Director, Mobile Engineering

Marriott Hotels Resorts•Bethesda, MD

About The Position

The Director, Mobile Engineering is responsible for leading multiple Marriott iOS and Android engineering teams to deliver high-quality mobile experiences that drive guest engagement and business performance across the Marriott Bonvoy apps. This role oversees engineering execution for multiple mobile commerce squads that could include the search, shop, or book functions—ensuring predictable delivery, application stability, and business value. This leader blends strong people leadership, hands-on technical depth, and delivery excellence , including the ability to guide teams through implementation challenges, assist with technical issue resolution, and ensure adherence to modern engineering practices. Experience in hospitality is important to ensure development of mobile experiences aligned with guest expectations for loyalty, ease of booking, and personalization. The Director partners closely with Product, Architecture, Business Stakeholders, and engineering leads across channels to translate enterprise priorities into actionable plans. The ideal candidate is a seasoned mobile engineering leader with prior hands-on development experience (iOS and/or Android), a record of developing strong engineering organizations, and demonstrated success delivering business outcomes at global scale.

Requirements

8+ years of progressive software engineering leadership experience with direct oversight of native mobile development (iOS and/or Android)
Hands-on mobile development background; able to guide teams, make informed technical decisions, and assist with technical issue resolution
Experience delivering large-scale consumer mobile apps supporting millions of users
Experience in the hospitality, travel, or related guest-service industry , delivering mobile features supporting customer loyalty, search, shop, and booking journeys
3+ years leading engineering managers and/or tech leads; proven ability to hire, develop, and coach high-performing hybrid/remote/offshore teams
Experience working in Agile product delivery environments; familiarity with SAFe or similar scaled frameworks
Demonstrated success partnering with Product to shape priorities, scope delivery, define outcomes, and ensure alignment with business goals
Working knowledge of backend service integration, API contracts, networking patterns, and related platform dependencies
Operational experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, code quality, observability, performance monitoring, and app-store release management
Direct management of multi-million-dollar budgets (>$5M)
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience