Director Investment Analysis IMEA

Hotel: Corp Dubai, Suite 2201, Al Futtaim Festival Tower, Festival City, PO Box 58191

Position: Senior strategic business partner to the Development team and Managing Director, and IA-lead for IMEA Business Unit ("BU"). This role involves providing deal support and financial analysis primarily for new deal signings, driving wider IMEA system size growth, and contributing to EMEAA-level reporting and initiatives.

Key Accountabilities

1. Lead IA team for IMEA in the assessment of primarily Managed and Franchise projects – from market research to feasibility and valuation (including as an individual contributor).
2. Proactive guidance and training of IA team in deal strategic positioning, feasibility, and valuation.
3. Ensure IA team effectively supports Development and other key BU stakeholders – including active management and prioritisation of team capacity to meet external and internal deadlines.
4. Lead deal approval process, preparation of deal underwriting/approvals and regional submissions, and be the IMEA BU go-to for deal governance via the EMEAA and Global Delegation of Authority.
5. Support BU and EMEAA Leadership in continuous improvements to IA methodology and processes.
6. Lead and conduct ad-hoc strategic projects as required, including strategic M&A and portfolio work.
7. Representation of IHG at industry conferences and events, as required.
8. Conduct administrative tasks at the BU-level (e.g. key money approvals) and support reporting, consolidation, and other tasks as required at the EMEAA-level.
9. Responsible for recruitment & retention of IMEA IA team, including planning of training, growth, exposure & progression of individual team members.

Key Skills & Experiences

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality, Business/Finance or Economics, Real Estate or equivalent.

Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in Hotel, Valuation and/or Finance experience or equivalent.

Skills:

1. Significant experience in market research and hotel feasibility, coupled with robust grasp of real estate investment models, commercial structuring, and valuation theory, are pre-requisites for this role.
2. Deep existing knowledge of IMEA hotel markets.
3. Strong hospitality industry network across both operators and consultants.
4. Experience in leading & managing cross-border teams with strong stakeholder-management skills.
5. Strong analytical, problem-solving, writing, and influencing skills.

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