The Senior Manager, Projects & Design – Japan, Korea & Micronesia \(JKM\) 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, collaborator, and facilitator between Hilton and Ownership\. You will cover the JKM region and be responsible for focused\-service and full\-service 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 + Provide technical services and guide 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\. + Provide mentorship for the implementation of brand standards and offer recommendations to meet brand standards\. + Oversee construction activities\. + Report 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\. + Improve the final product and prepare waiver requests\. + Assist in resolving design problems as they arise in collaboration with Owners, Architects, Consultants, and Hilton Stakeholders\. + Implement effective and efficient strategies that best suit the organization\. + Plan meetings, agendas, site visits, and program deliverables, optimally engaging/disengaging all parties promptly, to allow accurate preparation and planning for the attendees\. + Plan meetings and travel, considering Stakeholders’ and attendees' travel times and travel expense agreements for multiple trips\. Design & Development Support + Review and approve architectural planning, interior design, and FF&E designs, in consultation with the Senior Director, to ensure they meet brand standards and preserve brand equity\. + Provide technical assistance to the Development team before applications to facilitate project approval\. + 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\. + Minimum of 7 years of experience in hospitality design and project management roles\. + Excellent communication, presentation, writing, and public speaking skills\. + Ability to lead change, resolve issues, and ensure collaboration within teams and/or units while 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 with a sound understanding of their principles and practical applications\. + Ability to accurately estimate project durations and preempt 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 as required\. + Proficiency in Japanese is advantageous as the incumbent is required to liaise with local consultants and contractors\. **WHAT IT IS LIKE WORKING FOR HILTON** Hilton, the \#1 World’s Best Workplace, is a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of world\-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 the Hilton Careers blog \(https://jobs\.hilton\.com/us/en/blog\) and Instagram \(https://www\.instagram\.com/hiltoncareers/\) to learn more about what it’s like to be on Team Hilton\! **Job:** _Architecture, Design, and Development_ **Title:** _Senior Manager, Projects & Design – Japan, Korea & Micronesia_ **Location:** _null_ **Requisition ID:** _APA014SC_ **EOE/AA/Disabled/Veterans**