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Job DescriptionBased in either Spain or Italy, the Commercial Director MEDNA will act as the strategic commercial lead for Managed Hotels across the Mediterranean & North Africa region, driving topline performance and strengthening alignment between commercial and operational teams.
Reporting to the VP Go-To-Market MEDNA, you will play a key role in shaping regional commercial strategy, identifying growth opportunities, and supporting hotels in maximizing performance across revenue management, distribution, sales, and marketing.
This role requires a strong combination of strategic vision, analytical expertise, and operational pragmatism to drive sustainable business results across a diverse hotel portfolio.
What will you do?
- Drive topline performance across the assigned portfolio of hotels by aligning commercial strategies with regional business objectives and market opportunities
- Act as the main commercial partner for Operations teams (VPOs, SVPOs, General Managers), ensuring strong alignment between hotel operations and topline initiatives
- Analyse market dynamics, competitive positioning, and demand trends to define impactful local and regional commercial strategies
- Recommend and coordinate commercial initiatives to optimize key hotel KPIs including RevPAR, market share, channel mix, and profitability
- Facilitate collaboration between hotels, owners, and central commercial teams to ensure effective activation of commercial strategies and programs
- Lead performance reviews and topline action plans with operational leaders, ensuring accountability and measurable follow-up
- Build and maintain strong relationships with hotel owners and key stakeholders to support long-term commercial success
- Identify risks and opportunities across the portfolio and proactively implement action plans to secure sustainable performance
- Support the deployment of brand, loyalty, and commercial initiatives while reinforcing hotel engagement and commercial capabilities across the region
- Degree in Business, Hospitality Management, Marketing, or a related field
- 8–12+ years of experience within the hospitality or travel industry, with strong exposure to commercial functions such as Revenue Management, Sales, Distribution, and Marketing
- Proven experience managing multi-property environments and collaborating closely with hotel operations teams
- Strong understanding of hotel performance metrics, distribution strategies, and market dynamics
- Strong commercial acumen combined with advanced analytical and performance-driven capabilities
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across complex organizations
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage operational leaders and owners effectively
- Strategic mindset balanced with operational pragmatism and execution focus
- Fluent in English; additional regional languages are considered a plus
What’s in there for you?
- Opportunity to shape the voice of a global hospitality leader across a diverse and strategic region
- Work in a multinational and dynamic environment
- Hybrid way of working (3 days in the office + 2 days at home)
- Talent development opportunities within Accor’s global network
- Corporate Social Responsibility activities
- Access to exclusive employee benefits and experiences
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Skills Required
- Degree in Business, Hospitality Management, Marketing, or a related field
- 8-12+ years of experience in hospitality or travel industry
- Proven experience managing multi-property environments
- Strong understanding of hotel performance metrics
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Fluent in English; additional regional languages are a plus
What We Do
We are Accor We are more than 290,000 hospitality experts placing people at the heart of what we do, creating emotion for our guests, and nurturing passion for service and achievement beyond limits. Building on the strength of our teams and of our fully integrated ecosystem of leading brands, personalized services & expert solutions, we break new ground to reimagine hospitality and inspire new ways to experience the world. We are dedicated to suit all desires and needs, and reinvent the guest experience every day with our 45 hotel brands across all segments- 5,600 properties around the world from luxury five-star palaces to smart economy hotels, exquisite residences to full-service resorts. Because we take care of millions of guests and each of our hotels is a world in itself, where every action counts. We strive to make positive impact both locally and globally, to ensure hospitality benefits not only the few, but all.
