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Starwood Hotels

Hotels & HospitalityUnited States

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. was one of the largest companies that owned, operated, franchised and managed hotels, resorts, spas, residences, and vacation ownership properties. Starwood was founded in 1969 as a real estate investment trust named Hotel Investors Trust. In 1995, it was acquired and reorganized by Barry Sternlicht, who was its chairman until 2005 and founder of the Starwood Capital Group. Starwood had 11 brands and owned, managed, or franchised 1,297 properties comprising 370,000 hotel rooms in approximately 100 countries. It was acquired by Marriott International

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Starwood Hotels at a glance

Starwood Hotels is a hotels & hospitality company headquartered in United States, founded in 1930. Xcout tracks 11 named people at Starwood Hotels, including Raul Leal (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). Xcout recorded 525 job postings from Starwood Hotels in the last 90 days, naming tools such as Workday, Salesforce.

Industry
Hotels & Hospitality
Headquarters
United States
Founded
1930
Job postings recorded (90 days)
525
Xcout AI Rank
0/100
Xcout Green Rank
30/100

Starwood Hotels leadership

  • Raul LealCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
  • Abhay BakayaChief Development Officer
  • Clio KnowlesChief People Officer
  • Denise WalkerChief Information Officer
  • Barry S SternlichtCHAIRMAN
  • Bill LloydExecutive Vice President, Finance

5 more named people on record for Starwood Hotels, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →

Hiring at Starwood Hotels

Xcout recorded 525 job postings from Starwood Hotels in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since July 2026.

Tools named in Starwood Hotels's job postings

WorkdaySalesforce

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Hiring vs the trend

Lagging in AI hiring

Based on 165 job postings in the last 8 weeks (10 Aug – 4 Oct 2026), compared with 168 enterprise healthcare companies.

This describes a hiring pattern — how often Starwood Hotels’s job postings ask for AI skills, and how that changed against the previous 8 weeks, ranked among its peers. It says nothing about the company’s products or performance.

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Tech stack

ReactSpringSparkSwift

Starwood Hotels competitors

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Marriott Vacations Worldwide CorporationVAC · Hotels & HospitalityOrlando, United States
66% matchPublic

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation is a prominent global leisure company specializing in the development, marketing, sale, and management of vacation ownership products and associated offerings. Its business operations are structured around two core divisions: Vacation Ownership, and Exchange & Third-Party Management. The corporation oversees numerous vacation ownership brands, including Marriott Vacation Club, Grand Residences by Marriott, Sheraton Vacation Club, Westin Vacation Club, Hyatt Residence Club, and Marriott Vacation Club Pulse. Additionally, it is engaged in the creation, promotion, and sale of timeshare products under The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club brand, and holds the rights to develop, market, and sell luxury residential ownership properties bearing The Ritz-Carlton Residences name. Beyond its core ventures, the enterprise provides exchange networks and membership programs, alongside offering management services to external resorts and lodging facilities through various affiliated brands, such as Interval International, Trading Places International, Vacation Resorts International, and Aqua-Aston. As of December 31, 2021, Marriott Vacations Worldwide maintained a portfolio of approximately 120 properties located across the United States and thirteen other international territories. The company's premium vacation ownership products are primarily distributed through dedicated sales centers situated at its resorts, complemented by various off-site sales locations. Established in 1984, the corporate headquarters for Marriott Vacations Worldwide are located in Orlando, Florida.

Market cap$3.5B
Employees22,300
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