**Additional Information** 100000001598 **Job Number** 25065451 **Job Category** Global Design **Location** Greater China (Hong Kong), Suite 1108 11th Floor Cityplaza One, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaVIEW ON MAP (https://www.google.com/maps?q=Greater%20China%20%28Hong%20Kong%29%2C%20Suite%201108%2011th%20Floor%20Cityplaza%20One%2C%20Hong%20Kong%2C%20Hong%20Kong%2C%20China) **Schedule** Full Time **Located Remotely?** N **Position Type** Management **JOB SUMMARY** Leads the design process with focus on efficiency, cost effectiveness and accountability in producing Interior Design projects reflecting current Interior Design trends and hotel brand standards. **CANDIDATE PROFILE** **Education and Experience** • 4-year degree from an accredited interior design program preferred, or equivalent work experience within the industry. • Minimum 15 years design experience including hospitality industry. • NCIDQ certificate preferred. • Professional association membership preferred. Key Skills / Requirements • Knowledgeable about innovation & trends both in & outside of industry • Excellent business acumen • Complex problem solving & creative solution skills • Ability to build & maintain strong working relationships across departments & teams • Excellent customer service skills • Ability to negotiate and be flexible when appropriate • Excellent organizational skills & ability to manage multiple priorities & resources • Expert written & verbal communications skills • Strong people/project management skills • Excellent presentation skills • Ability to create and inspire a team environment • Strong background in interior architecture and FF&E **CORE WORK ACTIVITIES** • Leads the Interior Design Program with effort focused on educating, guiding, and influencing customers as a hotel brand products and services. • Responsible for the Hotel Design Review presentation to key executives. • Partners with Brands to provide innovative and cost-effective solutions to drive the business needs of the brands in support of their strategic growth goals. • Leads the design and project management for the responsible brands, for both standard and customer design facilities giving a solid pipeline of sustainable projects. • Supports the department leader and functions as backup in their absence. • Represents the company at the highest level as the ‘face of the hotel brand’ at conference, trade shows. • Leads collaborative product development, design integrity standards and lessons learned effort related to brands. • Liaison with developers and Operations to negotiate property brand assignment. • Continually monitors current business processes, makes recommendations and implements approved changes as required. • Responsible for development and adherence to department and project budgets. Responsible for developing and maintaining initiative budgets. • Develops strategic relationships with owners and franchisees to promote and influence the MI Interior Design services and philosophy. • Analyzes and aligns ID department resources equal to associate skill sets and workload requirements. **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. o Design-Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles to produce and/or review design concepts, drawings, plans, and models that are consistent with internal and external guidelines. • Basic Competencies - Fundamental competencies required for accomplishing basic work activities. o Basic Computer Skills - Uses basic computer hardware and software (e.g., personal computers, word processing software, Internet browsers, etc.). o Mathematical Reasoning - Adds, subtracts, multiplies, or divides quickly, correctly, and in a way that allows one to solve work-related issues. o Oral Comprehension - Listens to and understands information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. o Reading Comprehension - Understands written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. o Writing - Communicates effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. _Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law._ Marriott International is the world’s largest hotel company, with more brands, more hotels and more opportunities for associates to grow and succeed. **Be** where you can do your best work,​ **begin** your purpose, **belong** to an amazing global​ team, and **become** the best version of you.