The Manager, Projects & Design – South Asia reports to the Senior Director, Projects & Design – South Asia and is responsible for managing project stakeholders, timelines, design processes, and the successful opening/conversion/renovation of hotel projects\. As the point of contact between Owners and internal and external partners, you are a conduit of information, collaborator, and facilitator between Hilton and Ownership\. You will cover the South Asia region and be responsible for focus\-service, full\-service, and lifestyle 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 stewardship for the implementation of brand standards and any recommendations for meeting brand standards\. + Overseeing construction activities\. + Reporting to Owners, Stakeholders, and the 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 collaboration with Owners, Architects, Consultants, and Hilton Stakeholders\. + Implement effective and efficient strategies to best suit the organization\. + 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 + Provide Design Direction, Review and Approval of architectural planning, interior design, FF&E, art & accessories, landscape design, graphics and wayfinding designs to ensure they meet the Brand Design Narrative, Brand standards and Brand equity, under the direction of the Senior Director / Director + Support Project Assessment, including Project Improvement Plan \(PIP\) inspections/reports to the Development team before application to facilitate project approval, under the direction of the Senior Director/ Director + 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 experience in place of\. + Minimum of 3 years of experience in architecture design, 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\. + Proficient in Microsoft Office products\. Understanding the principles and practical application of the software\. + 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 practical 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\. + Fluent language skills \(reading, writing, and speaking\)\. **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\-class brands \(https://jobs\.hilton\.com/us/en/brands\)\. Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more\-than 100\-year history\. Hilton is proud to have an award\-winning workplace culture and we are consistently named among one of the World’s Best Workplaces\. Check out theHilton 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:** _Manager, Projects & Design – South Asia_ **Location:** _null_ **Requisition ID:** _APA014PQ_ **EOE/AA/Disabled/Veterans**