Senior Director, Luxury Brands (Finance)

***This role is based at our corporate office in McLean, VA***

This is your chance to be part of an in-house Brands team of industry experts in the domains of hospitality, brand management, innovation, food and beverage, wellness, owner relations, and more, for all of Hilton's unique brands!

What will I be doing?

As a Senior Director, Brand Leader Luxury Brands, you will support the team that leads our brands with the steadfast goal of strengthening and growing the Hilton portfolio. On the Luxury team reporting to the SVP Category Leader Luxury Brands, you will lead, plan, and help to implement important brand initiatives while navigating our matrixed environment to achieve completion of brand and enterprise priorities.

Your responsibilities will also include:

• Work with the Global Category leader, delivering strategic guidance and enthusiastic advocacy for the Waldorf Astoria and Conrad brands.
• Support the advancement and execution of short- and long-term brand strategies, including building project plans, setting priorities, specifying clear timelines, and ensuring accountability in the implementation of these strategies.
• Support successful launch and implementation of brand programs that positively affect the guest experience, team member engagement, and owner returns (i.e., food & beverage, product design, service excellence, and new product offerings through technology).
• Monitor brand standards and new programs to assess implications to owner profitability, guest satisfaction, and brand differentiation.
• Conduct business analysis including market research and competitive market analysis to find opportunities for the brand.
• Support brand forecast management, annual forecasting process, and growth efforts.
• Be an integral part of the development process and ensuring that all support materials are up to date, in some cases overseeing bespoke presentations

How you will collaborate with others:

• In collaboration with the Development and Operations teams, build relationships with owners and important partners, including supporting in the development of presentations and communication materials.
• Partner with Global Brand and Commercial Organization including Commercial, Marketing, Brand Performance Support and Operations teams to execute brand commercial and guest experience plans to achieve performance goals.
• Provide support to Brand Standards, Quality Assurance, PIP Team, Openings, Hotel Leaders Support, and Owner Relations, addressing owner and hotel needs.
• Partner with Brand Personality and Team Member Communications to amplify brand messages and main priorities to hotel leaders and team members.

What initiatives you will take ownership of:

• Lead cross-brand / luxury initiatives by working collectively with teams, tracking project progress, and representing the brand POV in related meetings.
• Lead initiatives that serve to improve brand integrity and brand health and awareness to improve future growth and strength of the luxury category.

What are we looking for?

Success will demonstrate itself through the following attributes and skills:

• Strategic project management: ability to start with a blank slate, operationalize the final solution, and lead all the steps in between.
• Accountability: ownership of projects, results, and recommendations.
• Thought leadership: forward-thinking mentality with the ability to collaborate while advocating for new ideas.
• Influencing: build trust and persuading others using data, research, and expertise.
• Coaching: a passion for team member development and culture building.

To fulfill this role successfully, you must possess the following minimum qualifications and experience:

• Ten (10) years of work experience, with at least three (3) years of Brand Management experience
• Two (2) years leading projects with multiple partners and teams
• On-property hotel operations experience
• Experience assisting with the development of new strategies, building business cases, gaining internal and external support in a matrixed environment, and driving implementation
• Experience conducting market assessments and competitive benchmarking
• Travel 30% of the time, domestic and international

It would be useful in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:

• Four (4) years of experience leading projects with multiple partners and teams
• Two (2) years of experience developing annual plans, corporate budgets, narratives, project planning, forecasts, and strategic roadmaps for large enterprises

What is it like working for Hilton?

Hilton is proud to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to our benefits such as the Go Hilton travel program, employee stock purchase program, and paid time off including parental leave.

Hilton, the #1 World's Best Workplace, is a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of world-class brands . Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture and we are consistently named among one of the World's Best Workplaces. Check out the Hilton Careers blog and Instagram to learn more about what it's like to be on Team Hilton!

It is the policy of Hilton to employ qualified persons without regard to color, race, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medication conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, status as a protected veteran, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable law, genetic information, or any other protected group status as defined by and subject to applicable federal, state and local laws.

We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position and provide other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us if you require an accommodation during the application process.