Singapore developer seeks APAC-hotel dealmaker: 10-15 yrs BD/ops, fluent Chinese, can source, model, negotiate and asset-manage deals end-to-end.
- Lead APAC hotel deals end-to-end: screen, model, negotiate and close acquisition
- Asset-manage portfolio: track P&L, CAPEX, KPIs, drive brand creation
- 10-15 yrs hotel BD/ops record, bilingual English-Chinese, regional market
Full Job Description
Our client is a prominent Singaporean Property Developer who now seek a strong and high profile candidate with experience across the APAC market.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and screen acquisition targets through market studies, site inspections, competitor mapping, financial modelling, and strategic due diligence
- Structure and negotiate purchases, JVs, management and franchise agreements with landowners, funds, private-equity partners, and global hotel operators
- Present investment papers and recommendations to senior management for approval
- Monitor operating performance of hotels: P&L, OPEX, CAPEX
- Publish monthly KPI dashboards and supply-demand / macro-economic intelligence to guide portfolio strategy
- Conceptualise in-house hospitality brands manage consultant briefs on design, budget, schedule, and brand-standard rollout
- Drive asset-enhancement projects with project, marketing, and property teams to maximise IRR and asset value
- Maintain relationships with operators, valuers, government agencies, financiers, legal advisers, architects, QS and MEP consultants
- Lead, coach, and develop to uplift team capability
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in hospitality, Real Estate, Business, or related discipline
- Minimum 10-15 years leadership experience in hotel business development, or operations with a proven track record of closed deals
- Sound knowledge of APAC and key international hotel markets, valuation methodologies, and regulations
- Strategic communicator with advanced negotiation, problem-solving and commercial acumen
- Highly analytical, organised, and self-driven comfortable influencing senior stakeholders in a matrix structure
- Positive, adaptable, and willing to travel regionally as required
- Fluency in English (spoken and written) essential, Chinese a requirement, Bahasa an advantage
For more information about this role, please contact Alex Beattie at [Confidential Information].
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