Manager, Power of M, Property Management System (Shiji Daylight)

JOB SUMMARY As Manager of Property Management Systems (PMS), you will lead the end-to-end deployment lifecycle for Shiji Daylight across the hotel portfolio, ensuring application readiness, hotel readiness, configuration quality, and stable cutovers. This role spans both core Shiji Daylight functional areas— Hotel Reservations/Front Office and Sales & Catering —and partners closely with the Data Center Readiness function to validate new data center locations, test readiness, and enable scalable rollout waves. Expected Contributions Own all stages of Shiji Daylight deployment from discovery and planning through build, test, cutover, hypercare, and transition to steady-state support. Application readiness and certification : define prerequisites, validate configurations and integrations, coordinate certification activities (as required), and ensure evidence-based sign-off for each deployment wave. Data center deployment readiness testing : plan and execute testing in new Shiji Daylight data center locations (performance, connectivity, resilience, integration validation), working closely with the Data Center Readiness lead to resolve dependencies and secure go/no-go approvals. Hotel readiness (new and existing) : assess and drive site readiness across network/connectivity, devices/peripherals (as applicable), user access, operating procedures, training enablement, and cutover planning. Configuration management : lead hotel setup, tenant/environment configuration, and module configuration for both Reservations/Front Office and Sales & Catering ; ensure standard templates, governance, and controlled deviations. Troubleshooting and issue resolution : triage and resolve hotel setup issues across environments and integrations; coordinate with vendors/partners and internal teams using structured incident/problem management. Testing leadership : oversee test strategy and execution (SIT/UAT/regression), define acceptance criteria, coordinate defect management, and ensure readiness for cutover. Cutover and hypercare : lead deployment command-center activities, coordinate cutover runbooks and backout plans, and ensure rapid stabilization post-go-live. Stakeholder management : act as the primary PMS deployment leader across IT, hotel operations, commercial teams, vendors, and program leadership; communicate status, risks, and mitigation plans. Continuous improvement : capture lessons learned, improve configuration standards, readiness checklists, and repeatable deployment tooling for scale. Key Deliverables End-to-end Shiji Daylight deployment plan and integrated rollout schedule (by wave/hotel) covering both Reservations/Front Office and Sales & Catering. Application readiness and certification evidence packs (prerequisites, configurations, test results, approvals/sign-offs). New data center testing plan, execution results, and go/no-go readiness summary in partnership with Data Center Readiness. Hotel readiness assessments and action plans (new and existing hotels), including cutover/hypercare plans. Standard configuration baselines/templates and a controlled configuration repository for hotel setups. Test strategy, test scripts/traceability, defect logs, and UAT sign-off for each hotel/wave. Cutover runbooks, backout plans, and hypercare stabilization reports. Operational handover artifacts (support model, escalation paths, known errors, and ongoing maintenance procedures). Education and Experience Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Hospitality Systems, Business, or equivalent practical experience. 5+ years of experience in hospitality technology, PMS platforms, and/or large-scale hotel application deployments (multi-hotel and/or multi-region preferred). Demonstrated experience delivering end-to-end implementations of Shiji Daylight (or comparable PMS) including configuration, integrations, testing, and go-live support. Strong functional understanding of hotel operations and systems, including Reservations/Front Office workflows and Sales & Catering (inventory, event management, catering packages, blocks, group business). Experience coordinating testing cycles (SIT/UAT/regression), managing defects, and driving issue resolution to closure. Comfort working with environment readiness, networking/connectivity concepts, identity/access, certificates/allowlists, and integration dependencies; able to partner effectively with Data Center Readiness and infrastructure/security teams. Excellent troubleshooting skills with a structured approach to root cause analysis and documentation. Strong program execution, stakeholder management, and communication skills; able to present risks, options, and recommendations to leadership. Experience with ITSM and change governance (incident/problem/change) and working in command-center cutover/hypercare environments. Experience with related hospitality systems and integrations (e.g., channel manager, CRS, POS, payment, identity/SSO, BI/reporting, interfaces to finance/HR). Familiarity with Shiji Hospitality implementation methodologies, or equivalent enterprise deployment frameworks. Experience in global/regional rollouts and operating across time zones. Working conditions: This role supports critical deployment and cutover windows and may require after-hours or weekend work during go-live and hypercare periods.