IMEA Groups & Events Program Management Director
Location: India, Gurgaon
Address: 1 - Corp Delhi/Gurgaon, 11th Floor, Building No. 10, Tower C, DLF Cyber City, DLF Phase II, 122002
Job number: 170894
The Director, Groups & Events Program Management- IMEA represents the enterprise Groups & Events strategy within the IMEA region and ensures programs are adopted at scale by hotels and owners. This role serves as a senior regional leader, driving alignment, focus area resources, and linkage to the rest of the organization focused on Groups & Events.
Your day to day
- Act as the senior regional representative for enterprise Groups & Events strategy, priorities, and programs.
- Lead localization and adoption of enterprise Groups & Events programs to ensure relevance and execution across the region.
- Serve as a trusted partner to regional commercial VPs and senior operations leaders.
- Contribute to engagement with regional hotel ownership groups and Owners Associations, including preparation and delivery of formal presentations.
- Demonstrate strong Groups & Events experience leadership in owner, partner, and hotel engagements.
- Monitor regional Groups & Events performance trends, identifying risks, opportunities, and insights.
- Advocate for regional needs while reinforcing enterprise direction and standards.
- Contribute to existing forums as SME for regional Groups & Events leadership forums, workshops, and hotel engagement sessions.
- Ensure enterprise Groups & Events initiatives are embedded into regional commercial and operational ways of working.
- Translate business needs into clear program needs for Groups & Events Enablement, Marketing, and other delivery teams.
- Partner with Enablement to ensure materials, templates, and training align with the intended program outcomes.
- Pilot enterprise programs in select regions and gather structured feedback prior to broader rollout.
- Monitor program adoption and commercial impact, recommending enhancements or adjustments as needed.
What we need from you
- Bachelor’s degree required (Hospitality, Business, Marketing, or related field)
- Advanced degree preferred
- 8-12 years of experience in hotel operations, commercial leadership, sales, or regional strategy within the region.
- Demonstrated experience engaging hotel owners, ownership groups and Owners Associations at a senior level.
- Strong credibility with regional executives and hotel leadership.
- Experience representing enterprise initiatives in a regional or market leadership role.
- Proven ability to balance enterprise standards with regional nuance and market realities.
- Experience working in matrixed, global organizations.
- Strong executive presence and influence.
- Ability to clearly articulate enterprise strategy to owner and hotel audiences.
- Confident presenter and facilitator in senior forums.
- Strong judgment and decision‑making in complex regional contexts.
Who we are
At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You’ll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there’s Room for You at IHG.
Over recent years, we’ve transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love.
We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That’s why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance – working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that’s why leaders work with teams to determine how and when they collaborate.
We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace. We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference.
Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
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