Services Portfolio Manager (F/M/X)

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Issy-les-Moulineaux; Hybrid; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work several days per week from

Multicultural English‑speaking team

Training and career paths

Worklib flexible work options

Job summary

Accor Tech & Digital is seeking a strategic leader to manage the portfolio of technology products and services for hotels worldwide. You will bridge technology, business operations, procurement, finance, regions, and brands to ensure successful deployment and evolution of technology foundations.

The ideal candidate blends strategic thinking with hands‑on governance, data‑driven decisions, and strong stakeholder management across a global hospitality platform.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Business, Finance, Technology, or equivalent.
• 5–7 years of experience in portfolio management, strategy, consulting, technology management, or digital transformation.
• Experience in hospitality, travel, franchise, or multi-site environments preferred.
• Fluent in French and English; ability to operate across regions and cultures.

Responsibilities

• Define catalog structure, scope and governance for hotel tech standards.
• Ensure alignment between technology offerings and business objectives.
• Assess portfolio relevance against hotel needs and market trends.
• Maintain coherence across core hotel systems, digital services, and third‑party solutions.
• Own end‑to‑end lifecycle of IT standards: creation, review, validation, publication.
• Coordinate with Product teams, Security, Operations, and Regions during standards updates.

Skills

Portfolio management

Technology strategy

Digital transformation

Governance

Stakeholder management

Financial performance

Data-driven decision making

Education

Master's degree in Business, Finance, Technology, or equivalent

Job description

Accor Tech & Digital is the power engine of Accor technology, digital business and transformation. Our 5,000 talents are committed to deliver the best tech and digital experiences to our guests, hotels and staff across 110 countries and to shape the future of hospitality.

Accor Tech & Digital, jobs in the tech field where intelligence is above all human!

Job Description

Accor Tech & Digital is the innovation and technological transformation lab of the world leader in hospitality.

Our teams, known as Heartists®, bring together the best of hospitality with the best of tech and digital. Our ambition is to provide our customers with personalized, memorable, and sustainable experiences.

Our scope will know no boundaries;

So join us and dare to make an impact on the world!

Here is where your greatest challenge awaits you:

Within the Distribution & Hotel Services division, you will be responsible for the strategic, operational and financial management of Accor's portfolio of technology products and services delivered to hotels worldwide.

Your mission:

The role ensures that the hotel technology portfolio remains aligned with Accor's business strategy, supports growth and international expansion, delivers measurable value to hotel owners and operators, and provides a coherent framework for technology governance, supplier management, pricing, deployment and adoption.

Operating within Accor's asset‑light model, you will act as the bridge between technology, business operations, procurement, finance, regions, brands, and hotel owners to ensure the successful deployment and continuous evolution of hotel technology foundations.

You will report directly to the VP Portfolio Management. Your responsibilities will include:

• Define catalog structure, scope and governance.
• Ensure alignment between technology offerings and Accor business objectives.
• Continuously assess portfolio relevance against hotel operational needs and market trends.
• Ensure coherence across core hotel systems, digital services, and third‑party solutions.
• Ensure catalog content remains accurate, relevant and aligned with standards.
• Coordinate with Product teams, Service Owners and Hospitality Tech teams to continuously improve service offerings.
• Define and maintain the governance framework for Hotel IT Standards.
• Ensure standards remain aligned with Accor's hotel operating model and technology strategy.
• Own the end‑to‑end lifecycle of IT standards: creation, review, validation, and publication.
• Coordinate subject matter experts, Product teams, Security, Operations, and Regions during standards definition and updates.
• Define exceptions, waivers, and transition approaches when standards evolve.
• Define governance principles for IT referenced suppliers.
• Ensure alignment between CDT/IT and Procurement.
• Through standards, specify the domains and services for which hotels are required to use an IT‑referenced supplier, and those where hotels have flexibility.

Control PnL of IT services:

• Manage portfolio profitability and value creation.
• Develop business cases for new products and services.
• Monitor revenue, costs, and ROI.
• Define and govern pricing strategies for hotel technology products and services.
• Ensure consistency of pricing policies across regions and market segments.

Qualifications

And you?

You have a proven track record in portfolio management, technology strategy, or digital transformation, with the ability to balance business objectives, technology requirements, financial performance, and stakeholder expectations across a complex global environment. You are comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels, driving portfolio decisions while ensuring services, standards, and governance frameworks deliver tangible value to hotels and owners.

Diplomatic and influential, you know how to build alignment across diverse stakeholders, including Product, Business, Regions and technology partners. Rigorous and organized, you rely on data, financial analysis, and structured governance to support decision‑making, and drive adoption in an environment where influence is often more important than authority.

Curious and forward‑thinking, you continuously seek opportunities to simplify complexity, improve portfolio performance, and evolve technology standards and services to support Accor's business strategy and the changing needs of its hotels.

• Master's degree in Business, Finance, Technology, or an equivalent field.
• At least 5–7 years of experience in portfolio management, strategy, consulting, technology management, or digital transformation.
• Experience in hospitality, travel, franchise, or multi‑site business environments strongly preferred.
• Fluent in French and English.
• Interest in travel and hospitality.
• Strategic and tactical thinking.
• Strong influencing and negotiation capabilities.
• Exceptional stakeholder management.
• Ability to challenge the status quo.
• Strong customer problem‑solving mindset.
• Excellent synthesis and decision‑making capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead through both direct and matrix organizations.

Additional Information

Accor dares to impact:

- the world

• Accor is committed to the world around us, with a strong employer culture focused on the development of our 300,000 talents.
• We adopt a continuous improvement approach to reduce the impact of digital on the environment across all our projects.

- your career:

• We enable all our employees to manage their work‑life balance and offer them the means to shape their work environment according to their preferences.
• Training and career paths are defined both individually and collectively, allowing us to grow together on a daily basis.

- Specifically, at Accor Tech & Digital:

• Remote work available several days per week from France, with flexible work options: work from home, from our offices, or even from our hotels and coworking spaces through Worklib.
• Every Wednesday afternoon, dedicate your time to deep work and personal development.
• Work in a multicultural and English‑speaking environment.
• Continuous improvement & training: hackathons, exceptional technology partnerships, dedicated talent management, certifications and a dedicated learning platform.

and also,

• ALL - Heartist® Program: unforgettable stays and experiences at all Accor locations and partner venues worldwide.
• Heartist® for Good Program: commit to supporting an association of your choice from those available on our volunteering platform (1 day offered per year by the Group during your working hours).
• An Employee Social Committee (CSE) supporting the financing of your cultural and sports activities.
• Sustainable Mobility Package for the use of eco‑friendly transportation or access to a company bike program in partnership with Zenride.
• Coverage of urban public transport subscriptions between home and workplace, in accordance with the rates set by French law “Loi Finance”.
• A mandatory health insurance plan funded at 50% by Accor without additional costs in case of enrollment of your dependents.
• Attractive working conditions with collaborative workspaces, restaurants, and recreational areas as well as wellness and sports facilities, on‑site or through Gymlib.

Your talent and motivation are our only selection criteria.

We value the richness of diverse nationalities, personalities, and professional backgrounds.

We know how to adapt to the specific needs of our employees, including those with disabilities.
We encourage all applications, regardless of gender,

Recruitment is all about people!

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