**Role Purpose** Senior strategic business partner to the Development team and Managing Director, and IA-lead for IMEA Business Unit (“BU”) – Providing deal support and financial analysis primarily for new deal signings, and drives wider IMEA system size growth (including supporting on retentions/renewals and strategic M&A/portfolio deals) – contributing also to EMEAA-level reporting and initiatives. **Key Accountabilities** · **Lead IA team** for IMEA in the **assessment of primarily Managed, and Franchise projects** – from market research to feasibility and valuation (including as an individual contributor). · Proactive **guidance and training of IA team** in deal strategic positioning, feasibility and valuation. · Ensure IA team **effectively supports Development and other key BU stakeholders** – including active management and prioritisation of team capacity to meet external and internal deadlines. · **Lead deal approval process** , preparation of deal underwriting/approvals and regional submissions, and be the IMEA BU go-to for deal governance via the EMEAA and Global Delegation of Authority. · **Support BU and EMEAA Leadership** in continuous improvements to IA methodology and processes. · Lead and conduct **ad-hoc strategic projects** as required, including strategic M&A and portfolio work. · Representation of IHG at **industry conferences and events** , as required. · Conduct **administrative tasks** at the BU-level (e.g. key money approvals) and support reporting, consolidation, other tasks as required at the EMEAA-level. ● **Responsible for** **recruitment & retention** of IMEA IA team, including planning of training, growth, exposure & progression of individual team members. **Key Skills & Experiences** **Education:** Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality, Business/Finance or Economics, Real Estate or equivalent. **Experience** : Min. of 10 years of experience in Hotel, Valuation and/or Finance experience or equivalent. **Skills** : · Significant experience in market research and hotel feasibility, coupled with robust grasp of real estate investment models, commercial structuring, and valuation theory, are pre-requisites for this role. · Deep existing knowledge of IMEA hotel markets. · Strong hospitality industry network across both operators and consultants. · Experience in leading & managing cross-border teams with strong stakeholder-management skills. · Strong analytical, problem-solving, writing and influencing skills. Effective communication, organisation, project management & time management skills. 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. At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.