FLEX Manager - Luxury Partnerships

This is a temporary position. This role is hybrid out of MI Lab in New York City.  

The Manager, Global Luxury Partnerships is a strategic, entrepreneurial, and creative individual with a passion for culture, business development and luxury lifestyle. This role will support the Senior Director, Luxury Partnerships on the development and execution of successful partnerships for luxury brands within the Marriott International Luxury Group portfolio.  It will also support the other members of the Global Luxury Partnerships Team.

The Manager supports the team with development and execution of key concepts for Luxury Marketing and Partnerships that can drive brand awareness, engagement, and preference, and strengthen overall business.  The Manager will be responsible for ideation, contracting and project management.

This position will manage and track partnership progress across functions, workstreams, and key milestones and oversee cross-functional execution to deliver on launch strategy and ongoing execution.  They will work with external partners and agencies, as well as internal cross-functional teams including Brand Management, Brand Marketing, Content Marketing, Continent, Operations, Legal and Retail.  As such, they will be responsible for developing clear plans that support the brand partnership strategies, and flawlessly executing through diligent management of stakeholders, contracts, timelines, milestones, and critical paths. 

They will have a strong grasp of the brands and projects they support and relationships with the related teams.  The Manager should be able to outline project plans and track progress in clearly articulated presentations and trackers.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced, passionate partnerships manager that is deeply immersed in cultural trends/experiences.  They should also have a strong grasp of business fundamentals with the ability to tie creative concepts to business strategy and define results.   

CANDIDATE PROFILE 

Education and Experience Required

• 4-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Hospitality Management, Marketing, or related major AND 
• 2+ years’ experience in the hospitality, luxury industry, partnerships, business development or brand marketing demonstrating progressive career growth and a pattern of exceptional performance OR 
• 6+ years of relevant professional experience in hospitality, luxury industry, partnerships, business development or brand marketing, demonstrating progressive career growth and pattern of exceptional performance.  
• Proven track record of supporting or managing brand marketing or partnership programs
• Demonstrated project management skills, including a demonstrated ability to contribute to multi-functional project teams to deliver concrete actions and results.
• Ability to successfully communicate complex ideas across the organization clearly in written and oral communication

 

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES 

Marketing Partnership Strategy, Development, Execution and On-Going Management 

• Develops and implements strategic Luxury Partnerships through the lens of global culture (sports, entertainment, lifestyle, business, tech, art, music, fashion, film, etc.) across the Marriott International Luxury Group portfolio
• Supports with strategic initiatives that will strengthen partnerships across the portfolio, working closely with different functions such as Retail, Experiences, Bonvoy and Customer Experience.
• Supports Luxury Partnerships strategic planning including short and long-term objectives, research and insights, creative, messaging, experiential activation, and advertising/marketing communications in partnership with enterprise cross functional teams. 
• Drives concept development, ideation and execution including asset planning, marketing, approvals, planning/timelines and launches 
• Drives pre-transaction support including market, consumer and partner research and insights to support partner recommendations, deal parameters and contract negotiations 
• Develops and delivers high impact presentations and communications to present partnership marketing plans and plan updates to HQ senior leaders, Brand, Loyalty, Portfolio and Continent Marketing, and Hotel (e.g., GM) teams 
• Manages budgets for designated areas of responsibility.
• Evangelizes Marriott International Luxury Group brands to partners. 

CORE COMPETENCIES 

Maintaining Goals 

• Submits reports in a timely manner, ensuring delivery deadlines are met. 
• Promotes the documenting of project progress accurately. 
• Provides input and assistance to other teams regarding projects.

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