4 Hotel Groups jobs in the United Kingdom
Franchise Hotel - Reservations and Groups Coordinator
IHG
Posted today
Job Viewed
Job Description
_This job posting is for a position at a Hotel owned and operated by an independent franchisee, not by IHG or its affiliates. IHG has no involvement in the hiring or day-to-day employment policies or practices of franchisees_ .
_By clicking the apply button, you will be applying for a position with an independently owned and operated franchise hotel, not with IHG or its affiliates, and IHG will not be your employer_ .
**About Us**
**About The Holiday Inn Newport:**
Holiday Inn Newport is owned and operated by QN Hotels under licence from Intercontinental Hotel Group. Having undergone an extensive refurbishment of the hotel lobby areas, we now offer a new Modern & Vibrant lobby, surrounded with colourful décor and modern co working spaces.
We host 119 bedrooms, 30 of which are Executive bedrooms, we have 12 Meetings rooms our largest room can accommodate up to 460 guests.
**Why work with us:**
In addition to being part of a vibrant company grounded in a passionate set of beliefs and values, we are dedicated to nurturing and supporting our team, career progression is important to us.
**Our other benefits include:**
+ Complimentary meals at work
+ Complimentary car parking
+ Ongoing training opportunities
+ Pension contributions
+ Employee Discount
**Your day to day**
**About the role**
**As a Reservations and Group Sales team member it would be your responsibility to coordinate and control accommodation bookings at the hotel. A high level of written and verbal communication skills will be required. You will need to be analytical, confident in dealing with people over the telephone and able to meet the needs of both the guest and the hotel**
**_(The role will be full time Monday - Friday)_**
**What we need from you**
**We welcome candidates with the drive and commitment to** **:**
+ **Effectively deal with all telephone and email inquiries.**
+ **To take and input bookings via different channels, entering the correct details into the property management system.**
+ **Maintain a proficient relationship with agencies and corporate companies.**
+ **Ensure all guest requirements have been satisfied throughout the booking process.**
+ **To be fully knowledgeable of the facilities available within the hotel.**
+ **Effectively communicate with all departments all details of upcoming arrivals, including but not limited to special request bookings and lastminute changes**
+ **Always know what events and activities are on the day's schedule.**
+ **Complete all group enquiries timely and accurately and logged for conversion purposes or refused analysis.**
+ **Ensuring correct company/agent profiles attached, correct market segmentation and sources linked for accurate tracking purposes.**
+ **Ensure business is contracted and chased in line with the hotel policy.**
+ **Input Rooming lists and follow up on special requests or needs.**
+ **Ensuring payment schedules are followed as per hotel policy and invoices processed accurately and swiftly.**
**What we offer**
**We welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. We are an equal opportunity employer and offer opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.**
**So, join us and you'll become part of our hotel family.**
**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.
_By clicking the apply button, you will be applying for a position with an independently owned and operated franchise hotel, not with IHG or its affiliates, and IHG will not be your employer_ .
**About Us**
**About The Holiday Inn Newport:**
Holiday Inn Newport is owned and operated by QN Hotels under licence from Intercontinental Hotel Group. Having undergone an extensive refurbishment of the hotel lobby areas, we now offer a new Modern & Vibrant lobby, surrounded with colourful décor and modern co working spaces.
We host 119 bedrooms, 30 of which are Executive bedrooms, we have 12 Meetings rooms our largest room can accommodate up to 460 guests.
**Why work with us:**
In addition to being part of a vibrant company grounded in a passionate set of beliefs and values, we are dedicated to nurturing and supporting our team, career progression is important to us.
**Our other benefits include:**
+ Complimentary meals at work
+ Complimentary car parking
+ Ongoing training opportunities
+ Pension contributions
+ Employee Discount
**Your day to day**
**About the role**
**As a Reservations and Group Sales team member it would be your responsibility to coordinate and control accommodation bookings at the hotel. A high level of written and verbal communication skills will be required. You will need to be analytical, confident in dealing with people over the telephone and able to meet the needs of both the guest and the hotel**
**_(The role will be full time Monday - Friday)_**
**What we need from you**
**We welcome candidates with the drive and commitment to** **:**
+ **Effectively deal with all telephone and email inquiries.**
+ **To take and input bookings via different channels, entering the correct details into the property management system.**
+ **Maintain a proficient relationship with agencies and corporate companies.**
+ **Ensure all guest requirements have been satisfied throughout the booking process.**
+ **To be fully knowledgeable of the facilities available within the hotel.**
+ **Effectively communicate with all departments all details of upcoming arrivals, including but not limited to special request bookings and lastminute changes**
+ **Always know what events and activities are on the day's schedule.**
+ **Complete all group enquiries timely and accurately and logged for conversion purposes or refused analysis.**
+ **Ensuring correct company/agent profiles attached, correct market segmentation and sources linked for accurate tracking purposes.**
+ **Ensure business is contracted and chased in line with the hotel policy.**
+ **Input Rooming lists and follow up on special requests or needs.**
+ **Ensuring payment schedules are followed as per hotel policy and invoices processed accurately and swiftly.**
**What we offer**
**We welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. We are an equal opportunity employer and offer opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.**
**So, join us and you'll become part of our hotel family.**
**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.
This advertiser has chosen not to accept applicants from your region.
0
Director & Counsel,Hotel Openings & Operations EMEA
Watford, Eastern
Hilton
Posted 10 days ago
Job Viewed
Job Description
**Hilton is one of the largest and fastest growing hospitality companies in the world, with more than 7,600 properties with more than 1.1 million rooms in 126 countries and territories. In the 100 years since our founding, we have defined the hospitality industry and established a portfolio of 24 world-class brands, including our flagship Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand, which is the most recognized hotel brand in the world. Hilton was recently crowned Worldu2019s Best Workplace by Great Places to Work and Fortune Magazine and we have more than 170 million members in our awardu2013winning customer loyalty program, Hilton Honors.**
**Position Statement:**
In-house Counsel position within the Legal Department providing legal support to business partners, regional offices, and hotels across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You will provide legal expertise across a wide range of commercial contracts to support corporate initiatives and hotels operated by Hilton, including agreements for procurement, food and beverage, sales, and engineering operations. You will serve as legal adviser to various corporate functions, including Corporate Communications, Corporate Supply Management, Sales, Finance, Human Resources, and Risk Management. Additionally, you will serve as the legal lead for the range of contractual matters required to support hotels prepare for openings.
