Senior Development Manager, Luxury - Europe & Africa

Senior Development Manager, Luxury - Europe & Africa

Hilton Development Luxury & Residential seeks a Senior Development Manager to drive expansion of Hilton's luxury brand portfolio across Europe and Africa with a focus on southern Europe.

Work Locations

Hilton - Regional Headquarters, Europe - Maple Court, Central Park, Reeds Crescent, Watford, WD24 4QQ

Key Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing support to the VP Development Luxury & Residential and lead all RFP responses.
• Evaluate and identify business opportunities for further expansion of Hilton's luxury brands and communicate the strategy accordingly.
• Proactively build new contacts and leverage existing network of owners and advisors to identify new opportunities to grow Hilton's luxury hotel and resort platform across Europe and Africa.
• Maintain an effective filing and administration system and serve as the first point of contact for many development related queries.
• Seek up-to-date market-derived and internal information to support commercial endeavors and maintain current knowledge of Hilton brands, product initiatives and services.
• Collaborate with US-based brand colleagues and share best practices with counterparts in Asia and the Americas.
• Maintain the profile of Hilton with industry partners and members of the hotel investment and advisory community through active participation at industry conferences and events.
• Produce accurate activity reports, development approval authorities, and investment committee papers and compile development deal summaries for internal approval.
• Work effectively with support functions (Legal, Feasibility, Finance, Corporate Compliance, Brands, etc.) to avoid any situations preventing completion of a development project.
• Maintain functional, general and administrative activity within budget.

What We Are Looking For

• Hotel or hospitality background with proven development experience gained from working within a consulting firm or an in house role.
• Experience in hotel investment, management agreement negotiation and franchising.
• High proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Word; ability to present complex information to senior audiences.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and analytical skills; ability to work independently combined with team spirit.
• Self starter with strong time management skills, results driven and able to work under pressure.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to make decisions on own.
• Aspirations to build a career in hotel development.

Required Qualifications

• BA/BS or equivalent experience.
• Fluency in English.
• Travel when required for fieldwork, client meetings, industry events and internal meetings.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or Master's in Hospitality, Sales, General Business, Real Estate or equivalent certifications.
• Up to 10 years relevant industry experience.
• Additional language skills, particularly Italian.