Hotel Engine
Hotel Engine arms our customers with a powerful hotel booking platform that is simple to use and seamless to integrate.
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Vice President of Product

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Grow with Us

We’re not for everybody. We’re not for the faint of heart. We’re for the rich in spirit. Those that are passionate and have a hunger for excellence. Those that want to leave their mark on this world and are genuinely excited to be a part of something great.

We don’t hire for tenure or advanced degrees. We let them do what they're best at. We hire good people who are intelligent, ambitious, and have tremendous potential. And we promote on the same principles: if you excel in your role, you’ll move up. It’s that simple.

We love our team, and view them as extended family. We know how to work hard—and play hard. Centrally located in the Cherry Creek neighborhood, just outside of downtown Denver, our office offers westward views of the Rocky Mountains and easy access to a full-service gym, numerous grocery stores, and restaurants. We listen to our employees—and we fully understand that without them, we’d be nowhere.

If you’ve been searching for a place where you can make your ideas a reality, unleash your unbridled ambition, and grow with a likeminded talented team, we want to talk to you! The biggest benefit we offer may be tremendous opportunity—but of course, we have many benefits for our employees to enjoy.

Candidate Profile:

Summary/Objective:

We are looking for a VP of Product who will drive our product vision and roadmap. This person will report directly into the CEO and lead a team to innovate solutions. This person will form product vision as well as strategy and create plans to execute against that strategy. This person will be the primary decision maker and owner for the product roadmap, differentiation and market analysis. Success will be measured by customer and core business metrics that you will help define.

Essential Functions:

  • Drive continuous innovation, leading the identification and evaluation of product improvement
  • Lead, manage and mentor the entire product team
  • Develop and maintain product roadmap based on short, mid, and long-term company goals, including new features and end-of-life for existing features
  • Work cross-collaboratively with marketing, sales, account management, finance, and customer support to develop and manage go to market plans for new product features
  • Work directly with engineering to build out prioritized backlog of product features and ensure quality assurance of new features
  • Introduce and market new products by developing time-integrated plans with sales, marketing, and production
  • Identify and implement new technologies and engineering practices to improve the overall effectiveness of the organization.
  • Receive client input and translate requests to requirements, timeline, and quality assurance to ensure delivery to client expectations.
  • Partner with the VP of Engineering on the strategy, overseeing high-level architectural decisions and guiding teams to successful execution on continuous infrastructure optimization efforts
  • Achieve agreed-to targets for client satisfaction, as well as operational and financial metrics for success of our product and company overall
  • Lead the evaluation of market, industry and competitive trends
  • Serve as a critical member of the Senior Leadership team; facilitate collaboration across the business on the development and implementation of cross-functional processes and initiatives that support our corporate strategy


Skills and Qualifications:

  • Proven track record of bringing new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs, preparing ROI analyses, and establishing time schedules with engineering
  • Strong knowledge of product development and management, requirements and competitive analysis, and strategy pricing and planning
  • Experience in working in fast-paced startups as well as large and/or enterprise software companies.
  • Strong organization, planning and execution, with proven track record of success at meeting goals.
  • Expert at cross-functional leadership, peer relationships as well as strong communication, verbal and written.
  • Able to manage a budget effectively.
  • Experienced with the agile development process grounded in metrics and user data

Required Education & Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, computer science or engineering
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in product management, user experience and/or design management.
  • 5+ years leading high-performing product teams
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Customer focus and data-oriented personality
  • Proficient with all Microsoft Office applications
  • Prior experience leading product for a software or technology-enabled service organization
  • Proven success in information technology product that has delivered quantifiable success in market
  • Track record building and leading high-performing, agile, cross-functional teams
  • Strong executive presence and excellent verbal and written communication skills

The Usual Suspects:

  • Medical, dental, supplemental, & vision Insurance
  • 401k Plan
  • Paid Holidays
  • Unlimited paid vacation time
  • Paid Sick Time
  • Unpaid flex time
  • Paid parking

Additional Perks:

  • Paid gym membership
  • Employer subsidized phone plans
  • Free organic fruit, snacks, and beverages
  • Paid volunteer opportunities

The Good Stuff:

  • Deeply discounted hotel rates
  • Some of the best parties you’ve ever been to
  • Regular team building events & outings
  • Craft brews and ciders on tap
  • Arcade games, shuffle board, and more
  • Open collaboration workspaces with views of the Rockies
  • Free monthly massages
  • Substantial recognition & rewards for work milestones
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What are Hotel Engine Perks + Benefits

Hotel Engine Benefits Overview

Hotel Engine is strongly committed to both its employees and its customers. Our company’s benefits and perks are designed to create an inclusive environment where team members can deliver great work consistently, celebrate diversity, collaborate with colleagues – and have fun at the same time.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Employees receive two paid volunteer days per year, in addition to existing PTO and sick time.
Partners with nonprofits
Through our employee resource group, Engine4Everyone, we are looking to invest in organizations that focus on education and advisory services to women and/or minorities.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Highly diverse management team
Hotel Engine has a diverse management team and supports an inclusive workforce. Our ERG Engine4Everyone plans to incorporate unconscious bias training into hiring practices and team development.
Mandated unconscious bias training
Engine4Everyone will incorporate unconscious bias training. Additionally, team development trainings broaden cultural awareness and include sessions focused on the diversity of individual experiences
Diversity employee resource groups
Engine4Everyone creates an inclusive environment where team members work together to develop policies and training, and identify workplace initiatives and community involvement opportunities.
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Hotel Engine offers team members a Health Savings Account (HSA). Individuals can contribute up to $3,500 and families up to $7,500 per year.
Disability insurance
We offer short-term disability insurance, which covers up to 60% of pre-tax weekly earnings. The maximum weekly benefit is $2,000. There is optional voluntary Accident and Critical Illness coverage.
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
We offer multiple health insurance plans, including an option that covers 100% of an individual’s premium.
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Team members are eligible to enroll in voluntary pet insurance benefits.
Wellness programs
Go365 is an employee wellness program that incentivizes employees to make healthier choices and rewards them for taking steps to better health.
Team workouts
Mental health benefits
All employees (and their dependents) – whether enrolled in our health coverage or not – have access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which includes mental health services.
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Hotel Engine's 401(K) matching launches in the first quarter of 2021.
Company equity
Employee stock purchase plan
Performance bonus
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
We provide up to 9 weeks of parental leave for the primary caretaker and 2 weeks of leave for the secondary caretaker.
Family medical leave
Employees who have been with the company for 12 months are eligible for 12 weeks of family medical leave.
Adoption Assistance
Our parental leave programs apply to team members who have adopted children.
Company sponsored family events
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Generous PTO
Hotel Engine offers unlimited PTO to our associates, and encourage them to take time off to recharge.
Paid volunteer time
Our employees receive two paid volunteer days per year.
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Team members receive 40 hours per year of paid sick leave.
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Breakfast Thursdays
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite office parking
Fitness stipend
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Hotel Engine offers team members the ability to attend job-related conferences and seminars.
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available

Additional Perks + Benefits

As an additional perk, team members can take advantage of hotel rate discounts on the Hotel Engine platform and receive $400 in travel credits to use on hotels of their choice each year.

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