Senior Manager, Brand Innovation
What are we looking for?
The Senior Manager will be expected to project manage initiatives from opportunity intake to delivery and lead cross-functional projects or workstreams with limited oversight.
In evaluating white space strategic opportunities and figuring out recommended solutions, this person will:
- Evaluate business opportunities through desktop market analysis, financial evaluation, and fit with Hilton
- Analyze macro-trends, competitor movement, and white space against customer and owner insights, alignment with organizational priorities, and Hilton’s right to win
- Shepherd working teams through discovery to find solutions that will drive guest satisfaction and drive revenue or improve profitability for Hilton and our owners
- Develop an overall project direction, strategy, and objectives
In delivering solutions to our owners, operators, and brand support teams, the Senior Manager will be expected to:
- Lead cross-functional working teams to ensure collaboration and facilitate extraordinary work
- Build a formulaic and repeatable process of defining and sequencing workstreams, setting project timelines, and holding teams accountable to meeting objectives
- Ensure successful adoption downstream (and tools to measure) and create accountability within the organization
To fulfill this role successfully, you should demonstrate the following minimum qualifications:
- Five (5) years in a global matrixed organization on strategy, marketing, finance, or economic analysis
- Three (3) years working on strategic projects and initiatives - ability to start with a blank slate, operationalize the final solution, and lead all the steps in between
- Three (3) years leading cross-functional projects
- Three (3) years of experience using analytical, problem-solving, and ambiguous undefined processes
It would be helpful in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:
- BA/BS Bachelor's Degree or equivalent on-the-job experience
- Five (5) years in hospitality, corporate strategy, or innovation
- Travel as required
- Proven experience running complex cross-functional projects
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, newly established environment
- Flexibility and openness to work on anything and everything all at once
- A champion for change, willing to challenge the status quo
- Excellent organizational and prioritization skills
- Exceptional communication skills and comfort with constituents at all levels of the organization
- Strong negotiation skills and ability to influence
- Strong financial and analytical skills and proficiency in using data to inform and drive key decisions
- Exceptional attention to detail
What is it like working for Hilton?
The future of hospitality is bright at Hilton: 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. Hilton’s commitment to equal employment opportunity supports the attraction and retention of a diverse workforce that will enhance our effectiveness in attracting Team Members, customers, corporate partners, and owners.
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.