The Director, Projects & Design – Asia Pacific excluding China \(APACx\) reports to the Senior Director, Projects & Design and is responsible for managing project stakeholders, the project timeline, the design process, and the successful opening/conversion/renovation of the hotel project\. As the point of contact between Owners and internal and external partners, you are a conduit of information, a collaborator, and a facilitator between Hilton and Ownership\. You will cover the Asia Pacific region, excluding Greater China & Mongolia, and be responsible for focus\-service, full\-service, CAPEX, lifestyle, and luxury hotel projects across all Hilton brands\. **HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT** Your role is important, and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique\. Project Management + Providing technical services and guiding all elements of the planning and design phase of the project\. + Support the Owner’s project timelines and construction progress to ensure a seamless hotel handover\. + Providing mentorship for the implementation of brand standards and any recommendations for meeting brand standards\. + Overseeing construction activities\. + Reporting to Owners, Stakeholders, and Senior Director on findings, key dates, solving project risks that will affect the hotel's success and opening, and conditional and final approvals\. + Improving the final product and preparation of waiver requests\. + Assisting in the solving of design problems as they arise in concert with Owners, Architects, Consultants, and Hilton Stakeholders\. + Implement effective and efficient strategies to suit the organization best\. + Plan meetings, agendas, site visits, and program deliverables optimally engaging/disengaging all parties promptly, allowing for accurate preparation and planning for the attendees\. + Plan meetings and travel in consideration of other Stakeholders and attendees' travel times and travel expense agreements for several trips\. Design Management & Development Assistance + Co\-create interior design concepts and storyboards in collaboration with design consultants\. + Provide Design Direction, Review, and Approval of architectural planning, interior design, FF&E, art & accessories, landscape design, graphics, and way\-finding designs to ensure they meet the Brand Design Narrative, Brand standards, and Brand equity\. + Support Project Assessment, including Project Improvement Plan \(PIP\) inspections/reports to the Development team before application to facilitate project approval\. + Oversee interior design and provide strategic interior design direction\. + Facilitate design communication with owners/consultants through sketches and markups\. + Provide a comprehensive review of all stages of design in architecture, interiors, lighting, landscape, art & accessories, graphics, and wayfinding\. + Curate and review FF&E selections, carpets, artwork, and all items integral to the overall design narrative\. + Contribute to country\-specific addenda to global Brand standards for all Hilton brands\. **WHY YOU’LL BE A GREAT FIT** You have these minimum qualifications: + Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture or Interior Design + Minimum of 10 years of experience in hospitality design roles and project management\. + Excellent communication, presentation, written, and public speaking skills\. + Ability to lead change, resolve issues, and ensure collaboration within teams and/or units, including maintaining the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity\. + Ability to evaluate and find opportunities from a strategic perspective, develop, prioritize, and implement plans to meet the organization’s core strategic goals\. + Ability to accurately estimate project duration and pre\-empt potential pitfalls based on experience, scheduling analysis, and interaction with other stakeholders and ownership teams\. + Ability to assimilate new concepts and practices into the position and the department\. To provide subordinates with effective on\-the\-job training, policies and procedures, departmental training topics, and professional development\. + Financial management and leadership skills, including the ability to monitor expenses against commitments, set priorities for funding, and develop annual financial goals\. + Ability to travel when required\. **WHAT IT IS LIKE WORKING FOR HILTON** Hilton, the \#1 World’s Best Workplace, is a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio ofworld\-classbrands\.Dedicatedtofillingtheearthwiththelightandwarmthofhospitality,wehavewelcomedmore than 3 billion guests in our more than 100\-year history\. Hilton is proud to have an award\-winningworkplaceculture,andweareconsistentlynamedamongoneoftheWorld’sBestWorkplaces\.CheckouttheHilton Careers blog \(https://jobs\.hilton\.com/us/en/blog\)andInstagram \(https://www\.instagram\.com/hiltoncareers/\)to learn more about what it’s like to be on Team Hilton\! **Job:** _Architecture, Design, and Development_ **Title:** _Director, Projects & Design \- Asia Pacific \(excluding China\)_ **Location:** _null_ **Requisition ID:** _APA014RI_ **EOE/AA/Disabled/Veterans**