You will form part of the Operations Legal team reporting to the Vice President & Senior Counsel, International Franchising, and Operations and Development EMEA. (Please note that this is not a Legal Operations role in the sense of overseeing the budget of the legal team or legal department initiatives. Rather, this role refers to providing legal support to hotels preparing for opening and hotels currently operated by Hilton across its portfolio of brands, as well as to corporate functions within Hilton.)
Your responsibilities will also include:
Providing appropriate and timely advice, consistent with company policies and procedures.
Drafting and negotiating a wide suite of commercial contracts, including agreements for hotels and for corporate departments such as Supply Management, Sales, Finance and Engineering Operations.
Supporting HR with corporate and hotel-level employee related matters, policies and guidance, including compensation and benefits initiatives.
For hotels preparing for opening, assessing whether any applicable conditions in the hotelu2019s management or franchise agreement have been satisfied, preparing localised powers of attorney for hotel bank accounts, partnering with HR on local employment law issues relevant for the employment of team members, supporting the business understand any regulatory and governmental approvals that may apply, and generally providing legal support for the range of contracts entered into by the hotel during its pre-opening phase.
Assisting with hotel-level leases, licences, and concession agreements.
Supporting the Risk and Safety & Security team with various legal matters including crisis management.
Supporting the F&B team with NDAu2019s, franchise, license, third party and outsourcing agreements for chefs, restaurants, and consultancy services.
Providing advice to managed hotels and business partners on contentious and non-contentious matters, collecting information and preparing documentation in relation to actual and anticipated disputes and assisting in the preparation for litigation, mediation and arbitration.
Assisting various business functions including Government Affairs, Corporate Communications, Finance, Human Resources, Brands, and Development.
Developing and maintaining constructive and cooperative working relationships within the Legal Department, internal business partners, and external legal counsel.
Providing support and strategic guidance to the business when contractual disputes arise, working to protect the company and find appropriate commercial solutions when available.
Helping to ensure the Legal Departmentu2019s EMEA operations are conducted within established budgetary parameters and requirements including engaging and managing outside counsel in accordance with engagement policies and budgets.
Assisting legal colleagues globally in the coordination, deployment and implementation of global initiatives and priorities.
Formulating and delivering training programs for business partners, and identifying, planning and implementing additional self-service programs for business partners to help themselves on recurring matters wherever possible.
Working with Hilton Legalu2019s standard systems and procedures and assisting in their continuous improvement and updating.
Undertaking knowhow development and management for the Operations group.
Leveraging effective partnerships with outside counsel resources, internal clients, and other corporate departments.
How you will collaborate with others:
You will work closely within the Operations team in Legal, including with global colleagues. You will also collaborate and work with colleagues in the legal development, employment, compliance, privacy, commercial services, anti-competition, dispute resolution and intellectual property teams.
You will also work with business partners leading or supporting hotel operations, and across other business functions critical to Hiltonu2019s wider business.
Direct Reports: N/a.
**What are we looking for?**
As a problem solver, you will seek to find solutions to drive the business goals, while advising on risk.
A creative thinker, you will find solutions to problems, connect business partners with legal experts and constantly think of ways to be more efficient and collaborative.
Exceptional critical thinking and both quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, with the ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to problems.
Ability to understand complex legal concepts and relay them in persuasive, simple terms to business partners to enable informed decision-making.
Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions, even among seemingly unrelated events.
Absolute discretion and confidentiality regarding sensitive information.
Developed and demonstrable legal drafting skills and legal analysis.
**Attributes/skills**
The success in this role will demonstrate itself through the following attributes and skills:
Comfortable working with legal professionals (both in-house and in private practice).
Ability to exercise independent judgment, decision making skills and discretion (with supporting guidance from the legal team) to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and to provide recommendations for optimal solutions.
Ability to work well under pressure and effectively handle multiple, concurrent demands and appropriately prioritise responsibilities.
Effective communication and comprehension skills, with the ability to clearly and concisely express ideas both verbally and in writing.
Ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships with key internal and external partners.
Experience negotiating contracts.
Keen attention to detail.
Ability to cut through ambiguity and obtain/review/implement local law advice from a variety of jurisdictions with different legal systems.
Understanding of corporate structures and different forms of legal persons, as well as financial statement and structures.
Experience of working in a large organisation with the ability to co-ordinate with different offices and functions.
A hands-on, pragmatic work style u2013 a u201cdoeru201d.
Act on your own initiative and know when it is appropriate to seek support or guidance.
Excellent organisational skills, the ability to manage a large number and variety of mission-critical projects, working both independently and collaboratively and often against tight deadlines with the ability to prioritise and follow up where required.
Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage details through to completion and ensure project deadlines are met.
Resilient, assertive, patient, robust and independent.
A self-starter with confidence and high degree of professionalism.
Self-motivated and success orientated.
Able to work alone and as part of a small professional team.
Efficient and well organised.
Sound and practical business judgement and strong commercial awareness.
Strict compliance with applicable laws, company policies and the highest standards of professional responsibility, ethics and integrity.
Ability to demonstrate and exemplify hospitable service skills appropriate to the hospitality industry.
Ability and desire to take responsibility and act in a fast paced environment.
