Regional Venue Technology Manager – Central Region
Saffire, LLC
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dallas • Louisiana • Texas • United States
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About 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.
- The successful candidate will lead a team providing operational support to users and ensure availability, stability and security of business systems and IT infrastructure platforms.
- 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
- Manage the evaluation, recommendation, and implementation of 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
- Understanding of 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
- Act as the business relationship manager between West Region properties and the Legends IT department
- Act as escalation point for venue technology teams and operators across West Region properties
- Manage client relationships and expectations for venue technology solutions across West Region properties
- Gain an in-depth understanding of the organizational needs to provide guidance on strategic and technical direction
- Perform additional related duties, tasks and responsibilities as required
Requirements
- 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
- A wide base of experience in one or more technologies, including systems, client technologies, network, business intelligence and analytics
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate with all levels of staff
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Strong problem solving and creative skills, and the ability to exercise sound judgment
- High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and result-orientation
- Must be able to work varying schedules to reflect the business needs of the organization
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life and disability insurance
- paid vacation
- 401k plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
point-of-sale technologyIT systemsWindows 10Microsoft Office 365PCI complianceIT securityActive DirectoryMicrosoft Windows Server 2012Microsoft Windows Server 2016project management
Soft Skills
leadershipinterpersonal skillscommunication skillscontract managementorganizational skillsproblem solvingcreativityjudgmentmentoringresult-orientation
Certifications
project management certificationsIT management certifications