Director Investor Relations at Hilton Global in McLean, Virginia

Job Description:

***This role is based at our corporate office in McLean, VA***

WHAT WILL I BE DOING?

The Director, Investor Relations works directly with the Senior Vice President, Investor Relations to manage the high-profile and critical Investor Relations function at Hilton Worldwide. Main responsibilities include messaging of our strategy and performance to the investment community, managing buy and sell-side analysts to ensure accurate financial modeling, analyzing Hilton's performance against peers, conducting company and industry valuations, tracking market research, and managing internal stakeholders for preparing materials for investor presentations and quarterly earnings.

Additional responsibilities include leading the company's roadshow and conference calendars and collaborating with our third-party targeting team as well as corporate access teams across various investment banks to optimize management's time and efficiency while marketing.

You will interact with senior leaders such as the CEO, and CFO as well as collaborate with partners in Legal, ESG, Communications, Corporate Strategy, Accounting, and Financial Planning & Analysis. Given the high-profile nature of the role, particularly the extensive interactions with internal and external constituents, you should possess excellent interpersonal skills and a strong work ethic. Additionally, the position requires an ability to strictly follow and enforce our financial disclosure policies due to the confidential and proprietary nature of the information involved.

HOW WE WILL SUPPORT YOU

Hilton is proud to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to programs and benefits such as:

• Go Hilton travel program: 100 nights of discounted travel with room rates as low as $40/night
• Hilton Shares: Our employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount
• Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents
• Mental health resources including free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Learn more about the rest of our benefits

At Hilton, we believe every Team Member is a leader. We are committed to offering leadership development opportunities and programs through every step of a Team Member's career journey and at every level, both in our hotels and across corporate.

**Available benefits may vary depending upon terms and conditions of employment and are subject to the terms and conditions of the plans.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your role is important and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique.

What are we looking for?

We believe that success in this role will demonstrate itself through the following attributes and skills:

Data Management and Analysis (45%)

• Work collaboratively with others across the organization to gather required data from internal and external sources
• Conduct financial analysis, individually and in partnership with other groups, around central metrics for competitors and industry, including financial statements, operational statistics, and valuation - able to synthesize and share findings from the analysis
• Use a suite of IR tools to research, analyze, and report on stock ownership, investor base, and market activity of Hilton and its peers
• Monitor, analyze, and summarize investment community research on our organization; including aggregating and reviewing sell-side financial and valuation models
• Maintain consensus database reflecting estimates from several third-party providers; analyze and monitor changes in estimates and report movements to internal teams
• Monitors macro and industry trends, particularly as they relate to our fundamental and stock performance and the potential for questions from external constituents

Communication (35%)

• Assist the Senior Vice President, IR in managing our sell-side coverage community of approximately 25 research analysts, in addition to our buy-side stakeholders, appropriately representing the Hilton Leadership Team and conveying our core messaging, while also promoting the Hilton Worldwide brand and the "brands" of our executive management team
• Work collaboratively with the Senior Vice President and executive management to develop messaging around our financial, growth, and capital return strategies; report feedback, such as marketplace perception and frequently asked questions, from the investment community to the aforementioned internal constituents
• Spearhead the development, design, writing, production, and coordination of investor relations communications including earnings documents (press release, earnings script, appendices), conference and non-deal roadshow materials, investor relations website, and other investor materials
• Lead internal teams on the production of the IR Question & Answer document, including aggregating contributions from various departments, researching and formulating talking points for anticipated questions
• Respond to information requests from management as well as inbound investor and sell-side inquiries; eventually evolving to include proactive outreach
• Help produce various reports, including the Annual Report, Shareholder Letter, ESG Report, and management of the annual shareholders' meeting and proxy preparation process
• Participate in non-deal roadshows, conferences, property tours, investor HQ visits, investor days, and annual shareholder meetings

Other Support and Quarterly Reporting Activities (20%)

• Track quarterly calls of competitors
• Handle database of IR contacts and interactions; create reports used in devising investor marketing strategies
• Manage investor meetings, conferences, non-deal roadshows, and company investor events. Collaborating with corporate access teams across various investment banks, to enhance our investor interactions and efficiency while marketing.
• Own and maintain a library of analyst reports and provide summary content for management
• Organize and facilitate earnings day logistics, particularly around the conference call

WHY YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT

You have these minimum qualifications:

• Five (5) years of relevant work experience
• Seven (7) years of professional experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication and comprehension skills. Ability to clearly explain complex analytical topics.
• Exceptional critical and strategic thinking and strong analytical skills. Ability to thoroughly analyze financial documents and review analyst models to identify trends and opportunities.
• Ability to perform well under pressure, using a sense of judgment to effectively handle multiple concurrent demands, and appropriately prioritize responsibilities.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Flexible, adaptable, personable, works well with others, and takes direction.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Travel up to 50% of the time

It would be useful if you have:

• MS/MA/Master's Degree
• Experience in investor relations function
• Experience in sell side or buy side role

WHAT IT IS LIKE WORKING FOR HILTON

Hilton, the #1 World's Best Workplace, is a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of world-class brands . Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more-than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture and we are consistently named among one of the World's Best Workplaces. Check out the Hilton Careers blog and Instagram to learn more about what it's like to be on Team Hilton!

It is the policy of Hilton to employ qualified persons without regard to color, race, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medication conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, status as a protected veteran, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable law, genetic information, or any other protected group status as defined by and subject to applicable federal, state and local laws.

We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position and provide other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us if you require an accommodation during the application process.

Hilton offers its eligible team members a comprehensive benefits package including medical and prescription drug coverage, dental coverage, vision coverage, life insurance, short-and long-term disability insurance, access to our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) where you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount, a 401(k) savings plan, 20 days of paid time off accruing over your first year of employment and increasing up to 25 days after completing one year of full employment, up to 12 weeks of paid leave for birth parents and 4 weeks for non-birth parents, 10 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays throughout the year, up to 5 bereavement days, flexible spending accounts, a health savings account, an employee assistance program, access to a care coordination program ("Wellthy"), a legal services program, an educational assistance program, adoption assistance, a backup childcare program, pre-tax commuter benefit and our travel discount. The annual salary range for this role is $120,000 - $175,000 and is determined based on applicable and specialized experience and location. Subject to plan terms and conditions, you will be eligible to participate in the Hilton Annual Incentive (Bonus) Plan, and the Company's long-term incentive plan, consistent with other team members at the same level and/or position within the Company. #LI-REMOTE

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