Overview

Job ID: 26037267 | Regional Office
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JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Director, Strategy Planning & Consulting is a key member of the Asia Pacific excluding China (APEC) Strategy Planning & Services organization, providing end-to-end strategy, planning, and consulting advisory support to the Chief Commerce Officer, APEC and regional leadership teams. This role leads cross-disciplinary strategic initiatives, combining structured problem-solving and data-driven insights to define growth priorities and enable execution across commercial functions.

Reporting to the Chief Commerce Officer, APEC, the position is responsible for driving long-term strategic planning, evaluating growth opportunities, and orchestrating high-impact, enterprise-wide initiatives across the region. The role partners closely with senior executives to shape and implement APEC’s commercial strategy, ensuring alignment across Marketing, Loyalty, Operations, Finance, and Data & Analytics.

Success in this role requires strong strategic thinking, executive communication, and the ability to lead complex, cross-functional programs while influencing stakeholders across multiple markets and disciplines.

CANDIDATE PROFILE 

Education and Experience 

  • Bachelor’s degree holder and above in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Hotel Management, or related major
  • Preferred MBA from top tier institution
  • 12+ years of progressive professional experience, including significant exposure to major strategy/ management consulting firms, along with hospitality corporate strategy, or commercial leadership roles

Preferred Skills & Knowledge 

  • Strong strategic thinking and business acumen, with the ability to translate insights into actionable plans and drive execution
  • Advanced problem-solving capabilities, including structured thinking and hypothesis-driven approaches
  • Exceptional stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage effectively with senior and C-level executives
  • Advanced presentation and storytelling skills, with the ability to develop executive-level materials and compelling narratives
  • Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple high-impact initiatives in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders
  • High emotional intelligence, with the ability to navigate complex organizational dynamics and drive consensus
  • Leadership capability to coach, mentor, and develop high-performing teams
  • Deep understanding of hospitality, commercial strategy, or related service industries is advantageous
  • Must be fluent in English; knowledge of Mandarin or other Asian languages is advantageous

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES 

Strategy Planning: Lead the end-to-end Asia Pacific excluding China (APEC) Long Range Planning process, from strategic framing/planning and stakeholder alignment through to communication and activation across the region.

  • Define planning timelines and lead a series of executive workshops, research initiatives, and insight sessions to inform mid-year and annual strategy planning cycles 
  • Design and facilitate structured sessions to align senior leadership on strategic priorities and desired outcomes 
  • Develop and orchestrate agendas and engagement approaches to ensure effective decision-making and delivery of key outputs 
  • Facilitate planning discussions and partner with external advisors where appropriate to enhance outcomes 
  • Collaborate with communications teams to ensure clear articulation and cascade of strategy across APEC associates

Consulting Projects/Business Assessment Leadership: Lead cross-functional teams comprised of discipline experts from Operations, HR, Finance, Development, Brand, Marketing, Sales, Revenue Management, Digital Platforms, etc, and drive enterprise-wide strategic and consulting engagements to evaluate and unlock new growth opportunities across APEC.

 

  • Define scope, structure, and lead workplans for complex strategic initiatives, partnering with senior stakeholders to deliver against business objectives
  • Leverage primary and secondary research, market insights, and data analysis to inform strategic recommendations
  • Synthesize findings into actionable insights and develop strategic frameworks to guide decision-making
  • Present recommendations and strategic options to senior leadership and key stakeholders, including ownership groups
  • Communicate insights through clear, compelling narratives and executive-level storytelling

Strategic Program Leadership: Provide strategic oversight and leadership of large-scale, cross-functional initiatives, ensuring effective translation of strategy into execution and sustained business impact.