**Required Qualifications**
Significant PQE
LLB/BA/BS/Bachelor's Degree u2013 a law degree from a u2018common lawu2019 jurisdiction (or equivalent professional training)
Completion of the Legal Practice Course or Bar Vocational Course (or equivalent professional training)
Experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department as a counsel (or equivalent position)
Commercial law and marketing law experience, including drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and understanding of corporate structures
Strong IT skills and numerically literate
Proficient in carrying out legal research
Ability to travel when required to do so u2013 10%
**Preferred Qualifications/Experience**
The preferred candidate would have experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department
Understanding of hotel sector and hotel operations in particular
**What will it be like to work for Hilton?**
Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For more than a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision u201cto fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitalityu201d unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!
#li-sh1
**Job:** _Legal_
**Title:** _Director & Counsel, Hotel Openings & Operations EMEA_
**Location:** _null_
**Requisition ID:** _EUR015K6_
**EOE/AA/Disabled/Veterans**
**Position Statement:**
In-house Counsel position within the Legal Department providing legal support to business partners, regional offices, and hotels across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You will provide legal expertise across a wide range of commercial contracts to support corporate initiatives and hotels operated by Hilton, including agreements for procurement, food and beverage, sales, and engineering operations. You will serve as legal adviser to various corporate functions, including Corporate Communications, Corporate Supply Management, Sales, Finance, Human Resources, and Risk Management. Additionally, you will serve as the legal lead for the range of contractual matters required to support hotels prepare for openings.
You will form part of the Operations Legal team reporting to the Vice President & Senior Counsel, International Franchising, and Operations and Development EMEA. (Please note that this is not a Legal Operations role in the sense of overseeing the budget of the legal team or legal department initiatives. Rather, this role refers to providing legal support to hotels preparing for opening and hotels currently operated by Hilton across its portfolio of brands, as well as to corporate functions within Hilton.)
Your responsibilities will also include:
Providing appropriate and timely advice, consistent with company policies and procedures.
Drafting and negotiating a wide suite of commercial contracts, including agreements for hotels and for corporate departments such as Supply Management, Sales, Finance and Engineering Operations.
Supporting HR with corporate and hotel-level employee related matters, policies and guidance, including compensation and benefits initiatives.
For hotels preparing for opening, assessing whether any applicable conditions in the hotelu2019s management or franchise agreement have been satisfied, preparing localised powers of attorney for hotel bank accounts, partnering with HR on local employment law issues relevant for the employment of team members, supporting the business understand any regulatory and governmental approvals that may apply, and generally providing legal support for the range of contracts entered into by the hotel during its pre-opening phase.
Assisting with hotel-level leases, licences, and concession agreements.
Supporting the Risk and Safety & Security team with various legal matters including crisis management.
Supporting the F&B team with NDAu2019s, franchise, license, third party and outsourcing agreements for chefs, restaurants, and consultancy services.
Providing advice to managed hotels and business partners on contentious and non-contentious matters, collecting information and preparing documentation in relation to actual and anticipated disputes and assisting in the preparation for litigation, mediation and arbitration.
Assisting various business functions including Government Affairs, Corporate Communications, Finance, Human Resources, Brands, and Development.
Developing and maintaining constructive and cooperative working relationships within the Legal Department, internal business partners, and external legal counsel.
Providing support and strategic guidance to the business when contractual disputes arise, working to protect the company and find appropriate commercial solutions when available.
Helping to ensure the Legal Departmentu2019s EMEA operations are conducted within established budgetary parameters and requirements including engaging and managing outside counsel in accordance with engagement policies and budgets.
Assisting legal colleagues globally in the coordination, deployment and implementation of global initiatives and priorities.
Formulating and delivering training programs for business partners, and identifying, planning and implementing additional self-service programs for business partners to help themselves on recurring matters wherever possible.
Working with Hilton Legalu2019s standard systems and procedures and assisting in their continuous improvement and updating.
Undertaking knowhow development and management for the Operations group.
Leveraging effective partnerships with outside counsel resources, internal clients, and other corporate departments.
How you will collaborate with others:
You will work closely within the Operations team in Legal, including with global colleagues. You will also collaborate and work with colleagues in the legal development, employment, compliance, privacy, commercial services, anti-competition, dispute resolution and intellectual property teams.
You will also work with business partners leading or supporting hotel operations, and across other business functions critical to Hiltonu2019s wider business.
Direct Reports: N/a.
**What are we looking for?**
As a problem solver, you will seek to find solutions to drive the business goals, while advising on risk.
A creative thinker, you will find solutions to problems, connect business partners with legal experts and constantly think of ways to be more efficient and collaborative.
Exceptional critical thinking and both quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, with the ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to problems.
Ability to understand complex legal concepts and relay them in persuasive, simple terms to business partners to enable informed decision-making.
Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions, even among seemingly unrelated events.
Absolute discretion and confidentiality regarding sensitive information.
Developed and demonstrable legal drafting skills and legal analysis.
**Attributes/skills**
The success in this role will demonstrate itself through the following attributes and skills:
Comfortable working with legal professionals (both in-house and in private practice).
Ability to exercise independent judgment, decision making skills and discretion (with supporting guidance from the legal team) to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and to provide recommendations for optimal solutions.
Ability to work well under pressure and effectively handle multiple, concurrent demands and appropriately prioritise responsibilities.
Effective communication and comprehension skills, with the ability to clearly and concisely express ideas both verbally and in writing.
Ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships with key internal and external partners.
Experience negotiating contracts.
Keen attention to detail.
Ability to cut through ambiguity and obtain/review/implement local law advice from a variety of jurisdictions with different legal systems.
Understanding of corporate structures and different forms of legal persons, as well as financial statement and structures.
Experience of working in a large organisation with the ability to co-ordinate with different offices and functions.
A hands-on, pragmatic work style u2013 a u201cdoeru201d.
Act on your own initiative and know when it is appropriate to seek support or guidance.
Excellent organisational skills, the ability to manage a large number and variety of mission-critical projects, working both independently and collaboratively and often against tight deadlines with the ability to prioritise and follow up where required.
Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage details through to completion and ensure project deadlines are met.
Resilient, assertive, patient, robust and independent.
A self-starter with confidence and high degree of professionalism.
Self-motivated and success orientated.
Able to work alone and as part of a small professional team.
Efficient and well organised.
Sound and practical business judgement and strong commercial awareness.
Strict compliance with applicable laws, company policies and the highest standards of professional responsibility, ethics and integrity.
Ability to demonstrate and exemplify hospitable service skills appropriate to the hospitality industry.
Ability and desire to take responsibility and act in a fast paced environment.
**Required Qualifications**
Significant PQE
LLB/BA/BS/Bachelor's Degree u2013 a law degree from a u2018common lawu2019 jurisdiction (or equivalent professional training)
Completion of the Legal Practice Course or Bar Vocational Course (or equivalent professional training)
Experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department as a counsel (or equivalent position)
Commercial law and marketing law experience, including drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and understanding of corporate structures
Strong IT skills and numerically literate
Proficient in carrying out legal research
Ability to travel when required to do so u2013 10%
**Preferred Qualifications/Experience**
The preferred candidate would have experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department
Understanding of hotel sector and hotel operations in particular
**What will it be like to work for Hilton?**
Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For more than a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision u201cto fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitalityu201d unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!
#li-sh1
**Job:** _Legal_
**Title:** _Director & Counsel, Hotel Openings & Operations EMEA_
**Location:** _null_
**Requisition ID:** _EUR015K6_
**EOE/AA/Disabled/Veterans**
This advertiser has chosen not to accept applicants from your region.
1
Director & Counsel,Hotel Openings & Operations EMEA
Watford, Eastern
Hilton
Posted 10 days ago
Job Viewed
Job Description
**Hilton is one of the largest and fastest growing hospitality companies in the world, with more than 7,600 properties with more than 1.1 million rooms in 126 countries and territories. In the 100 years since our founding, we have defined the hospitality industry and established a portfolio of 24 world-class brands, including our flagship Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand, which is the most recognized hotel brand in the world. Hilton was recently crowned Worldu2019s Best Workplace by Great Places to Work and Fortune Magazine and we have more than 170 million members in our awardu2013winning customer loyalty program, Hilton Honors.**
**Position Statement:**
In-house Counsel position within the Legal Department providing legal support to business partners, regional offices, and hotels across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You will provide legal expertise across a wide range of commercial contracts to support corporate initiatives and hotels operated by Hilton, including agreements for procurement, food and beverage, sales, and engineering operations. You will serve as legal adviser to various corporate functions, including Corporate Communications, Corporate Supply Management, Sales, Finance, Human Resources, and Risk Management. Additionally, you will serve as the legal lead for the range of contractual matters required to support hotels prepare for openings.
You will form part of the Operations Legal team reporting to the Vice President & Senior Counsel, International Franchising, and Operations and Development EMEA. (Please note that this is not a Legal Operations role in the sense of overseeing the budget of the legal team or legal department initiatives. Rather, this role refers to providing legal support to hotels preparing for opening and hotels currently operated by Hilton across its portfolio of brands, as well as to corporate functions within Hilton.)
Your responsibilities will also include:
Providing appropriate and timely advice, consistent with company policies and procedures.
Drafting and negotiating a wide suite of commercial contracts, including agreements for hotels and for corporate departments such as Supply Management, Sales, Finance and Engineering Operations.
Supporting HR with corporate and hotel-level employee related matters, policies and guidance, including compensation and benefits initiatives.
For hotels preparing for opening, assessing whether any applicable conditions in the hotelu2019s management or franchise agreement have been satisfied, preparing localised powers of attorney for hotel bank accounts, partnering with HR on local employment law issues relevant for the employment of team members, supporting the business understand any regulatory and governmental approvals that may apply, and generally providing legal support for the range of contracts entered into by the hotel during its pre-opening phase.
Assisting with hotel-level leases, licences, and concession agreements.
Supporting the Risk and Safety & Security team with various legal matters including crisis management.
Supporting the F&B team with NDAu2019s, franchise, license, third party and outsourcing agreements for chefs, restaurants, and consultancy services.
Providing advice to managed hotels and business partners on contentious and non-contentious matters, collecting information and preparing documentation in relation to actual and anticipated disputes and assisting in the preparation for litigation, mediation and arbitration.
Assisting various business functions including Government Affairs, Corporate Communications, Finance, Human Resources, Brands, and Development.
Developing and maintaining constructive and cooperative working relationships within the Legal Department, internal business partners, and external legal counsel.
Providing support and strategic guidance to the business when contractual disputes arise, working to protect the company and find appropriate commercial solutions when available.
Helping to ensure the Legal Departmentu2019s EMEA operations are conducted within established budgetary parameters and requirements including engaging and managing outside counsel in accordance with engagement policies and budgets.
Assisting legal colleagues globally in the coordination, deployment and implementation of global initiatives and priorities.
Formulating and delivering training programs for business partners, and identifying, planning and implementing additional self-service programs for business partners to help themselves on recurring matters wherever possible.
Working with Hilton Legalu2019s standard systems and procedures and assisting in their continuous improvement and updating.
Undertaking knowhow development and management for the Operations group.
Leveraging effective partnerships with outside counsel resources, internal clients, and other corporate departments.
How you will collaborate with others:
You will work closely within the Operations team in Legal, including with global colleagues. You will also collaborate and work with colleagues in the legal development, employment, compliance, privacy, commercial services, anti-competition, dispute resolution and intellectual property teams.
You will also work with business partners leading or supporting hotel operations, and across other business functions critical to Hiltonu2019s wider business.
Direct Reports: N/a.
**What are we looking for?**
As a problem solver, you will seek to find solutions to drive the business goals, while advising on risk.
A creative thinker, you will find solutions to problems, connect business partners with legal experts and constantly think of ways to be more efficient and collaborative.
Exceptional critical thinking and both quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, with the ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to problems.
