Who We Are
At Hyatt, we believe in the power of belonging and creating a culture of care, where our colleagues become family. Since 1957, our colleagues and our guests have been at the heart of our business and helped Hyatt become one of the best, and fastest growing hospitality brands in the world. Our transformative growth and the addition of new hotels, brands and business lines can open the door for exciting career and growth opportunities to our colleagues.
As we continue to grow, we never lose sight of what’s most important: People. We turn trips into journeys, encounters into experiences and jobs into careers.
Your Role
The Director of Development – Classics & Essentials, DACH & Poland will play an active role in ensuring the effective implementation of Hyatt’s scale-driven growth strategy in the region with brands such as Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Place and Me & All Hotels as well as support the EAME Development Team in their day-to-day activities of securing new brand representation for Hyatt, primarily by management and franchise agreements.
The successful candidate must be based within Europe and possess the legal right to work in either the United Kingdom or the European Union.
Your Responsibilities
Generate interest in Hyatt’s brands and convert opportunities into franchise and management agreements for both existing and new-build hotels.
Identify, generate, and close development opportunities aligned with Hyatt’s long-term growth strategy through detailed market analysis, lead qualification, hotel and site evaluations, strategic brand positioning recommendations, and preliminary refurbishment guidance to align properties with Hyatt brand standards.
Negotiate term sheets and collaborate with internal legal teams on definitive agreement negotiations and execution.
Represent the EAME Development team at industry conferences, networking events, and other business development functions.
Proactively identify and engage prospective hotel owners, operators, developers, and investment partners.
Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, including Legal, Brands, Feasibility, Design Services, and FORG (where applicable), to ensure alignment on development opportunities.
Maintain accurate records of leads, prospective deals, and key contacts through Salesforce and other internal systems.
Contribute to forecasting efforts related to net rooms growth across the region.
Support long-term pipeline retention through proactive owner engagement and stakeholder relationship management.
Partner with the Vice President of Development – Luxury & Lifestyle on strategic, high-impact growth opportunities as needed.