  • Accountable for end-to-end delivery and outcomes of high-impact, enterprise initiatives
  • Provide strategic direction, governance, and decision-making oversight across program lifecycles
  • Guide program structure, key milestones, and success metrics to ensure alignment with business objectives
  • Lead executive reviews at critical milestones and drive go/no-go decisions in partnership with senior leadership
  • Ensure alignment, sponsorship, and resource allocation across stakeholders and functions
  • Drive implementation roadmaps, monitor progress, and ensure timely delivery against strategic priorities
  • Actively contribute to and shape broader strategic discussions and enterprise priorities

MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES 

Leadership
  • Communication – Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods.
  • Leading Through Vision and Values – Keeps the organization’s vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action.
  • Managing Change – Initiates and/or manages the change process and energizes it on an ongoing basis, taking steps to remove barriers or accelerate its pace; serves as role model for how to handle change by maintaining composure and performance level under pressure or when experiencing challenges.
  • Problem Solving and Decision Making – Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; obtains and compares information from different sources to draw conclusions, develops and evaluates alternatives and solutions, solves problems, and chooses a course of action.
  • Professional Demeanor – Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values. 
  • Strategy Development – Develops business plans by exploring and systematically evaluating opportunities with the greatest potential for producing positive results; ensures successful preparation and execution of business plans through effective planning, organizing, and on-going evaluation processes.
Managing Execution
  • Building a Successful Team – Uses an effective interpersonal style to build a cohesive team; inspires and sustains team cohesion and engagement by focusing the team on its mission and importance to the organization.
  • Strategy Execution– Ensures successful execution across of business plans designed to maximize customer satisfaction, profitability, and market share through effective planning, organizing, and on-going evaluation processes.
  • Driving for Results – Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; assumes responsibility for work objectives; initiates, focuses, and monitors the efforts of self and/or others toward the accomplishment goals; proactively takes action and goes beyond what is required.
Building Relationships
  • Customer Relationships – Develops and sustains relationships based on an understanding of customer/stakeholder needs and actions consistent with the company’s service standards.
  • Global Mindset – Supports employees and business partners with diverse styles, abilities, motivations, and/or cultural perspectives; utilizes differences to drive innovation, engagement and enhance business results; and ensures employees are given the opportunity to contribute to their full potential.
  • Strategic Partnerships – Develops collaborative relationships with fellow employees and business partners by making them feel valued, appreciated, and included; explores partnership opportunities with other people in and outside the organization; influences and leverages corporate and continental shared services and/or discipline leaders (e.g., HR, Sales & Marketing, Finance, Revenue Management) to achieve objectives; maintains effective external relations with government, business and industry in respective countries; performs effectively as a liaison between locations, disciplines, and corporate to ensure needed resources are received and corporate strategies are understood and executed.
Generating Talent and Organizational Capability 
  • Organizational Capability – Evaluates and adapts the structure of assignments and work processes to best fit the needs and/or support the goals of an organizational unit.
  • Talent Management – Provides guidance and feedback to help individuals develop and strengthen skills and abilities needed to accomplish work objectives.
Learning and Applying Professional Expertise
  • Technical Acumen – Understands and utilizes professional skills and knowledge in a specific functional area to conduct and manage everyday business operations and generate innovative solutions to approach function-specific work challenges.
  • Creative Expression-The ability to generate novel ideas or strategies, and to communicate them with unusual, clever, or novel methods that captivate and influence others.
    • Brand Management-The ability to generate marketing strategies that create brand recognition and differentiation and ultimately have a positive impact on customer relationships and business profitability.
    • Strong SQL and data modelling skills
    • 5+ years report building experience using various software products (Cognos Report Studio, Tableau, MicroStrategy, Business Objects, etc.)
    • 5+ years data modeling experience with various relational database applications (Oracle, DB2, Netezza)
    • Excellent PC skills including proficiency using spreadsheets and database applications required

Basic Competencies – Fundamental competencies required for accomplishing basic work activities.

  • Basic Computer Skills – Uses basic computer hardware and software (e.g., personal computers, word processing software, Internet browsers, etc.).
  • Mathematical Reasoning – Adds, subtracts, multiplies, or divides quickly, correctly, and in a way that allows one to solve work-related issues
  • Oral Comprehension – Listens to and understands information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Reading Comprehension – Understands written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
  • Writing – Communicates effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

 

At Marriott International, we are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all and providing access to opportunity. We actively foster an environment where the unique backgrounds of our associates are valued and celebrated. Our greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture, talent, and experiences of our associates. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, including disability, veteran status, or other basis protected by applicable law.

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