Ability to understand complex legal concepts and relay them in persuasive, simple terms to business partners to enable informed decision-making.
Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions, even among seemingly unrelated events.
Absolute discretion and confidentiality regarding sensitive information.
Developed and demonstrable legal drafting skills and legal analysis.
**Attributes/skills**
The success in this role will demonstrate itself through the following attributes and skills:
Comfortable working with legal professionals (both in-house and in private practice).
Ability to exercise independent judgment, decision making skills and discretion (with supporting guidance from the legal team) to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and to provide recommendations for optimal solutions.
Ability to work well under pressure and effectively handle multiple, concurrent demands and appropriately prioritise responsibilities.
Effective communication and comprehension skills, with the ability to clearly and concisely express ideas both verbally and in writing.
Ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships with key internal and external partners.
Experience negotiating contracts.
Keen attention to detail.
Ability to cut through ambiguity and obtain/review/implement local law advice from a variety of jurisdictions with different legal systems.
Understanding of corporate structures and different forms of legal persons, as well as financial statement and structures.
Experience of working in a large organisation with the ability to co-ordinate with different offices and functions.
A hands-on, pragmatic work style u2013 a u201cdoeru201d.
Act on your own initiative and know when it is appropriate to seek support or guidance.
Excellent organisational skills, the ability to manage a large number and variety of mission-critical projects, working both independently and collaboratively and often against tight deadlines with the ability to prioritise and follow up where required.
Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage details through to completion and ensure project deadlines are met.
Resilient, assertive, patient, robust and independent.
A self-starter with confidence and high degree of professionalism.
Self-motivated and success orientated.
Able to work alone and as part of a small professional team.
Efficient and well organised.
Sound and practical business judgement and strong commercial awareness.
Strict compliance with applicable laws, company policies and the highest standards of professional responsibility, ethics and integrity.
Ability to demonstrate and exemplify hospitable service skills appropriate to the hospitality industry.
Ability and desire to take responsibility and act in a fast paced environment.
**Required Qualifications**
Significant PQE
LLB/BA/BS/Bachelor's Degree u2013 a law degree from a u2018common lawu2019 jurisdiction (or equivalent professional training)
Completion of the Legal Practice Course or Bar Vocational Course (or equivalent professional training)
Experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department as a counsel (or equivalent position)
Commercial law and marketing law experience, including drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and understanding of corporate structures
Strong IT skills and numerically literate
Proficient in carrying out legal research
Ability to travel when required to do so u2013 10%
**Preferred Qualifications/Experience**
The preferred candidate would have experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department
Understanding of hotel sector and hotel operations in particular
**What will it be like to work for Hilton?**
Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For more than a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision u201cto fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitalityu201d unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!
#li-sh1
**Job:** _Legal_
**Title:** _Director & Counsel, Hotel Openings & Operations EMEA_
**Location:** _null_
**Requisition ID:** _EUR015K6_
**EOE/AA/Disabled/Veterans**
**Position Statement:**
In-house Counsel position within the Legal Department providing legal support to business partners, regional offices, and hotels across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You will provide legal expertise across a wide range of commercial contracts to support corporate initiatives and hotels operated by Hilton, including agreements for procurement, food and beverage, sales, and engineering operations. You will serve as legal adviser to various corporate functions, including Corporate Communications, Corporate Supply Management, Sales, Finance, Human Resources, and Risk Management. Additionally, you will serve as the legal lead for the range of contractual matters required to support hotels prepare for openings.
You will form part of the Operations Legal team reporting to the Vice President & Senior Counsel, International Franchising, and Operations and Development EMEA. (Please note that this is not a Legal Operations role in the sense of overseeing the budget of the legal team or legal department initiatives. Rather, this role refers to providing legal support to hotels preparing for opening and hotels currently operated by Hilton across its portfolio of brands, as well as to corporate functions within Hilton.)
Your responsibilities will also include:
Providing appropriate and timely advice, consistent with company policies and procedures.
Drafting and negotiating a wide suite of commercial contracts, including agreements for hotels and for corporate departments such as Supply Management, Sales, Finance and Engineering Operations.
Supporting HR with corporate and hotel-level employee related matters, policies and guidance, including compensation and benefits initiatives.
For hotels preparing for opening, assessing whether any applicable conditions in the hotelu2019s management or franchise agreement have been satisfied, preparing localised powers of attorney for hotel bank accounts, partnering with HR on local employment law issues relevant for the employment of team members, supporting the business understand any regulatory and governmental approvals that may apply, and generally providing legal support for the range of contracts entered into by the hotel during its pre-opening phase.
Assisting with hotel-level leases, licences, and concession agreements.
Supporting the Risk and Safety & Security team with various legal matters including crisis management.
Supporting the F&B team with NDAu2019s, franchise, license, third party and outsourcing agreements for chefs, restaurants, and consultancy services.
Providing advice to managed hotels and business partners on contentious and non-contentious matters, collecting information and preparing documentation in relation to actual and anticipated disputes and assisting in the preparation for litigation, mediation and arbitration.
Assisting various business functions including Government Affairs, Corporate Communications, Finance, Human Resources, Brands, and Development.
Developing and maintaining constructive and cooperative working relationships within the Legal Department, internal business partners, and external legal counsel.
Providing support and strategic guidance to the business when contractual disputes arise, working to protect the company and find appropriate commercial solutions when available.
Helping to ensure the Legal Departmentu2019s EMEA operations are conducted within established budgetary parameters and requirements including engaging and managing outside counsel in accordance with engagement policies and budgets.
Assisting legal colleagues globally in the coordination, deployment and implementation of global initiatives and priorities.
Formulating and delivering training programs for business partners, and identifying, planning and implementing additional self-service programs for business partners to help themselves on recurring matters wherever possible.
Working with Hilton Legalu2019s standard systems and procedures and assisting in their continuous improvement and updating.
Undertaking knowhow development and management for the Operations group.
