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[Apply on Hilton Worldwide Holdings’s careers site →](https://efet.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/230333) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Hilton Worldwide Holdings](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/hilton-worldwide-holdings/) / Director of Sales and Marketing - Franchise ## Job description ### Core Responsibilities Business Development: Identify and target new market segments, corporate clients, tour operators, and event planners to build a healthy pipeline of group business. ### Account Management Maintain and nurture existing client accounts, ensuring repeat business for corporate travel and regular events. ### Contract Negotiation Draft proposals, negotiate room rates, food and beverage minimums, and meeting space rentals to close profitable deals. ### Market Analysis Monitor local competitor pricing, market trends, and industry demand patterns using tools like STAR reports to adjust sales tactics. ### Collaboration Partner closely with the Revenue Management, Catering, and Front Office teams to ensure seamless execution of group bookings and maximize total property revenue. ### Reporting Maintain detailed records in the hotel’s property management or CRM system (e.g., QnQ R&I, GRO, Delphi) and present regular sales performance metrics to executive leadership. ### Required Skills & Qualifications Experience: Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management, Business Administration, or a related field, along with 2–5 years of sales experience within the hospitality or tourism industry. ### Communication & Relationship Building Exceptional interpersonal, written, and presentation skills to effectively pitch the property to high-profile corporate clients. ### Negotiation & Closing Strong closing capabilities with a sharp understanding of financial margins and yield management concepts. ### Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Group Revenue Target Attainment Meeting or exceeding room night and revenue quotas. ### Lead Conversion Rate The percentage of prospective client inquiries successfully turned into booked business. ### Average Daily Rate (ADR) Optimization Securing group contracts at price points that protect or elevate the hotel's average room rates. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Nov 7, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Nov 9, 2026 - Last checked: Nov 9, 2026 - Listed for: 2 days - Location: Owatonna, MN, United States - Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Hilton Worldwide Holdings’s careers site →](https://efet.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/230333) ## Hiring at Hilton Worldwide Holdings - Open jobs: 7,463 - New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections - Tracked since: Oct 12, 2026 [All Hilton Worldwide Holdings jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/hilton-worldwide-holdings/) · [Weekly hiring report](/reports/hiring/) ## More jobs at Hilton Worldwide Holdings ### [Director of Sales and Marketing - Franchise](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/hilton-worldwide-holdings/jobs/9ef39e006316af0c4704/) Richmond, VA, United States ### [Director of Sales and Marketing - Hilton San Jose](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/hilton-worldwide-holdings/jobs/1ae8df89dcc317022247/) San Jose, CA, United States ### [Director of Sales and Marketing - Hilton Scottsdale Resort - Franchise](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/hilton-worldwide-holdings/jobs/74b73ac0c0369d682d04/) United States ### [Director of Sales and Marketing - Signia by Hilton, La Cantera Resort and Spa](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/hilton-worldwide-holdings/jobs/654fddcfd5989d8b17e9/) San Antonio, TX, United States ### [Director of Sales, Catering and Marketing - Franchise](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/hilton-worldwide-holdings/jobs/cfba2378723c06a09d81/) Columbus, OH, United States ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Associate Director of Regional Marketing/Regional Marketing Lead (RML), Breast Franchise (Florida)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/astrazeneca/jobs/5893e64e987bbff3f896/) AstraZeneca · Fort Lauderdale, Florida ### [Senior Director Marketing, HIV Franchise – Community Marketing](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/gilead-sciences/jobs/b21c6da860ee9224f216/) Gilead Sciences · United States - California - Foster City ### [Director Consumer & Respiratory Precision Marketing – Flu Franchise](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sanofi/jobs/ca1c7c18794f346d17ca/) Sanofi · Morristown, NJ ### [Associate Director of HCP Precision Marketing, RSV Franchise](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sanofi/jobs/c5d3e87532dbea44ecf4/) Sanofi · Morristown, NJ ### [Marketing Manager, New CVRM Franchise](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/astrazeneca/jobs/ce3584050609827de5a3/) AstraZeneca · Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America [Jobs in Minnesota](/locations/us-mn/)[Sales jobs](/functions/sales/) OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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