Customer Data Platform Jobs in Chicago, IL (NOW HIRING)

The Opportunity
Hyatt Hotels Corporation seeks an enthusiastic Product Manager of Customer Data Platform (CDP) to join our Marketing Technology team. In this role, you will be collaborating closely with the broader Data Product, Marketing, World of Hyatt Loyalty, CRM, Paid Media and Digital teams, where you'll be instrumental in continuing to make Hyatt a leading hospitality company. You will be part of a team that is passionate about our purpose, committed to nurturing curiosity and new skills, and building connections across the organization with colleagues, customers, and guests.
Who We Are
At Hyatt, we believe in the power of belonging and creating a culture of care, where our colleagues become family. Since 1957, our colleagues and our guests have been at the heart of our business and helped Hyatt become one of the best and fastest-growing hospitality brands in the world. Our transformative growth and the addition of new hotels, brands, and business lines can open the door for exciting career and growth opportunities for our colleagues.
As we continue to grow, we never lose sight of what's most important: People. We turn trips into journeys, encounters into experiences, and jobs into careers.
Why Now?
This is an exciting time to be at Hyatt. We are growing rapidly and are looking for passionate changemakers to be a part of our journey. The hospitality industry is resilient and continues to offer dynamic opportunities for upward mobility, and Hyatt is no exception.
How We Care for Our People
What sets us apart is our purpose-to care for people so they can be their best. Every business decision is made through the lens of our purpose, and it informs how we have and will continue to support each other as members of the Hyatt family. Our care for our colleagues is the key to our success. We're proud to have earned a place on Fortune's prestigious 100 Best Companies to Work For® list since 2013. This recognition is a testament to the tremendous way our Hyatt family continues to come together to care for one another, our commitment to a culture of inclusivity, empathy, and respect, and making sure everyone feels like they belong.
We're proud to offer exceptional corporate benefits which include:
• Annual allotment of free hotel stays at Hyatt hotels globally
• Flexible work schedule
• Work-life benefits including wellbeing initiatives such as a complimentary Headspace subscription, and a discount at the on-site fitness center
• A global family assistance policy with paid time off following the birth or adoption of a child as well as financial assistance for adoption
• Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with company match
Who You Are
As our ideal candidate, you understand the power and purpose of our culture of care, and embody our core values of Empathy, Inclusion, Integrity, Experimentation, Respect, and Wellbeing. You enjoy working with others, are results-driven, and are looking for a variety of opportunities to develop personally and professionally.
The Role
As the Product Manager for the Customer Data Platform, you will guide important programs from creation through execution. You will be in a unique position of having multiple teams as your core customers (Global Marketing, The Hyatt Personalization, World of Hyatt Loyalty, Paid Media, Data Product). You will lean on and partner with an accomplished engineering team to ensure that our products meet customer requirements and promote Hyatt's growth. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data integration, customer data management, and marketing technology, with the ability to translate business needs into scalable product solutions that enhance customer insights and drive data-driven marketing and sales efforts.
• Work in cross-functional and agile product pods alongside Data Engineers, Data Stewards, Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, other Product Managers, and executives to improve the experience of guests and customers worldwide
• Own and manage the end-to-end product lifecycle of the Customer Data Platform, including strategy, roadmap, feature definition, and delivery
• Lead the planning, scoping, and prioritization of projects to achieve all of our goals and outcomes
• Gather requirements, determine features and their priority, write product specs, refine feedback, help write test plans, manage the backlog, and ship products quickly
• Ensure data quality definition, monitoring, alerts and recourse is built into roadmap plans and engineering requirements of each data initiative/product
• Ensure new data or product requirements are in compliance with Hyatt policies and/or corresponding contracts before being passed to engineers
• Define and ensure products meet business SLAs
• Represent the team with partners and senior company leaders to align resources and prioritization
• Promote enterprise-wide adoption of the Customer Data Platform
• Educate teams on the Customer Data Platform and use cases
• Foster an environment that enables the Customer Data Platform to grow and advance quickly while maintaining a high standard for quality
• Some travel may be required