Director Brand Manager, Hilton Hotels & Resorts

McLean, VA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

The role centers on leading and supporting brand initiatives, coordinating across global teams, and driving performance against brand KPIs. It requires strong leadership, strategic planning, and cross-functional collaboration, with travel expectations and a focus on guest experience and profitability. Benefits highlight travel perks, stock program, and parental and mental health support.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead or support select category/enterprise initiatives (i.e. Future of Full Service) and represent the brand with cross-functional work teams.
  • Lead important brand initiatives designed to elevate the appeal and distinction of the brand in a way that is representative of the brand's positioning and positively impacts guest experience and hotel P&Ls.
  • Lead, co-lead, plan, manage and execute against key brand KPIs, priorities and initiatives on global level and be involved with select enterprise level workstreams.
  • Partners with the Global Brand Leader, Hilton Hotels & Resorts to develop short and long-term strategies and priorities for the brand, develops and leads project plans against these strategies by, developing clear timelines and supporting narratives, and working with functional partner groups to deliver on targets and objectives.
  • Provides support in monitoring and driving performance against the top Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) for the brand; serves as thought partner to identify opportunities to do so.
  • Proactively manages and executes day-to-day activities on all brand initiatives (i.e., development and pipeline, prototyping, brand positioning, product testing, marketing, food & beverage, owner profitability, commercial performance, field facing activities, innovation, sustainability, budget management, etc.).
  • Represent the brand at important brand and milestone events (Hilton Worldwide Sales meetings, Groundbreakings, Key Brand Milestones).
  • Works with Brand Operations, Owner Relations, Brand Performance Support (BPS), Relicensing Teams and Hilton University (HU) to manage brand product and service quality.
  • Assists with Owner Advisory Council meetings, monitors evolving owner and brand needs as it relates to brand standards, guest experience, owner profitability; provides recommendations accordingly.
  • Works with the Global Brand Leader, Development and Regional Brand Teams to review term requests, new deals, and conversion opportunities and providing brand guidance based on agreed upon brand guardrails.
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Hilton

Hilton (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company with a portfolio of 24 world-class brands comprising more than 8,400 properties and over 1.25 million rooms, in 140 countries and territories. Dedicated to fulfilling its founding vision to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, Hilton has welcomed over 3 billion guests in its more than 100-year history, was named the No. 1 World’s Best Workplace by Great Place to Work and Fortune and has been recognized as a global leader on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. Hilton has introduced industry-leading technology enhancements to improve the guest experience, including Digital Key Share, automated complimentary room upgrades and the ability to book confirmed connecting rooms. Through the award-winning guest loyalty program Hilton Honors, the more than 210 million Hilton Honors members who book directly with Hilton can earn Points for hotel stays and experiences money can't buy. With the free Hilton Honors app, guests can book their stay, select their room, check in, unlock their door with a Digital Key and check out, all from their smartphone. Visit stories.hilton.com for more information, and connect with Hilton on Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

Founded in 1919
McLean, VA, US
142K employees (2,597 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
50.7M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$5.7M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
39.9%
Direct
46.3%
Referral
11.2%
Social
0.3%
Paid
2.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~149.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,675 (1% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
4.2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
12

Funding

Total Funding
$10.5B
Last Raise
$1B
Post IPO Debt, 4 months ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $1B
  • Jul 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $1B
  • Sep 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $1B

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