Head of Hotels, Sr. Manager, Business Development - Luxury Travel

Overview

Head of Hotels, Sr. Manager, Business Development - Luxury Travel

Capital One Travel is redefining the premium journey for our cardholders through world-class benefits and high-value experiences. We are seeking a strategic, results-driven Head of Hotels to lead our Business Development and Account Management efforts. As the Head of Hotels, you will be the strategic architect of our luxury hospitality portfolio, driving growth by identifying, securing, and optimizing high-impact partnerships. This pivotal leadership role requires a visionary professional to elevate our partnerships, mentor high-performing teams, and champion Capital One’s presence across the global hotel industry.

In this role, you will cultivate deep, long-term relationships with key luxury hotel partners, drive exponential growth for our premium collections, and serve as a prominent ambassador for the Capital One brand at premier industry events. You will lead a high-performing team to deliver seamless partner integration and unlock unique value for our cardholders, while collaborating across the organization to shape the future of our luxury travel ecosystem.

Capital One provides a fast paced, dynamic environment where you can excel in your career. At Capital One, diversity, inclusion & belonging are valued at our core, sparking and enabling us to do good for our associates, customers and communities. Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued.  We nurture an environment that attracts and develops talent from all backgrounds and experiences, and empower our associates to do great work by creating a culture of belonging that values diverse perspectives, fosters collaboration and encourages innovative ideas – and are routinely recognized as one of the best companies to work for.

Responsibilities :

• Lead a team spanning business development and account management for the hotel industry, coaching and developing talent

• Identify key trends and partnership opportunities in the hospitality industry

• Support industry relations and partner engagement 

• Collaborate on key growth opportunities to drive benefit usage and growth

• Work closely with Hotel Operations, Product, Strategy, and Well-managed functions to deliver benefit programs

• Ability to travel for business development meetings, including representation of the company at tradeshows and conferences as necessary

Basic Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s Degree

• 7 years of experience in partner management, account development, or business development with a focus on building and managing partnerships

• 5 years of experience in a business development position in the hotel or travel industry in the luxury leisure segment

• 5 years of experience in people management and leadership

Preferred Qualifications :

• Masters or MBA degree

• 10+ years of experience and a successfully proven track record in B2B sales and business development within the luxury travel or hospitality industry

• 10+ years of experience in a business development leadership role in the hotel or travel industry 

• 5+ years experience in management and leadership responsibility driving a business development or sales capacity with proven track record of success

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA: $200,700 - $229,100 for Sr. Mgr, Business Development

New York, NY: $219,000 - $249,900 for Sr. Mgr, Business Development

San Francisco, CA: $219,000 - $249,900 for Sr. Mgr, Business Development

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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