Leveraging effective partnerships with outside counsel resources, internal clients, and other corporate departments.
How you will collaborate with others:
You will work closely within the Operations team in Legal, including with global colleagues. You will also collaborate and work with colleagues in the legal development, employment, compliance, privacy, commercial services, anti-competition, dispute resolution and intellectual property teams.
You will also work with business partners leading or supporting hotel operations, and across other business functions critical to Hiltonu2019s wider business.
Direct Reports: N/a.
**What are we looking for?**
As a problem solver, you will seek to find solutions to drive the business goals, while advising on risk.
A creative thinker, you will find solutions to problems, connect business partners with legal experts and constantly think of ways to be more efficient and collaborative.
Exceptional critical thinking and both quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, with the ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to problems.
Ability to understand complex legal concepts and relay them in persuasive, simple terms to business partners to enable informed decision-making.
Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions, even among seemingly unrelated events.
Absolute discretion and confidentiality regarding sensitive information.
Developed and demonstrable legal drafting skills and legal analysis.
**Attributes/skills**
The success in this role will demonstrate itself through the following attributes and skills:
Comfortable working with legal professionals (both in-house and in private practice).
Ability to exercise independent judgment, decision making skills and discretion (with supporting guidance from the legal team) to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and to provide recommendations for optimal solutions.
Ability to work well under pressure and effectively handle multiple, concurrent demands and appropriately prioritise responsibilities.
Effective communication and comprehension skills, with the ability to clearly and concisely express ideas both verbally and in writing.
Ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships with key internal and external partners.
Experience negotiating contracts.
Keen attention to detail.
Ability to cut through ambiguity and obtain/review/implement local law advice from a variety of jurisdictions with different legal systems.
Understanding of corporate structures and different forms of legal persons, as well as financial statement and structures.
Experience of working in a large organisation with the ability to co-ordinate with different offices and functions.
A hands-on, pragmatic work style u2013 a u201cdoeru201d.
Act on your own initiative and know when it is appropriate to seek support or guidance.
Excellent organisational skills, the ability to manage a large number and variety of mission-critical projects, working both independently and collaboratively and often against tight deadlines with the ability to prioritise and follow up where required.
Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage details through to completion and ensure project deadlines are met.
Resilient, assertive, patient, robust and independent.
A self-starter with confidence and high degree of professionalism.
Self-motivated and success orientated.
Able to work alone and as part of a small professional team.
Efficient and well organised.
Sound and practical business judgement and strong commercial awareness.
Strict compliance with applicable laws, company policies and the highest standards of professional responsibility, ethics and integrity.
Ability to demonstrate and exemplify hospitable service skills appropriate to the hospitality industry.
Ability and desire to take responsibility and act in a fast paced environment.
**Required Qualifications**
Significant PQE
LLB/BA/BS/Bachelor's Degree u2013 a law degree from a u2018common lawu2019 jurisdiction (or equivalent professional training)
Completion of the Legal Practice Course or Bar Vocational Course (or equivalent professional training)
Experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department as a counsel (or equivalent position)
Commercial law and marketing law experience, including drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and understanding of corporate structures
Strong IT skills and numerically literate
Proficient in carrying out legal research
Ability to travel when required to do so u2013 10%
**Preferred Qualifications/Experience**
The preferred candidate would have experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department
Understanding of hotel sector and hotel operations in particular
**What will it be like to work for Hilton?**
Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For more than a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision u201cto fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitalityu201d unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!
#li-sh1
**Job:** _Legal_
**Title:** _Director & Counsel, Hotel Openings & Operations EMEA_
**Location:** _null_
**Requisition ID:** _EUR015K6_
**EOE/AA/Disabled/Veterans**
This advertiser has chosen not to accept applicants from your region.
2
Director & Counsel, Hotel Openings & Operations EMEA
Watford, Eastern
Hilton
Posted today
Job Viewed
Job Description
**Hilton is one of the largest and fastest growing hospitality companies in the world, with more than 7,600 properties with more than 1.1 million rooms in 126 countries and territories. In the 100 years since our founding, we have defined the hospitality industry and established a portfolio of 24 world-class brands, including our flagship Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand, which is the most recognized hotel brand in the world. Hilton was recently crowned World's Best Workplace by Great Places to Work and Fortune Magazine and we have more than 170 million members in our award-winning customer loyalty program, Hilton Honors.**
**Position Statement:**
In-house Counsel position within the Legal Department providing legal support to business partners, regional offices, and hotels across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You will provide legal expertise across a wide range of commercial contracts to support corporate initiatives and hotels operated by Hilton, including agreements for procurement, food and beverage, sales, and engineering operations. You will serve as legal adviser to various corporate functions, including Corporate Communications, Corporate Supply Management, Sales, Finance, Human Resources, and Risk Management. Additionally, you will serve as the legal lead for the range of contractual matters required to support hotels prepare for openings.
You will form part of the Operations Legal team reporting to the Vice President & Senior Counsel, International Franchising, and Operations and Development EMEA. (Please note that this is not a Legal Operations role in the sense of overseeing the budget of the legal team or legal department initiatives. Rather, this role refers to providing legal support to hotels preparing for opening and hotels currently operated by Hilton across its portfolio of brands, as well as to corporate functions within Hilton.)
Your responsibilities will also include:
- Providing appropriate and timely advice, consistent with company policies and procedures.
- Drafting and negotiating a wide suite of commercial contracts, including agreements for hotels and for corporate departments such as Supply Management, Sales, Finance and Engineering Operations.
- Supporting HR with corporate and hotel-level employee related matters, policies and guidance, including compensation and benefits initiatives.
- For hotels preparing for opening, assessing whether any applicable conditions in the hotel's management or franchise agreement have been satisfied, preparing localised powers of attorney for hotel bank accounts, partnering with HR on local employment law issues relevant for the employment of team members, supporting the business understand any regulatory and governmental approvals that may apply, and generally providing legal support for the range of contracts entered into by the hotel during its pre-opening phase.
