The Director, HVMB US/CANADA Account Management, works with the Vice President, Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy (HVMB) to maintain HVMB business relationships and grow partners post contract. The Director is responsible for building and managing relationships to create long-term value. The role sets the strategy and plan to execute on key KPIs: Revenue, Channel Share, Intent to Recommend (ITR) and Home Management Company (HMC) /Connectivity Provider (CP) Overall Satisfaction (NPS) and is responsible for planning, developing, implementing and evaluating the quality of the operations.
The Director leads a team to manage US/CAN accounts with HVMB’s HMCs and CPs.
- 4-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Hospitality Management, or related major.
- Seven or more years’ experience in the hospitality industry, demonstrating progressive career growth and a pattern of exceptional performance.
- Four or more years’ experience in the residential home rental sector.
- Experience managing and defining transformational strategies for business units.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver results under difficult conditions, particularly when faced with complexity and ambiguity.
- Work with the Vice President, Homes & Villas to cultivate business relationships, maximize financial performance and grow partners post contract.
- Lead and guide the strategy for managing business relationships with HMCs to create long-term value directly and through leading an account team.
- Develop and lead Connectivity Partner and Technical Onboarding strategy to meet organizational growth goals.
- Manage relationships with key partners, once on-boarded to HVMB.
- Manage and evaluate existing partnerships and identify opportunities for continued growth.
- Lead all aspects of the account management process, including management of data, analytics, and performance of HMCs and Connectivity Partners.
- Perform high level / directional technology troubleshooting with partners.
- Where relevant, support partnerships and operating norms with hotel Continent teams.
- Manage all aspects of the account partnership including HVMB’s standards and marketing goals.
- Lead and manage the strategy and processes for the US/CAN team to manage our growing portfolio.
- Lead the ongoing communication and alignment with HVMB’s partners to directly impact top line performance of the business.
- Keep abreast of key demand/supply indicators, trends, and competitive information at a market level.
- Attend trade shows, industry events and provide insights face-to-face based on business needs.
- Champions the brand’s service vision for product and service delivery.
- Communicates a clear and consistent message regarding departmental goals to produce desired results.
- Makes and executes the necessary decisions to keep department moving forward toward achievement of goals.
- Works with teams to develop an operational strategy that is aligned with the brand’s business strategy and leads its execution.
- Reviews reports and financial statements to determine operations’ performance against budget.
- Coaches and supports team to manage expenses, wages and controllable expenses.
- Compares budgeted wages to actual wages, coaching direct reports to address problem areas and hold team accountable for results.
- Demonstrates and communicates key drivers of customer satisfaction for the brand’s target customer.
- Delivers customer service throughout the customer experience and encourages the same from other employees.
- Reviews customer feedback with leadership team and ensures corrective action is taken.
- Creates an atmosphere in all operations areas that meets or exceeds customer expectations.
- Stays available to solve operations problems and/or suggest alternatives to previous arrangements.
- Interacts with customer to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels.
- Stays visible and interfaces with customers on a regular basis to obtain feedback on quality of product, service levels and overall satisfaction.
- Works to continually improve customer service by integrating obtained feedback and personal judgment into action plans.
- Emphasizes customer satisfaction during all departmental meetings and focuses on continuous improvement.
- Ensures that employees understand expectations and parameters for operations duties.
- Facilitates the development of creative solutions to overcome obstacles and ensures implementation to continually improve customer satisfaction results.
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