Vice President

Job Description:

The VP, Luxury Brands – MEA is the owner of the luxury brand strategy in the region and is responsible for ensuring on-brand execution at hotels. The role will drive ongoing coordination with and act as a partner to the Global Luxury Brand team. The position will also oversee the MILUX strategy for the MEA region, ensuring that we position Marriott International as a leader in Luxury through thoughtful events, activations and collaborations with like-minded brands in the Luxury space.

Job Responsibilities:

• Partnering in executing luxury brand marketing and sales strategy, in close collaboration with marketing and sales disciplines within Consumer Operations
• Supporting on-strategy growth, including working through conversion opportunities and new segment expansion
• Supporting Rooms, F&B, Spa and retail.
• To be successful in this role, the leader will be responsible for executing and constantly enhancing the direction for the brand’s including:
• Acting as advocate for the luxury brands group and conduit between global brand and the MEA region
• Aligning on design execution for new build and conversion opportunities
• The position reports to VP, Luxury Brand & Communications, EMEA.
• Acting as an extension of the Global Luxury Brand team, localising the Global Brand Strategy for the region
• Executing brand signature elements
• Pulling through Experience & Brand Culture execution

Job Requirements:

• Excellent influencing, leadership and visionary skills.
• Broad business view; sharp business acumen and financial savvy.
• Constructive approach to dealing with conflict; strong mediation skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong interpersonal relationships with team members, internal stakeholders and external constituents.
• Strategic and innovative thinker; can create broad business and brand concepts and strategies.
• Ability to lead complex projects through management of multi-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to operate in a matrix organization.
• Exceptional leadership presence and strong communication platform skills; ability to establish credibility at all organizational levels