About Hilton

Hilton is one of the largest and fastest growing hospitality companies in the world, with over 9,000 properties with 1.3 million rooms in 138 countries and territories. In the 105 years since our founding, we have defined the hospitality industry and established a portfolio of 25 world-class brands, including our flagship Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand, which is the most recognized hotel brand in the world. We have more than 200 million members in our award–winning customer loyalty program, Hilton Honors and we are consistently named among one of the World’s Best Workplaces

Position Statement:

Under direction from the Vice President Development Luxury & Residential, 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 and Africa, with a particular focus on southern Europe

Position Summary:

The Senior Manager Development 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 intelligence to identify new sources for new franchise and management opportunities.

The role includes, but is not limited to, providing support to the VP Development by assisting in the evaluation and identification opportunities for further expansion of Hilton’s luxury brands, preparation of board and investment committee papers, and execution of approved opportunities to deliver on aggressive new deal signings targets.

You will contribute to Hilton's presence at lodging conferences and internal/external events, and showcases, and present Hilton branded product opportunities to owners and investors with development team members and on your own.

Strong interpersonal skills are required in communications with the hotel investment and advisory community, senior leaders, and external stakeholders including ownership groups. This will also involve the preparation of bespoke presentations for a wide range of audiences requiring the ability to work independently with limited supervision to deliver projects within tight deadlines.

Estimated Time Allocation:
     
•    Strategic planning and analysis to support new lead generation 20%
•    Lead qualification and analysis 30%.
•    Internal reporting 20%.
•    Industry events and conferences (attendance and preparation) 20%.
•    Administration/strategic planning/training 10%.

Key Responsibilities

•    Provide ongoing support to the VP Development Luxury & Residential.
•    Evaluate and identify business opportunities for further expansion of our luxury brands and communicates the strategy accordingly.
•    Proactively builds new contacts and leverages existing network of owners and advisors to identify new opportunities to grow Hilton’s luxury hotel and resort platform across Europe and Africa.
•    Retains excellent and transparent filing and administration system; is the first point of contact for many development related queries. 
•    Leads all RFP responses for the team at the direction of the VP.
•    Proactively seeks up-to-date and impactful mark