Director - EAPAC Groups & Events Program Management - Australia
IHG · Australia
Introduction
Shape how Groups & Events strategy comes to life across EAPAC, turning enterprise priorities into programmes that deliver meaningful commercial impact across the region. You’ll partner with senior commercial and operations leaders, hotel teams and owners to bring programmes to market, strengthen adoption and ensure they reflect regional needs. This is a unique opportunity to combine deep Groups & Events expertise with strategic influence, programme leadership and senior stakeholder engagement at regional scale.
Your day to day
- Lead the regional delivery of the Groups & Events strategy across EAPAC, translating enterprise priorities into relevant programmes and ensuring successful adoption across hotels and markets.
- Partner with senior commercial and operations leaders, hotel owners and owner groups, bringing strong Groups & Events expertise to strategic discussions, presentations and regional priorities.
- Monitor Groups & Events performance across the region, identifying emerging risks, commercial opportunities and market insights while ensuring EAPAC priorities help inform the wider strategy.
- Lead the regional rollout and continuous improvement of Groups & Events programmes, from piloting initiatives and gathering hotel feedback to monitoring adoption and recommending changes that improve commercial impact.
- Partner with programme, marketing and enablement teams to ensure training, tools and resources support effective hotel execution, while balancing consistent standards with the flexibility needed across different EAPAC markets.
What we need from you
- 8–12 years of experience in hotel operations, commercial leadership, sales or regional strategy, with strong experience operating within the region.
- Proven experience engaging hotel owners, ownership groups and owner associations at senior level, together with the credibility to work effectively with regional executives and hotel leaders.
- Experience representing and implementing enterprise-level initiatives within a regional or market leadership role, with the ability to balance global standards with local market realities.
- Strong executive communication, presentation and influencing skills, with the confidence to articulate strategy clearly and facilitate discussions with senior hotel, owner and business audiences.
- Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality, Business, Marketing or a related field, combined with strong judgement and decision-making capability in complex, global and matrixed environments.
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At IHG, we’ve made a promise. As one of the world’s leading hotel groups, we’re here to deliver True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared for, recognised and respected – wherever they are in the world. Want to be part of the journey? Shape how Groups & Events strategy comes to life across EAPAC, turning enterprise priorities into programmes that deliver meaningful commercial impact across the region. You’ll partner with senior commercial and operations leaders, hotel teams and owners to bring programmes to market, strengthen adoption and ensure they reflect regional needs. This is a unique opportunity to combine deep Groups & Events expertise with strategic influence, programme leadership and senior stakeholder engagement at regional scale.