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Director Investment Analysis IMEA

Hotel Brand:
Location: United Arab Emirates

Hotel: Corp Dubai, Suite 2201, Al Futtaim Festival Tower, Festival City, PO Box 58191

Job number: 139403

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Role Purpose

Senior strategic business partner to the Development team and Managing Director, and IA-lead for IMEA Business Unit (“BU”) – Providing deal support and financial analysis primarily for new deal signings, and drives wider IMEA system size growth (including supporting on retentions/renewals and strategic M&A/portfolio deals) – contributing also to EMEAA-level reporting and initiatives.

Key Accountabilities

·    Lead IA team for IMEA in the assessment of primarily Managed, and Franchise projects – from market research to feasibility and valuation (including as an individual contributor).

·    Proactive guidance and training of IA team in deal strategic positioning, feasibility and valuation.

·    Ensure IA team effectively supports Development and other key BU stakeholders – including active management and prioritisation of team capacity to meet external and internal deadlines.

·    Lead deal approval process, preparation of deal underwriting/approvals and regional submissions, and be the IMEA BU go-to for deal governance via the EMEAA and Global Delegation of Authority.

·    Support BU and EMEAA Leadership in continuous improvements to IA methodology and processes.

·    Lead and conduct ad-hoc strategic projects as required, including strategic M&A and portfolio work.

·    Representation of IHG at industry conferences and events, as required.

·    Conduct administrative tasks at the BU-level (e.g. key money approvals) and support reporting, consolidation, other tasks as required at the EMEAA-level.

     ●   Responsible for recruitment & retention of IMEA IA team, including planning of training, growth, exposure & progression of individual team members.

Key Skills & Experiences

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality, Business/Finance or Economics, Real Estate or equivalent.

Experience: Min. of 10 years of experience in Hotel, Valuation and/or Finance experience or equivalent.

Skills:

·    Significant experience in market research and hotel feasibility, coupled with robust grasp of real estate investment models, commercial structuring, and valuation theory, are pre-requisites for this role.

·    Deep existing knowledge of IMEA hotel markets.

·    Strong hospitality industry network across both operators and consultants.

·    Experience in leading & managing cross-border teams with strong stakeholder-management skills.

·    Strong analytical, problem-solving, writing and influencing skills.

Effective communication, organisation, project management & time management skills.

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