Maple Court, Central Park, Reeds Crescent
Watford,
WD24 4QQ
United Kingdom
About Hilton
Hilton is one of the largest and fastest growing hospitality companies in the world, with more than 7,600 properties with more than 1.1 million rooms in 126 countries and territories. In the 100 years since our founding, we have defined the hospitality industry and established a portfolio of 24 world-class brands, including our flagship Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand, which is the most recognized hotel brand in the world. Hilton was recently crowned World’s Best Workplace by Great Places to Work and Fortune Magazine and we have more than 170 million members in our award–winning customer loyalty program, Hilton Honors.
Position Statement:
Under direction from the VP Development, the candidate must work effectively with colleagues and industry contacts to assist in the execution of Hilton’s development strategy with respect to our chosen brands and business models, within Europe.
Position Summary:
The Development Manager establishes, maintains and enhances quality working relationships with key internal & external stakeholders with a view to effectively compiling up-to-date market intelligence and relevant information for the benefit of the EMEA development team. This information will be used to evaluate and identify business opportunities for further expansion of our brands and will be used in commercial presentations, development collateral and internal reporting to leadership.
This role will involve project-specific work with the development team to accelerate the deal-signing process and to support the attainment of aggressive signings targets in the EMEA region. This role will have a specific focus on supporting the deal signing target within the North & West Europe (NOWE) region and helping to drive growth in those markets. The Development Manager is also responsible for maximizing Hilton’s development exposure through printed material, media, web sites, conference attendance and other industry-related events.
The role is responsible for ensuring the optimum usage of the deal reporting system, through active maintenance, training and optimizing the interface with other relevant company systems. Additionally, a number of tools and resources will need to be maintained and updated regularly including the development website and various internal intelligence repositories and reporting platforms.
Strong interpersonal skills are required in communications with the wider hotel community, senior leaders and external stakeholders. This will also involve drafting a variety of compelling proposals and presentations for a wide range of audiences requiring the ability to work independently with limited supervision to deliver projects within tight deadlines.
Key Responsibilities
What are we looking for?
Applicants will ideally have a background in development (preferably hotel), real estate / property, asset management ,feasibility or investment. Additional skills / experience will include:
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
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Hilton is one of the largest and fastest growing hospitality companies in the world, with more than 5,100 properties with more than 838,000 rooms in 103 countries and territories. In the nearly 100 years since our founding, we have defined the hospitality industry and established a portfolio of 14 world-class brands, including our flagship Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand, which is the most recognized hotel brand in the world. We have more than 69 million members in our award–winning customer loyalty program, Hilton Honors.