Director - EAPAC Groups & Events Program Management - Australia

Location: 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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About Us

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?

About the Organization

Who we are

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You’ll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there’s Room for You at IHG.

Over recent years, we’ve transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love.

We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That’s why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance – working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that’s why leaders work with teams to determine how and when they collaborate.

We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace. We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

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.