Senior Manager, Global Brand Strategy & Marketing (Chicago- Hybrid)

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $135K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

Top 1% of applicants do these two things.

The other 99% submit and hope. You're about to do something different.

Job Summary

Drive brand strategy execution for Hyatt Classics, turning strategy into guest-focused experiences, campaigns, and cross-brand governance.

  • Must-have: 6+ years in brand strategy/management and cross-functional influence.
  • Standout: experience across multi-brand portfolios or hospitality branding.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support the development and evolution of brand positioning, value propositions, and brand frameworks across the Classics portfolio
  • Translate brand strategy into clear, actionable guidance that informs the guest experience, programming, and on-property execution
  • Partner cross-functionally to ensure brand consistency across key touchpoints, including the guest journey, design direction, and brand standards
  • Contribute to the development of brand tools, frameworks, and resources that enable hotels to deliver on the brand promise
  • Leverage insights, competitive analysis, and performance data to inform brand strategy and identify opportunities for growth and differentiation
  • Support the execution of key brand priorities, ensuring alignment across strategy, experience, and marketing initiatives
  • Lead and support the development of integrated marketing strategies that drive brand awareness, preference, and commercial impact
  • Collaborate with internal and external partners to bring brand campaigns, content, and storytelling to life across channels
  • Guide the development of brand messaging and content that reflects each brand’s positioning and resonates with target audiences
  • Partner closely with World of Hyatt and broader commercial teams to ensure Classics brands are strategically represented across loyalty marketing, promotions, and member communications—maximizing visibility, driving engagement, and strengthening each brand’s role within the broader Hyatt ecosystem

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in brand strategy, brand management, marketing, or related fields
  • Experience developing and evolving brand positioning and translating strategy into execution
  • Strong background in brand marketing, including campaign development, content, and storytelling
  • Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and influence stakeholders across a matrixed organization
  • Experience leveraging data and insights to inform strategy and decision-making

Preferred

  • Experience in hospitality, travel, lifestyle, or luxury brands
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Hospitality, or a related field
  • Experience supporting brand experience, guest journey, or on-property execution initiatives
  • Experience working on global brands or multi-brand portfolios
  • Experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini) to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support content development

Benefits

  • Annual allotment of free hotel stays at Hyatt hotels globally
  • Flexible work schedule
  • Work-life benefits including wellbeing initiatives such as a complimentary Headspace subscription, and a discount at the on-site fitness center
  • A global family assistance policy with paid time off following the birth or adoption of a child as well as financial assistance for adoption
  • Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with company match
Hyatt logo

Hyatt

Hyatt is guided by its purpose: to care for people so they can be their best. Hyatt’s portfolio includes 1,000+ hotel and all-inclusive properties in over 75 countries across 6 continents. Hyatt’s offerings include brands in the Timeless Collection, including Park Hyatt®, Grand Hyatt®, Hyatt Regency®, Hyatt®, Hyatt Residence Club®, Hyatt Place®, Hyatt House®, Hyatt Studios, and UrCove; the Boundless Collection, including Miraval®, Alila®, Andaz®, Thompson Hotels®, Dream® Hotels, Hyatt Centric®, and Caption by Hyatt®, the Independent Collection, including The Unbound Collection by Hyatt®, Destination by Hyatt®, and JdV by Hyatt®, and the Inclusive Collection, including Impression by Secrets, Hyatt Ziva®, Hyatt Zilara®, Zoëtry® Wellness & Spa Resorts, Secrets® Resorts & Spas, Breathless Resorts & Spas®, Dreams® Resorts & Spas, Hyatt Vivid Hotels & Resorts, Alua Hotels & Resorts®, and Sunscape® Resorts & Spas. Subsidiaries of Hyatt operate the World of Hyatt® loyalty program, ALG Vacations®, Unlimited Vacation Club®, Amstar DMC destination management services, and Trisept Solutions® technology services. Visit www.hyatt.com for more. This account provides information about Hyatt Hotels Corporation, its subsidiaries or affiliates and/or hotels operating under a Hyatt-affiliated brand. Terms like “Hyatt,” “we,” “our,” “us,” and similar terms are used for convenience and should not be understood as precise designations of any particular entity. The account name and certain terms like “employees” are used by this site but may not be accurate. Individuals may identify themselves as working or having worked at Hyatt or a Hyatt hotel, but please note that self-identification should not be treated as confirmation of employment, past or present, by Hyatt or any particular entity or hotel. In some cases, an individual may have been employed by an affiliate of Hyatt Hotels Corporation or by an owner or franchisee of a Hyatt-branded hotel.

Founded in 2018
Chicago, IL, US
87K employees (8 in marketing)

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~249

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
8 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
4.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2