- Assisting with hotel-level leases, licences, and concession agreements.
- Supporting the Risk and Safety & Security team with various legal matters including crisis management.
- Supporting the F&B team with NDA's, franchise, license, third party and outsourcing agreements for chefs, restaurants, and consultancy services.
- Providing advice to managed hotels and business partners on contentious and non-contentious matters, collecting information and preparing documentation in relation to actual and anticipated disputes and assisting in the preparation for litigation, mediation and arbitration.
- Assisting various business functions including Government Affairs, Corporate Communications, Finance, Human Resources, Brands, and Development.
- Developing and maintaining constructive and cooperative working relationships within the Legal Department, internal business partners, and external legal counsel.
- Providing support and strategic guidance to the business when contractual disputes arise, working to protect the company and find appropriate commercial solutions when available.
- Helping to ensure the Legal Department's EMEA operations are conducted within established budgetary parameters and requirements including engaging and managing outside counsel in accordance with engagement policies and budgets.
- Assisting legal colleagues globally in the coordination, deployment and implementation of global initiatives and priorities.
- Formulating and delivering training programs for business partners, and identifying, planning and implementing additional self-service programs for business partners to help themselves on recurring matters wherever possible.
- Working with Hilton Legal's standard systems and procedures and assisting in their continuous improvement and updating.
- Undertaking knowhow development and management for the Operations group.
- Leveraging effective partnerships with outside counsel resources, internal clients, and other corporate departments.
How you will collaborate with others:
- You will work closely within the Operations team in Legal, including with global colleagues. You will also collaborate and work with colleagues in the legal development, employment, compliance, privacy, commercial services, anti-competition, dispute resolution and intellectual property teams.
- You will also work with business partners leading or supporting hotel operations, and across other business functions critical to Hilton's wider business.
Direct Reports: N/a.
**What are we looking for?**
- As a problem solver, you will seek to find solutions to drive the business goals, while advising on risk.
- A creative thinker, you will find solutions to problems, connect business partners with legal experts and constantly think of ways to be more efficient and collaborative.
- Exceptional critical thinking and both quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, with the ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to problems.
- Ability to understand complex legal concepts and relay them in persuasive, simple terms to business partners to enable informed decision-making.
- Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions, even among seemingly unrelated events.
- Absolute discretion and confidentiality regarding sensitive information.
- Developed and demonstrable legal drafting skills and legal analysis.
**Attributes/skills**
The success in this role will demonstrate itself through the following attributes and skills:
- Comfortable working with legal professionals (both in-house and in private practice).
- Ability to exercise independent judgment, decision making skills and discretion (with supporting guidance from the legal team) to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and to provide recommendations for optimal solutions.
- Ability to work well under pressure and effectively handle multiple, concurrent demands and appropriately prioritise responsibilities.
- Effective communication and comprehension skills, with the ability to clearly and concisely express ideas both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships with key internal and external partners.
- Experience negotiating contracts.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Ability to cut through ambiguity and obtain/review/implement local law advice from a variety of jurisdictions with different legal systems.
- Understanding of corporate structures and different forms of legal persons, as well as financial statement and structures.
- Experience of working in a large organisation with the ability to co-ordinate with different offices and functions.
- A hands-on, pragmatic work style - a "doer".
- Act on your own initiative and know when it is appropriate to seek support or guidance.
- Excellent organisational skills, the ability to manage a large number and variety of mission-critical projects, working both independently and collaboratively and often against tight deadlines with the ability to prioritise and follow up where required.
- Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage details through to completion and ensure project deadlines are met.
- Resilient, assertive, patient, robust and independent.
- A self-starter with confidence and high degree of professionalism.
- Self-motivated and success orientated.
- Able to work alone and as part of a small professional team.
- Efficient and well organised.
- Sound and practical business judgement and strong commercial awareness.
- Strict compliance with applicable laws, company policies and the highest standards of professional responsibility, ethics and integrity.
- Ability to demonstrate and exemplify hospitable service skills appropriate to the hospitality industry.
- Ability and desire to take responsibility and act in a fast paced environment.
**Required Qualifications**
- Significant PQE
- LLB/BA/BS/Bachelor's Degree - a law degree from a 'common law' jurisdiction (or equivalent professional training)
- Completion of the Legal Practice Course or Bar Vocational Course (or equivalent professional training)
- Experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department as a counsel (or equivalent position)
- Commercial law and marketing law experience, including drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and understanding of corporate structures
- Strong IT skills and numerically literate
- Proficient in carrying out legal research
- Ability to travel when required to do so - 10%
**Preferred Qualifications/Experience**
- The preferred candidate would have experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department
- Understanding of hotel sector and hotel operations in particular
**What will it be like to work for Hilton?**
Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For more than a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision "to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality" unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!
#li-sh1
**Job:** _Legal_
**Title:** _Director & Counsel, Hotel Openings & Operations EMEA_
**Location:** _null_
**Requisition ID:** _EUR015K6_
**EOE/AA/Disabled/Veterans**
**Position Statement:**
In-house Counsel position within the Legal Department providing legal support to business partners, regional offices, and hotels across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You will provide legal expertise across a wide range of commercial contracts to support corporate initiatives and hotels operated by Hilton, including agreements for procurement, food and beverage, sales, and engineering operations. You will serve as legal adviser to various corporate functions, including Corporate Communications, Corporate Supply Management, Sales, Finance, Human Resources, and Risk Management. Additionally, you will serve as the legal lead for the range of contractual matters required to support hotels prepare for openings.
You will form part of the Operations Legal team reporting to the Vice President & Senior Counsel, International Franchising, and Operations and Development EMEA. (Please note that this is not a Legal Operations role in the sense of overseeing the budget of the legal team or legal department initiatives. Rather, this role refers to providing legal support to hotels preparing for opening and hotels currently operated by Hilton across its portfolio of brands, as well as to corporate functions within Hilton.)
