Vice President & Global Premium Category Leader

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**Schedule** Full Time

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**Position Type** Management

**JOB SUMMARY**

Marriott International is seeking a dynamic and strategic **Vice President & Global Premium Category Leader** to oversee our robust brand portfolio. This leader will drive the development and execution of global brand business blueprints, ensuring that they meet financial expectations and have global applicability. They will provide day-to-day oversight for shared pods and cross-discipline groups, fostering innovation and delivering impactful lodging products and experiences. The role emphasizes global collaboration, effective resource allocation, and performance monitoring, utilizing data to inform strategic decisions. Acting as the global brand voice, the Category leader will promote brand values, engage with key stakeholders, and facilitate regional adaptations to drive brand success. This position is crucial in leveraging Marriott International's scale to enhance brand consistency and speed-to-market, supporting local brand creation by continent teams. Additionally, they will support the development, maintenance, and evolution of key global customer platforms to facilitate execution, customer listening, and sharing of best practices. The ideal candidate will inspire teams and foster a culture of continuous improvement and excellence, driving growth and innovation across the organization.

**CANDIDATE PROFILE**

**Education and Experience**

_Required_

4-year degree from an accredited university in Business Administration, Hospitality Management, Marketing, or related major.

12+ years of relevant professional experience in brand management or 14+ years in a related function, demonstrating progressive career growth and patterns of exceptional performance.

Demonstrated ability to develop and execute comprehensive brand roadmaps that align with business objectives.

Fluent in end-to-end experience design that incorporates F&B concepting and that incorporates innovation across all customer touchpoints.

_Preferred_

**Process Experience** : Expertise in the design and development of processes to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness.

**Brand Advocacy:** Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to serve as a global brand voice and steward at conferences and with key stakeholders.

**Change Management** : Demonstrated ability to inspire teams and drive effective execution within large, matrixed organizations.

**CORE WORK ACTIVITIES**

**Brand Business Blueprint Ownership**

Oversee the maintenance, performance, and evolution of comprehensive global brand business blueprints for Premium brands.

Ensure blueprints clearly articulate financials important to owners, including affiliation structure and cost to build, with considerations for global applicability.

**Leadership & Innovation**

Provide day-to-day oversight to shared product teams and cross-discipline working groups to deliver planned work and lead the development of lodging products and experiences that resonate across global markets.

Partner with the Global Lodging Products & Experiences Leader to allocate resources effectively across Premium brand initiatives that drive global impact.

Encourage a culture of innovation across the Premium brand category, promoting creative solutions that address global market needs.

**Develop, Maintain & Evolve Enterprise Platforms**

Support the development and evolution of key platforms that facilitate global execution, customer listening, and sharing of best practices, ensuring they are adaptable to global needs.

Ensure platforms support the overall strategic goals of the Premium brand category.

**Global Performance Monitoring:**

Monitor the performance of Premium brands on a global scale, utilizing comprehensive and shared performance metrics.

Utilize data and analytics to inform strategic decisions and drive continuous improvement, ensuring global insights are incorporated.

**Brand Advocacy & Representation**

Serve as the global brand voice and steward at conferences and key events, promoting brand values.

Foster relationships with key stakeholders, including partners, agencies, and industry leaders, with an emphasis on global engagement.

**Empower Continents & Increase Speed-to-Market:**

Act as a global facilitator and connector for the Premium category, leveraging Marriott International's scale to drive brand success.

Drive consistency in brand experience while enabling flexibility and increased speed to market for regional adaptations.

Support local brand creation that is owned end-to-end by continent teams.

The salary range for this position is $215,775 to $365,000 annually. Marriott offers a bonus program, comprehensive health care benefits, 401(k) plan with up to 5% company match, employee stock purchase plan at 15% discount, accrued paid time off (including sick leave where applicable), life insurance, group disability insurance, travel discounts, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, health savings account (except for positions based out of or performed in Hawaii), flexible spending accounts, tuition assistance, pre-tax commuter benefits, other life and work wellness benefits, and may include other incentives such as stock awards and deferred compensation plans. Benefits and incentive compensation may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions.

The compensation and benefits information is provided as of the date of this posting. Marriott reserves the right to modify compensation and benefits at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Marriott HQ is committed to a hybrid work environment that enables associates to Be connected. Headquarters-based positions are considered hybrid, for candidates within a commuting distance to Bethesda, MD; candidates outside of commuting distance to Bethesda, MD will be considered for Remote positions.

The application deadline for this position is 5 days after the date of this posting, November 14, 2024.

_Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law._

Marriott International is the world's largest hotel company, with more brands, more hotels and more opportunities for associates to grow and succeed. **Be** where you can do your best work,​ **begin** your purpose, **belong** to an amazing global​ team, and **become** the best version of you.