Senior Director F&B Brand Development (Finance)

***This role is based at our corporate office in McLean, VA***

This is your chance to be part of an in-house Brands team of industry experts in the domains of hospitality, brand management, innovation, food and beverage (F&B), design, marketing, wellness, owner relations, and more, for all of Hilton's unique brands!

What will I be doing?

As a Senior Director F&B Brand Management reporting to the Senior Vice President of Full Service, you will lead and direct all activities of a cross-functional Brand F&B Product Solutions Development team, including creating F&B solutions across Hilton's Full Service and Luxury brand categories in the Americas. You will develop enterprise and category solutions, prototypes, and brand standards to support on-property Food & Beverage programming and progressive F&B concepts to drive commercial success and recognition of Hilton brands while crafting value for owners.

Your responsibilities will also include:

• Conduct market research, evaluate and create F&B concepts for regional suitability, target audience, and alignment with Brand Standards
• Develop well-defined F&B concepts for owners to address key areas of need including beverage, retail, breakfast, and GM&E
• Develop well-defined Master Prototype F&B innovations for use as ready-to-use solutions by owners and operators and evaluate business opportunities for new and additional prototype concepts
• Present detailed F&B concept briefs for review by internal and external partners

How you will collaborate with others:

• Socialize new programs, brand standards with F&B Operations and Brand Leaders in APAC and EMEA to ensure alignment
• Build strong and effective business relationships with senior stakeholders in the region and work to support their goals and priorities
• Advise owners, asset managers, and operators to Hilton's online Food & Beverage Portfolio of concepts

What are we looking for?

Success will demonstrate itself through the following attributes and skills:

• Collaboratively work with Franchisees and senior partners to provide brand mentorship, support, and drive programs across the franchised estate in support of their goals and priorities
• Ensure that appropriate talent is identified to assemble and develop a cross-functional team while leading that team to achieve strategic goals and performance
• Review Brand Standards for relevance in the market and develop updates in collaboration with respective Full Service Brand Heads, Brand Performance Support and F&B Operations
• Effectively lead projects, relationships, communications, and timelines with internal collaborators and third-party vendors
• Direct the strategy and resourcing of Brand Food & Beverage programs, offerings, and activities across all brands Globally
• Identify brand relevant restaurant operators and concept partners and make recommendations

To fulfill this role successfully, you must possess the following minimum qualifications and experience:

• Fifteen (15) years of overall professional experience
• Ten (10) years of Corporate Food & Beverage experience in a similar role
• Five (5) to seven (7) years of demonstrated experience leading a team
• 25% Travel time required

It would be useful in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:

• Masters Degree in Hospitality, Culinary, Hotel Management or Business Degree
• Ten (10) plus years of progressive Corporate F&B experience
• Demonstrated experience in Food & Beverage asset/prototype development and standards implementation

What is it like working for Hilton?

Hilton is proud to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to our benefits such as the Go Hilton travel program, employee stock purchase program, and paid time off including parental leave.

Hilton, the #1 World's Best Workplace, is a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of world-class brands . Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture and we are consistently named among one of the World's Best Workplaces. Check out the Hilton Careers blog and Instagram to learn more about what it's like to be on Team Hilton!

It is the policy of Hilton to employ qualified persons without regard to color, race, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medication conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, status as a protected veteran, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable law, genetic information, or any other protected group status as defined by and subject to applicable federal, state and local laws.

We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position and provide other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us if you require an accommodation during the application process.