OYO Rooms - City Launch Head - New Business Segment - IIT/NIT/NITIE/NICMAR

Job purpose:

The role of our city launch head in the new business segment entails supervision of launches of Flagship properties- OYO's latest venture in the hospitality domain, from initiation to handover for business operations and ensuring that projects are completed with strict adherence to time, quality and costs.

The core aspect of the position is managing relevant resources to achieve profitable and cost efficient launches in new cities of expansion. A launch head will engage with all concerned stakeholders like business general managers, project management companies, vendors and other internal support teams to plan and schedule the launch of Flagship properties.

Duties and responsibilities:

Project Planning and Site Execution

- Project planning, site execution and monitoring along with vendor/contractor management and logistics planning/ monitoring

- Monitor and report progress of the launches and the required central processes to ensure time deadlines are met

- Ensuring that the product effectively satisfies the quality and safety level for Flagship

Stakeholder Management

- Engage in constant communication with all the involved stakeholders to identify and solve problems,to find best practices, to strengthen the launch process and to ensure harmonious relationship is maintained

- Identify, negotiate and liaise with vendors for services and material

- Take autonomous, data-driven decisions and ensure cost reduction, quality control

Risk Management

- Hands-on leadership required to identify and work towards mitigating key business risks associated with launch operations

- Ability to hustle and think-on-feet required for creative problem solving in new situations

Audit

- Managing, planning and allocating resources for conducting time efficient opportunity audits in their respective cities

- Advice the cost, service and time estimates of every property launches by assessment of the audit outputs

- Ensuring all support departments and vendors are aligned for the launches as per Go-live dates

Team Management

- Managing a team of experienced and motivated team members

--Reviewing the overall performance and identifying training requirements of personnel to complement their learning and growth within the function as well as the organization

Desired Candidate Profile:

- Civil engineer or management diplomas from colleges like NICMAR, NITIE, IIT, NIT

- 24-36 months of hands on experience with construction project management or real estate companies

- High on ownership, and ability to deliver results under pressure and within deadline

- Ability to foresee and plan for contingencies

- Should be willing to work for on the field job