Assistant Director of Sales
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About the Role
As a Assistant Director of Sales, you’re not just driving revenue growth across all hotel segments – you’re spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable experiences that make the stay for every guest.
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Responsibilities
- Here’s what you’ll do during a typical day:
- Shape and execute sales strategy: Develop and implement revenue-driving sales strategies across group, business transient, leisure transient, and catering segments, aligned with the hotel’s commercial goals and strategic plan
- Drive revenue performance and profitability: Contribute to achieving revenue targets and profitability goals by optimizing pricing, improving business mix, and guiding forecasting accuracy
- Lead business reviews and planning: Facilitate regular strategy and performance meetings while contributing to long-range commercial planning through analysis of performance trends, market shifts, and revenue opportunities
- Ensure commercial alignment: Collaborate with revenue and marketing leaders to align sales tactics with pricing, distribution, and promotional strategies, and to support forecasting and rate strategies
- Foster stakeholder relationships: Engage with Hilton Worldwide Sales, Convention and Visitors Bureaus (CVBs), third-party travel partners, and key clients to drive demand, improve conversion, and support high-impact site visits and pre-convention meetings
- Develop data-informed strategies: Track market and competitor activity to inform strategy and help maintain competitive positioning in group and transient segments
- Cultivate a high-performing team: Recruit new talent while driving team growth and engagement through performance management, professional development, and recognition programs
- Here’s what you’ll do during a typical day: - Shape and execute sales strategy: Develop and implement revenue-driving sales strategies across group, business transient, leisure transient, and catering segments, aligned with the hotel’s commercial goals and strategic plan - Drive revenue performance and profitability: Contribute to achieving revenue targets and profitability goals by optimizing pricing, improving business mix, and guiding forecasting accuracy - Lead business reviews and planning: Facilitate regular strategy and performance meetings while contributing to long-range commercial planning through analysis of performance trends, market shifts, and revenue opportunities - Ensure commercial alignment: Collaborate with revenue and marketing leaders to align sales tactics with pricing, distribution, and promotional strategies, and to support forecasting and rate strategies - Foster stakeholder relationships: Engage with Hilton Worldwide Sales, Convention and Visitors Bureaus (CVBs), third-party travel partners, and key clients to drive demand, improve conversion, and support high-impact site visits and pre-convention meetings - Develop data-informed strategies: Track market and competitor activity to inform strategy and help maintain competitive positioning in group and transient segments - Cultivate a high-performing team: Recruit new talent while driving team growth and engagement through performance management, professional development, and recognition programs
Qualifications
- At Hilton, our core values define what it takes to succeed here and guide the qualities we look for in every team member:
- A passion for spreading the light and warmth of Hospitality. Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing. Inspiring others through Leadership. A belief that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on the Now, bringing urgency and discipline to every moment, knowing it can make a lasting impact.
- In addition, this role requires the following minimum qualifications:
- Degree qualifications in Business Management or equivalent.
- At least 5 years of experience in managing a hospitality proactive sales role preferred.
- Minimum 5+ years in a revenue-generating or commercial role within hospitality or travel.
- Proven experience managing and developing high-performing sales or commercial teams.
- Skilled in creating and presenting sales strategies to senior executives and stakeholder groups.
- Proficient in analyzing departmental financial data to inform strategic decisions.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and capitalize on new business opportunities.
- Experience working in matrixed environments across departments.
- Experience in multi-complex hotel or travel operations.
- Technical Proficiency in hotel management software (e.g., Delphi, Salesforce, OnQ, Market Planner Survey systems) is a plus.
- At Hilton, our core values define what it takes to succeed here and guide the qualities we look for in every team member: A passion for spreading the light and warmth of Hospitality. Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing. Inspiring others through Leadership. A belief that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on the Now, bringing urgency and discipline to every moment, knowing it can make a lasting impact. In addition, this role requires the following minimum qualifications: - Degree qualifications in Business Management or equivalent. - At least 5 years of experience in managing a hospitality proactive sales role preferred. - Minimum 5+ years in a revenue-generating or commercial role within hospitality or travel. - Proven experience managing and developing high-performing sales or commercial teams. - Skilled in creating and presenting sales strategies to senior executives and stakeholder groups. - Proficient in analyzing departmental financial data to inform strategic decisions. - Demonstrated ability to identify and capitalize on new business opportunities. - Experience working in matrixed environments across departments. - Experience in multi-complex hotel or travel operations. - Technical Proficiency in hotel management software (e.g., Delphi, Salesforce, OnQ, Market Planner Survey systems) is a plus.
About Hilton
Hilton is a global hospitality company that manages, franchises and leases hotels and resorts across a portfolio of brands.
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