Your responsibilities will also include:
- Providing appropriate and timely advice, consistent with company policies and procedures.
- Drafting and negotiating a wide suite of commercial contracts, including agreements for hotels and for corporate departments such as Supply Management, Sales, Finance and Engineering Operations.
- Supporting HR with corporate and hotel-level employee related matters, policies and guidance, including compensation and benefits initiatives.
- For hotels preparing for opening, assessing whether any applicable conditions in the hotel's management or franchise agreement have been satisfied, preparing localised powers of attorney for hotel bank accounts, partnering with HR on local employment law issues relevant for the employment of team members, supporting the business understand any regulatory and governmental approvals that may apply, and generally providing legal support for the range of contracts entered into by the hotel during its pre-opening phase.
- Assisting with hotel-level leases, licences, and concession agreements.
- Supporting the Risk and Safety & Security team with various legal matters including crisis management.
- Supporting the F&B team with NDA's, franchise, license, third party and outsourcing agreements for chefs, restaurants, and consultancy services.
- Providing advice to managed hotels and business partners on contentious and non-contentious matters, collecting information and preparing documentation in relation to actual and anticipated disputes and assisting in the preparation for litigation, mediation and arbitration.
- Assisting various business functions including Government Affairs, Corporate Communications, Finance, Human Resources, Brands, and Development.
- Developing and maintaining constructive and cooperative working relationships within the Legal Department, internal business partners, and external legal counsel.
- Providing support and strategic guidance to the business when contractual disputes arise, working to protect the company and find appropriate commercial solutions when available.
- Helping to ensure the Legal Department's EMEA operations are conducted within established budgetary parameters and requirements including engaging and managing outside counsel in accordance with engagement policies and budgets.
- Assisting legal colleagues globally in the coordination, deployment and implementation of global initiatives and priorities.
- Formulating and delivering training programs for business partners, and identifying, planning and implementing additional self-service programs for business partners to help themselves on recurring matters wherever possible.
- Working with Hilton Legal's standard systems and procedures and assisting in their continuous improvement and updating.
- Undertaking knowhow development and management for the Operations group.
- Leveraging effective partnerships with outside counsel resources, internal clients, and other corporate departments.
How you will collaborate with others:
- You will work closely within the Operations team in Legal, including with global colleagues. You will also collaborate and work with colleagues in the legal development, employment, compliance, privacy, commercial services, anti-competition, dispute resolution and intellectual property teams.
- You will also work with business partners leading or supporting hotel operations, and across other business functions critical to Hilton's wider business.
Direct Reports: N/a.
**What are we looking for?**
- As a problem solver, you will seek to find solutions to drive the business goals, while advising on risk.
- A creative thinker, you will find solutions to problems, connect business partners with legal experts and constantly think of ways to be more efficient and collaborative.
- Exceptional critical thinking and both quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, with the ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to problems.
- Ability to understand complex legal concepts and relay them in persuasive, simple terms to business partners to enable informed decision-making.
- Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions, even among seemingly unrelated events.
- Absolute discretion and confidentiality regarding sensitive information.
- Developed and demonstrable legal drafting skills and legal analysis.
**Attributes/skills**
The success in this role will demonstrate itself through the following attributes and skills:
- Comfortable working with legal professionals (both in-house and in private practice).
- Ability to exercise independent judgment, decision making skills and discretion (with supporting guidance from the legal team) to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and to provide recommendations for optimal solutions.
- Ability to work well under pressure and effectively handle multiple, concurrent demands and appropriately prioritise responsibilities.
- Effective communication and comprehension skills, with the ability to clearly and concisely express ideas both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships with key internal and external partners.
- Experience negotiating contracts.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Ability to cut through ambiguity and obtain/review/implement local law advice from a variety of jurisdictions with different legal systems.
- Understanding of corporate structures and different forms of legal persons, as well as financial statement and structures.
- Experience of working in a large organisation with the ability to co-ordinate with different offices and functions.
- A hands-on, pragmatic work style - a "doer".
- Act on your own initiative and know when it is appropriate to seek support or guidance.
- Excellent organisational skills, the ability to manage a large number and variety of mission-critical projects, working both independently and collaboratively and often against tight deadlines with the ability to prioritise and follow up where required.
- Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage details through to completion and ensure project deadlines are met.
- Resilient, assertive, patient, robust and independent.
- A self-starter with confidence and high degree of professionalism.
- Self-motivated and success orientated.
- Able to work alone and as part of a small professional team.
- Efficient and well organised.
- Sound and practical business judgement and strong commercial awareness.
- Strict compliance with applicable laws, company policies and the highest standards of professional responsibility, ethics and integrity.
- Ability to demonstrate and exemplify hospitable service skills appropriate to the hospitality industry.
- Ability and desire to take responsibility and act in a fast paced environment.
**Required Qualifications**
- Significant PQE
- LLB/BA/BS/Bachelor's Degree - a law degree from a 'common law' jurisdiction (or equivalent professional training)
- Completion of the Legal Practice Course or Bar Vocational Course (or equivalent professional training)
- Experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department as a counsel (or equivalent position)
- Commercial law and marketing law experience, including drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and understanding of corporate structures
- Strong IT skills and numerically literate
- Proficient in carrying out legal research
- Ability to travel when required to do so - 10%
**Preferred Qualifications/Experience**
- The preferred candidate would have experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department
- Understanding of hotel sector and hotel operations in particular
**What will it be like to work for Hilton?**
Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For more than a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision "to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality" unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!
#li-sh1
**Job:** _Legal_
**Title:** _Director & Counsel, Hotel Openings & Operations EMEA_
**Location:** _null_
**Requisition ID:** _EUR015K6_
**EOE/AA/Disabled/Veterans**
This advertiser has chosen not to accept applicants from your region.
Be The First To Know
About the latest Hotel groups Jobs in United Kingdom !
3