Regional Director, Hotel Openings – Premium Brands

🕒 July 16

🇲🇽 Mexico – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

👻 Ghost score 23%

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IHG Hotels & Resorts

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10,000+ employees

Founded 2003

🍽️ Food & Beverage

📦 Logistics

💼 Consulting

Food & Beverage • Logistics • Consulting

IHG Hotels & Resorts is one of the world's leading hotel companies, dedicated to providing True Hospitality for Good. With a diverse portfolio of well-known brands, IHG offers a wide range of accommodations tailored to meet the needs of various guests and owners. The company operates over 6,500 hotels globally, with a strong commitment to sustainable practices and responsible business operations.

📋 Description

• Responsible for opening a portfolio of franchised hotels across the MLAC sub-region, including all IHG Premium brands • Directs and project manages the cross functional opening team in all activities on each hotel • Manages relationships with Owners, Developers, Consultants, Hotel Services, Asset Managers, Pre-opening Teams and Operations to ensure the success of IHG hotels in Americas • Ensures compliance with quality, safety and operational standards upon opening • Ensures the effective implementation of the Sales & Marketing ramp-up plans to drive excellent revenue performance directly upon opening • Manages the input of functional heads in the pre-opening team throughout the process • Conducts pre-opening inspection, with input from AD&C and Risk Management and authorizes the hotel to open to the system and take paying guests • Conducts post-project reviews with internal and external team members for best practice learnings

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Hotel, Business or equivalent preferred • 10 years’ hotel management operations experience • 3-5 years’ hotel opening experience or similar (with Premium brands preferred) • Experience of managing teams, preferably cross-functional/discipline teams as well as with and without direct hierarchical authority (i.e. external teams or teams from other functions with no direct line management authority) • Project management experience in a matrix organization overseeing multiple business units. • Previously worked within an international or global organization

🏖️ Benefits

• Impressive room discounts across our many properties • Recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year • Support for wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace