Responsible for the leadership of all aspects and functions of the Sales/Marketing department in accordance with hotel standards. Directs hotel sales force to properly represent the hotel within the designated market. Ensures and coaches hotel sales force. Meet goals in room nights and revenue as assigned.

With thousands of hotels in over 100 countries and territories, Hilton offers countless opportunities to delight. From an open door to a welcoming smile and an exceptional experience, we offer the millions of travelers who stay with us every year a welcome they will never forget. In addition to our flagship brand, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, the family of brands includes Waldorf Astoria, LXR, Conrad, Canopy, Curio Collection, DoubleTree, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton, and many others. If you appreciate the impact global travel can have on the world, you may be just the person we are looking for to work as a Hilton Team Member. Because it’s with Hilton where we never forget the reason we're here: to delight our guests, Team Members, and owners alike. The Director of Operations is responsible for the effective operational management of the hotel in order for Head of Departments to achieve and exceed their revenue and guest satisfaction targets. What will I be doing? As the Director of Operations, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards: Work in conjunction with the General Manager / Area General Manager to actively manage key property issues (including capital projects; customer service; refurbishment). Assist the development of meaningful, achievable hotel budgets and other short-term and long-term hotel strategic goals. Provide effective leadership to the hotel management team and team members to ensure targets are met and exceeded. Respond to audits that are completed by the company to ensure continual improvement is achieved. Plan, direct and coordinate the service delivery of all operational departments to meet and exceed guest expectations. Comply and exceed hotel and company service standards. Ensure that costs are controlled throughout the operational departments and the results are analyzed regularly to highlight problem areas and take appropriate action. Manage and develop the Head of Departments (HODs) to ensure career progression and effective succession planning within the hotel and company. Seek and respond to guest feedback to achieve positive outcomes and high levels of customer satisfaction. Hold regular briefings and communication meetings with the HOD team. #LI-VG2 Qualifications - External What are we looking for? A Director of Operations serving Hilton brands is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully fill this role, you must possess the following qualifications, attitude, behaviors, skills, and values that follow: A degree or diploma in Hotel Management or equivalent Strong commercial acumen, preferably with experience in Food & Beverage or Rooms Management Experience in managing budgets, revenue proposals and forecasting results In-depth knowledge of the hotel / leisure / service sector Strong leadership skills to effectively manage and motivate the team to achieve high level performance and exceed targets Accountable and resilient Able to work under pressure It would be advantageous in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions: Knowledgeable of hotel property management systems Previous experience in the same or similar role What will it be like to work for Hilton? Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities, and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands.  Our vision “to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality” unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day.  And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!

As the Senior Commercial Manager for Central China, your primary focus will be to enhance top-line commercial performance and increase market share across our Central China hotels. You’ll achieve this by closely working with Commercial Director, collaborating with the GCM Commercial Services team, and engaging with hotel teams. Your role involves leading and overseeing projects focused on streamlining commercial processes, optimizing productivity, implementing best practices, and ensuring successful execution from start to completion. You’ll play a crucial role in achieving defined MBO (Management by objective) of GCM Commercial Services team, also manage the appropriate commercial targets & objectives for the hotels and navigate how those targets & objectives are going to be accomplished. What will I be doing? As Senior Commercial Manager Central China,, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks: • Support the Commercial Director in Central China to execute or collaborate on all activities necessary for enhancing commercial performance, managing potential growth opportunities, increasing profitability, achieving budgeted hotel revenue, and meeting market share targets. • Identify opportunity to drive efficiency and profitability, lead and streamline process, track progress, and ensure related projects are aligned and implemented successfully. • Collaborate with key stakeholders across commercial team and related functions to optimize the resources and activities of the hotel’s commercial team. • Ensure hotels commercial teams • Implement the right strategies in place to deliver their revenue targets. • Use Hilton sales systems and tools in accordance with our standards. • Have appropriate targets in place (SIP). • Evaluate and identify business opportunities for hotels and directs accordingly. • Optimize sales resource, to drive market share from key segmentation. • Capture maximum demand and to drive the highest level of conversion. • Align with regional and enterprise-wide plans. • Manage the annual sales activity calendar and coordinate with hotel team to ensure all sales related activities is planned and carried out efficiently and effectively. • Manage and coordinate with hotel team as well as reviewers to ensure all review is carried out as planned, e.g., Peer Review Projects. • Support the Commercial Director to navigate with hotel teams to achieve commercial targets & objectives. • Support the Commercial Director to communicate, monitor and consolidate the implementation of Commercial Focus Plan and Commercial Business Plan action items at hotel level. • Support the Commercial Director to drive the utilization and performance of commercial tools at hotel level: e.g., Meeting Simplified, LNR Dynamic, GPE. • Support hotels commercial people trained and equipped to drive business. Direct Reports (if any) While this position does not involve direct reports, it plays a crucial role in maintaining stakeholder relationships across various levels. Collaboration is key, as you’ll work closely with teams across Commercial Services, Hotel Operations, Human Resources, IT, Finance, and other pre-opening or functional areas. Your ability to foster effective partnerships will be essential for success! What are we looking for? To successfully fill this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow: • Minimum education: BA/BS bachelor’s degree. • 7+ years of relevant experience, at least 2 years supervisory or managerial experience • Excellent oral and written communication skills in both Mandarin and English. • Excellent organizational skills, multi-tasking skills, planning capabilities and time management. • Ability to work well under deadline pressure. • Ability to deliver presentations in a concise, well-organized manner. • Ability to work in a matrix organization. • Critical thinking and both quantitative and qualitative analytics skills with the ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths/weakness of alternative and differentiated solutions, conclusions or approaches to problem. • Self-starter, well organized, extremely detail-oriented and an assertive team player, willing to take ownership of responsibilities, and possess a high level of positive energy. • Absolute discretion and confidentiality regarding sensitive information • Dynamic, innovative, and creative in finding business solutions. • University degree/ Diploma or experience in lieu thereof • Excellent communication skills • Experienced working in multi-cultural or international settings • Excellent in Microsoft Outlook, MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. • Flexible in travelling