Director, Global Co-Brand Credit Cards

at  InterContinental Hotels Group

ABOUT US

IHG Hotels & Resorts is one of the world’s leading hotel companies with around 350,000 colleagues working across more than 100 countries to deliver true hospitality for good. Our diverse portfolio of differentiated brands is well known and loved by millions of consumers around the world.
We genuinely care for our entire IHG Hotels & Resorts family. All our colleagues are valued, and their wellbeing matters to us. We provide the support our colleagues need to succeed and recognise them for their hard work. Our diverse global community values different perspectives and cultures.
This is a key management role within Global Loyalty & Partnerships in the UK leading Co-Brand Credit Card programs globally (non-U.S.). The role will own and drive IHG’s global Co-Brand growth ambition across key markets.

EXPERIENCE

• Strong grasp of Co-Brand Credit Card business and flow of financials
• Experience in Co-Brand Credit Card financial analysis
• Experience in engaging cross-functional working partnerships in a global organization.
• Strong decision making, influencing/consensus building and analytical skills with clear understanding of impact on IHG revenue goals and bottom-line.
• Strong communication skills necessary for stakeholder management and facilitation with the ability to inform as well as to gain consensus from internal and external partners, vendors and agencies.
• People management / leadership
• Demonstrated ability to drive continual improvement / change management through both process redesign, adopting best practices and applying an innovative approach to solving issues / challenges.

TECHNICAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE CONTINUED

• Demonstrated negotiating capability and creative thinking to develop win-win negotiating strategies as well as strategic ways to gain competitive advantage and generate additional profit through business alliances
• Demonstrated financial proficiency in order to assess and quantify the financial value of current and potential business opportunities
• Demonstrated marketing skills to maximize the value of the financial partner marketing funds
• Demonstrated ability in effectively managing stakeholders, both internally and externally
• Demonstrated project management experience in organizing, planning and executing large-scale projects from conception through implementation.
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills for the purpose of negotiating strategic partner relationships and providing information to clients, vendors, and staff.

Please refer the Job description for details