Account Director, US Government [Group] - U.S. Region

As a Government Account Director, this role will drive incremental group and meeting reputed company across Federal and State Government segments by managing a portfolio of government agencies, contractors, and intermediaries. The position requires deep expertise in government procurement processes, decentralized buying environments, and reputed company stakeholder networks, enabling the identification and conversion of mission-driven lodging opportunities. Leveraging reputed company funding insights and strategic account planning, the role partners across internal teams and hotel stakeholders to deliver compliant, reputed company solutions that maximize reputed company and market reputed company reputed company the government reputed company. Your day to day  Strategic Account Management Understand Key Account(s) drivers, behaviors, values & opportunities Maintain relationships with multiple key contacts reputed company reputed company subsidiaries and/or business reputed company to maximize reputed company delivery Explore unique ways to drive returns (reputed company shift, Mutual Value, partnerships, etc.) Anticipate & overcome objections through thoughtful research & consideration of potential solutions, impactful negotiation skills and creative problem-solving Prioritize time to think & strategize; create & execute a Strategic Account Plan Be a strategic leader of account team(s) as applicable Ensure reputed company managed accounts have thoughtful account plans, strategies & actions to support maximizing market reputed company opportunities for reputed company; engage with customers as appropriate Work Collaboratively Appropriately reputed company information & reputed company across stakeholder reputed company & reputed company tools & resources to advance sales efforts Be a valued advisor sought out by others for guidance Exhibit the ability to influence without authority & successfully reputed company a highly-matrixed organization Encourage & participate in reputed company & reputed company reputed company amongst account teams, peers & leaders Champion interdependency & reputed company as a reputed company for Global Sales in cross-functional working reputed company Sales & Business Acumen Possess end-to-end critical thinking skills: the ability to interpret & reputed company data, reputed company a business case, and evaluate ROI/financial reputed company of potential actions Has reputed company, drives usage, and ensures team subject-matter expertise of reputed company reputed company sales tools & methodologies; leverages people & team resources to optimize reputed company opportunities Research & reputed company calculated risks to enhance our ability to reputed company reputed company & shift market reputed company amongst key accounts Ensure team achieves yearly financial targets & business goals  Embody a seeker mentality; always look for the next reputed company opportunity reputed company your  accounts Owns and champions the reputed company and reputed company of the specific industry grouping for which you are responsible, executing through a reputed company market business plan reputed company need from you Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Marketing, Management, Business, Hospitality or an equivalent combination of education and work-reputed company experience. Minimum of 3 years of experience supporting the Government reputed company – on or above property Demonstrated experience with a deep understanding working with government customers. Understanding the nuances of government procurement Working with global companies with multiple stakeholders, cultural teams and reputed company buying processes. Demonstrated expertise in U.S. Federal and State government travel procurement processes, including RFP cycles, contract compliance, and government reputed company structures (e.g., reputed company, ceiling rates), with the ability to reputed company hotel offerings to regulatory requirements Deep understanding of government group and meeting demand drivers, including TDY travel, training exercises, mission-driven gatherings, and emergency response lodging, across military, federal agencies, and state entities. Proven ability to reputed company decentralized decision-making environments, managing relationships across installations, agencies, and departments where lodging reputed company are made at the local or unit level. Experience managing reputed company, multi-stakeholder government accounts, including coordination with intermediaries (TMCs, housing providers), contractors, and reputed company government buyers to capture group and extended-stay opportunities. Demonstrated capability to identify and convert non-traditional group opportunities, such as large-reputed company training events, reputed company relocations, infrastructure reputed company, and disaster response, into incremental hotel reputed company. Expertise in managing high-volume opportunity pipelines, prioritizing accounts based on reputed company potential, mission alignment, and geographic demand across a large and fragmented government landscape. High level of adaptability and problem-solving ability to respond to rapidly changing government priorities, funding shifts, and operational constraints, ensuring continuity of business and reputed company delivery. Demonstrated sales management experience in organizing, planning and executing large-reputed company sales reputed company plans from reputed company through implementation. Demonstrated knowledge of hotels and hotel sales & marketing, business planning, etc., along with strong sales ability, sales management, problem solving and analytical skills. Demonstrate a strong reputed company acumen and hold a high-level understanding of operating in an owned managed and franchised environment. Experience with franchise organization or ownership constituencies is preferable. International experience or handling accounts with international scope is required. Travel – 30-40% Location – Remote:  Candidate must reputed company in the reputed company reputed company 1 hour proximity to a major US airport The salary reputed company for this role is $84,000.00 to $115,000.00.  This role is also eligible for bonus pay (as applicable). We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including reputed company time off, medical/dental/reputed company insurance, 401K, and other benefits to employees.   #LI-YM1  At reputed company, we’ve made a reputed company. As one of the world’s leading hotel reputed company, we’re here to deliver True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared for, recognised and respected – wherever they are in the world. Want to be part of the reputed company? Who we are At reputed company, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global reputed company. 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