Director, Marketing - EMEA

About Four Seasons:
Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.

About the location:
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is a global, luxury hotel management company. We manage over 120 hotels and resorts and 50 private residences in 47 countries around the world and growing. Central to Four Seasons employee experience and social impact programming is the company’s commitment to supporting cancer research, and the advancement of diversity, inclusion, equality and belonging at Four Seasons corporate offices and properties worldwide.

Director, Marketing – EMEA

We currently have an opportunity for a Director, Marketing – EMEA, to join our Four Seasons Corporate team in Dubai! This role reports to the Vice President, Portfolio Marketing & Vice President, Commercial – EMEA. Working in the dynamic environment of the Four Seasons Marketing department, the Director of Marketing – EMEA will be an integral member of the world-class Commercial team that drives consumer marketing in EMEA, for one of the world’s leading luxury hospitality brands. This role will be responsible for driving the regional marketing strategy to increase brand awareness and acquisition of new guests, leading the strategic and campaign planning process for their region to ensure they are delivering a consistent and optimized marketing message, aligned to the global framework.

He/she will focus on driving stronger messaging integration by leveraging creative and paid media to deliver effective campaigns and messages to the right audiences, driving value and fueling growth for Four Seasons in the region. They will lead a small and nimble team to oversee all marketing campaigns, ensuring seasonal objectives and KPIs are met to maximize brand impact and business performance.

The successful candidate will act as a key council to local marketing teams, coaching and inspiring individuals and project teams to achieve performance improvements and personal growth, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development within the region. Critical to their role will be continuously evaluating and refining marketing strategies to maximize ROI on key business initiatives and ensure long-term success.

Our Ideal Director, Marketing – EMEA:

1. A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in a corporate marketing/strategy role.
2. Demonstrated track record in brand strategy and consumer insight in sophisticated global marketing organization.
3. Experience with digital/social/CRM marketing and proven marketing capabilities in EMEA specifically.
4. Strong cross-cultural capability, with the ability to assess market nuance and consult across various global and regional stakeholders on projects.
5. Experience in strategic consulting, marketing agencies and luxury brands an asset.

Travel for this role will be throughout EMEA and to Toronto/Miami required.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts can offer what many hospitality professionals dream of; the opportunity to build a life-long career with global potential and a real sense of pride in work well done. We look for talent who share the Golden Rule – people who, by nature, believe in treating others as we would have them treat us.