Lead Global Strategy Director
Hotel Brand:
Location: United Kingdom, Windsor
Hotel: Corp Windsor, Windsor One, Arthur Road, IHG Hotels & Resorts, SL4 1RS
Job number: 149223
As the Lead Global Strategy Director, you will provide strategic leadership to define and execute critical corporate, regional, and cross-functional projects at the Executive Committee (EC) level. Acting as the deputy to the VP, Group Head of Strategy and Office of the CEO, you will play a key role in setting a clear path for long-term profitable growth while challenging the status quo.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Agenda Development: Collaborate with the VP Group Head of Strategy, and IHG Executive Committee to shape IHG’s strategic agenda, ensuring alignment with long-term growth objectives while providing constructive challenges to the business.
- Project Leadership: Define, scope, and deliver complex strategic and cross-functional projects that develop market-leading strategies and optimize organizational structures and processes.
- Business Partnership: Work closely with various business units to ensure successful implementation of strategic outcomes, establishing clear roadmaps, ownership, and resource allocation.
- Relationship Building: Cultivate strong relationships with senior leaders across the organization, including the CEO, CFO, global function heads, and regional CEOs, to facilitate the delivery of key initiatives.
- Consulting Collaboration: Maintain robust relationships with strategic consulting partners, overseeing the development of Requests for Proposals (RfPs), project scoping, and successful project execution.
- Executive Communication: Create compelling presentations and communications for executive audiences, including EC and PLC Board memos, to share insights and solicit feedback.
- Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of two Senior Managers and one Senior Analyst, fostering a culture of development, motivation, and successful project delivery.
- Deputy Responsibilities: Act as the deputy to the VP, Group Head of Strategy and Office of the CEO, managing day-to-day team operations and organizing team offsites and development activities.
Experience Required :
- A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in strategy consultancy or corporate strategy, with exposure to a diverse range of business issues and stakeholders.
- Proven strategic thinking ability with a track record of analyzing complex business issues and formulating market-leading strategies.
- Strong project management skills to scope, plan, and deliver intricate strategic and cross-functional projects.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence a wide range of stakeholders, including executive leadership.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a knack for creating impactful presentations.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and motivate high-performing teams
Closing Date for Applications : 8th August 2025
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Who we are
At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You’ll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there’s Room for You at IHG.
Over recent years, we’ve transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love.
We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That’s why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance – working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that’s why leaders work with teams to determine how and when they collaborate.
We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace. We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference.
Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
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