Director Planning Integration 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.

At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

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. At Four Seasons, we are powered by people and our culture enables everything we do.

We currently have an opportunity for a Director, Planning & Integration, EMEA, to join our Four Seasons Corporate team in Dubai!

This role reports to the Senior Director, Planning & Integration and is responsible for operational planning and successful integration of Global Operations initiatives, projects, and programs.

The primary area of focus will be the operational integration of Four Seasons pipeline through New Openings, Conversion, Expansion and Renovation projects including identifying quality improvements across the pre-opening process. The role will be subject matter expert in the pre-opening operations process, providing leadership and opening support to pre-opening teams across EMEA and APAC.

This position will also support Hotels and Resorts core business by assisting the Operations teams with enhancing Four Seasons property performance, services, training, and tools related to the company strategic initiatives, and / or augmenting current practices based on operational insights, and / or in response to business needs.

Our Ideal Director, Planning & Integration, EMEA

8+ years of experience in Hotel Operations role with knowledge of pre-opening process. 2+ years work experience in Corporate Office and/or similar global capacity delivering large scope projects preferred. Project Management Professional (PMP), Sigma Black Belt or equivalent certification preferred.

The candidate will be dynamic, process driven, highly analytical and possess a strong understanding of hotel operations. Travel for this role will be 20-30%