Director, Groups & Events Program Enablement

IHG Hotels & Resorts
Atlanta, GA
Leads the development and execution of enterprise Groups & Events experience standards and programs that enable consistent, high-quality event delivery across brands, regions, and hotels.

Your day to day
  • Translate Groups & Events enterprise strategy into scalable, adoptable enablement programs that materially improve how hotels sell, plan, and host meetings.
  • Define and evolve enterprise Groups & Events experience standards (event best practices, room blocks, F&B planning, meeting tech/AV experience) that drive consistency while allowing brand and regional flexibility.
  • Own the end-to-end lifecycle of non-tech Groups & Events enablement programs, from concept and design through rollout, adoption, and ongoing optimization.
  • Ensure programs are created and iterated with an owner mindset with a cost focus, which will help successfully land program in hotels.
  • Lead the commercial enablement agenda for Groups & Events nontech programs, ensuring hotels and sales teams clearly understand what to do differently and how it drives performance.
  • Design and scale training frameworks, learning journeys, and enablement materials that support global adoption and role based execution.
  • Own and evolve enterprise, multiband Groups & Events programs, including Pivotal Meetings and Meetings for Good.
  • Establish clear success measures, governance, and feedback loops to assess program effectiveness and enterprise impact.
  • Partners cross functionally with Regions, Brand, Sales, Operations, and Technology Enablement to align priorities and remove barriers to execution.
  • Lead and develop a high performing enablement team with a strong enterprise mindset, focused on outcomes, adoption, and scale.
  • Partner with QA, Brands, and Regional Ops to ensure sustained compliance and continuous improvement.
What we need from you
  • Bachelor's degree required (Business, Hospitality, Marketing, Strategy, or related field)
  • Advanced degree preferred but not required
  • 8-12 years of experience in enablement, brand, guest experience, or commercial strategy roles
  • Demonstrated experience running brand-led or guest experience programs
  • Strong experience designing and launching new enterprise programs
  • People leadership experience required
  • Experience working in global, matrixed organizations
  • Program design and lifecycle management
  • Guest experience and brand standards development
  • Strong strategic thinking with hands-on execution capability
  • Ability to translate strategy into practical tools and frameworks
  • Strong stakeholder influence and communication skills
Location - Our hybrid work structure is an expectation of three (3) days a week in office. This expectation may be adjusted to evolve with the changing needs of the business.

The salary range for this role is $150,000.00 to $170,000.00. This role is also eligible for bonus pay. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401K, and other benefits to employees.

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Posted 2026-03-17

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