Development Director Italy - Minor Hotels

What will be your mission?

As Development Director Italy, your mission is to drive the company s growth in the Italian market by sourcing, evaluating and closing new hotel opportunities. You will represent the company in the hospitality real estate market, build strong long-term relationships with owners and operators, and ensure the successful execution of development strategies.

What will you do?

- Source, analyze, negotiate and close new hotel contracts in Italy. - Build and maintain a strong network of institutional and private landlords, owners, investors, operators, brokers and partners. - Generate qualified leads aligned with agreed development strategies and standards. - Lead negotiations of leases, HMA, franchise agreements and TSA agreements. - Coordinate internal teams (Legal, Project, Finance, Operations) to ensure successful contract signing. - Monitor relevant hospitality industry trends and assess potential impacts. - Conduct research and analysis on hotel markets and development targets. - Define and update priority markets within a development strategy. - Represent the company by attending key hospitality events. - Support environmental management initiatives as required.

What are we looking for?

- 5 10 years of experience in hospitality real estate (hotel chains, investors, consultants, banks). - Expertise in real estate finance, hotel development and sector-specific dynamics. - Strong sales, marketing and networking skills; relationship-driven profile. - Highly organized, goal-oriented, competitive and results-driven mindset. - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills at all organization levels. - Strong self-motivation, analytical ability and credibility in financial assessment. - Creative problem-solver with implementation capability. - Knowledge of hotel contracts (leasing, management, franchise) and USALI financial reporting. - Excellent Italian and English; third language preferred. - Negotiation skills, business sense, global vision and emotional intelligence. - Bachelor s degree minimum; Master or hospitality school valued

Why choose us?

At Minor Hotels Europe & Americas we are committed to shaping exciting careers worldwide and cross-cultural experiences. Our journey is fuelled by the passion and dedication of our incredible teams, who also enjoy inspiring and exclusive benefits such as:

- Worldwide experience diversity of 150 different nationalities. - Career development opportunities full of national and international challenges. - Wide range of training programmes to enhance your skills. - Wellbeing initiatives, including flexible working conditions. - Team member recognition programmes, including Memorable Dates. - Ability to make a difference through our sustainability programme and volunteering initiatives. - Team member rates and promotions, offering discounted rates in our hotels around the world and exclusive benefits through our corporate loyalty programme.

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