO and their leadership teams. This newly created position within Vail Resorts comes with expectations that this leader will establish themselves as a genuine partner to both IT and our Finance, Accounting, and Procurement functions. Regular focus will be in support of the systems support tasks, delivery management, and technology vendor alignment with our business. Day-to-day activities include delivery of large projects, ongoing releases, rigorous prioritization processes, vendor release management and planning, and alignment of vendor roadmaps to our business objectives and IT resources.

- Drive: Develop and drive the accountability of business objectives and supporting IT initiatives. - Provide project/program facilitation and oversight; facilitate agreement on objectives and success measures, provide overall project/program issue resolution and roadblock removal. - Ensure timely and consistent communication to facilitate a clear understanding of ongoing projects and their prioritization within the organization - Assist in the finalization of the Finance, Accounting, and Procurement business strategy - Lead and organize efforts to plan and develop key events to achieve desired outcomes (e.g., management and leadership meetings). Facilitate and manage the definition of agendas, materials, review cycles, timelines, etc. - Deliver high-impact solutions by identifying key issues, defining appropriate work structure, and driving workable recommendations that create value - Partner closely at the Vice President and Director levels to support key areas of work that focus on highest priorities, including suggesting and managing the best time allocation and use of group meetings - Connect: Inspire trust and build strong, authentic, productive relationships with key stakeholders. Effectively engage and collaborate with leadership across the organization to develop, define and build on innovative ideas and business priorities. - Engage broadly and deeply across the organization to quickly connect information and people to drive enterprise projects, programs and initiatives - Use expertise and relationships to influence key stakeholders - Develop: Create an environment of continual improvement both inside and outside of direct team. - Demonstrate the ability to learn and develop as a self-starter requiring little direction. We are looking for someone who shows the potential to do more and is a natural leader. - Out Front: Anticipate the needs of key leadership and facilitate as well as motivate those around you to identify solutions that both improve the employee experience and advances business objectives. - Re-Imagine: Bring new ideas, methods, and approaches to Vail Resorts and this role. Leverage own expertise to challenge the status quo and drive decisions and actions necessary to improve our business processes and related technology. - Leadership: - Drive strategy, vision, direction, and prioritization on enterprise wide projects and programs at the Executive level. - Manage initiatives from concept through to completion, including the development and presentation of a business case. - Project Management: - Socialize and manage a portfolio of projects in support of stated strategic objectives. - Manage business operational impacts as well as technical components of the program or project. - Work with internal and external teams to develop and execute a comprehensive QA approach for enterprise wide projects and programs. - Provide vision and leadership regarding organizational design and resourcing of large, complex and undefined enterprise wide initiatives including all aspects of management from vision through execution. - Financials: - Manage enterprise wide programs with complex financial models including internal and external stakeholders and complex contract negotiation. - Participate in the annual expense and capital budgeting processes & cycles for their areas. --a name="_GoBack" - Employee Management: - Manage/oversee a significant number of internal and contract resources across multiple projects. - Vendor Management: - Provide leadership and guidance to external vendors including influencing product roadmaps, resourcing, and financial management. - Work through vendor contract management issues.

- 5+ years of relevant work experience including proven ability to successfully lead and oversee critical projects and multi-faceted efforts - Strong working knowledge and understanding of key concepts in Finance, Accounting, and Procure to Pay business areas - Ability to connect with and lead others who do not directly report to you - Successful regular exposure to Director and VP levels within Finance, Accounting, Procurement and related technology leaders - Understanding of corporate Finance, Accounting, and Procurement functions - Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology or related field