Senior Manager, Groups & Events Enterprise Alignment

The Senior Manager, Groups & Events Enterprise Alignment supports enterprise planning, governance, and execution for Groups & Meetings. This role ensures enterprise priorities are translated into disciplined plans, tracked effectively, and delivered through strong internal processes. Your day to day + Identify and synthesize key challenges and opportunities across the G&E portfolio, drawing on consumer insights, performance data, competitive intelligence, and market trends to generate actionable recommendations for senior leadership. + Build and maintain market and industry intelligence to support enterprise planning, scenario analysis, and investment prioritization. + Monitor competitor intelligence and industry developments on an ongoing basis, translating findings into forward-looking insights for the G&E leadership team. + Partner with strategy lead and initiative owners to structure complex problems, define analytical frameworks, and drive key deliverables from diagnosis through implementation planning. + Lead enterprise-level program management across the G&E initiative portfolio, owning planning cadence, workplans, and milestone accountability. + Develop and maintain enterprise governance processes, forums, and decision logs that enable clear, timely decision-making across a complex multi-region, multi-function matrix organization. + Coordinate inputs across functions to support annual and multi-year planning cycles, ensuring alignment between strategic priorities and resource allocation. + Maintain enterprise operating rhythm including status reporting, issue tracking, risk escalation, and budget and forecast transparency. + Develop high-quality materials for Leadership Committee, project committees meetings and SteerCo reviews— translating complex analysis into clear, compelling narratives. + Provide leadership across multiple workstreams within large-scale strategy projects, from initial scoping through execution planning. + Build trusted relationships across commercial, technology, finance, and regional functions, serving as a connective tissue between strategy and delivery. + Ensure consistency of documentation, ways of working, and internal processes across G&E initiatives. What we need from you + Bachelor's degree in Business, Strategy, Finance, or related field (or equivalent experience). + Advanced degree or PMP preferred but not required + 7+ years of progressive experience in strategy, management consulting, or enterprise program leadership, preferably within hospitality, travel, or a complex multi-unit consumer business + Demonstrated ability to lead strategic analysis and translate market, competitive, and consumer insights into actionable recommendations for senior leadership + Experience building financial and business models to support planning, forecasting, and investment prioritization + Proven track record leading complex, cross-functional initiatives across a matrixed organization — from problem structuring through implementation + Strong executive communication skills with experience developing materials for senior leadership, steering committees, or board-level audiences + Familiarity with enterprise governance frameworks, program management methodologies, and operating rhythm design + Ability to build credibility and influence without authority across commercial, finance, technology, and regional functions + Experience in Groups & Events, commercial strategy, or above-property hospitality roles a plus Location - Our hybrid work structure is an expectation of three (3) days a week in the Atlanta office. This expectation may be adjusted to evolve with the changing needs of the business. The salary range for this role is $115,000.00 to $130,000.00. This role is also eligible for bonus pay. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401K, and other benefits to employees. 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. Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today. •Important information•: + The salary range listed is the lowest to highest pay scale we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs. + No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until it is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or other form of compensation allocable to a particular employee remain in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law. + If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process, please click here . + IHG does not accept applications, inquiries, or unsolicited CVs/resumes from staffing or recruiting agencies. Please click here for our agency policy. + If you are a resident of or applying to a job opening in the State of Washington, please click here to read about applicable benefits.

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