Strategic Advisor, Extended Stay

Strategic Advisor, Extended Stay Overview

• The Strategic Advisor, Extended Stay role offers a senior advisory position supporting the Extended Stay segment leader during a critical transition period.
• Focus on strategic initiatives, commercial operating model design, and long-range planning to ensure seamless leadership transition and operational continuity.
• Collaborate directly with the segment leader to develop durable frameworks and capabilities for sustained success in the Extended Stay segment.
• Provide seasoned counsel across revenue management, demand intelligence, and franchisee product strategy to advance decision-making and operational excellence.
• Shape the growth trajectory and investment sequencing to build infrastructure ahead of the curve for extended stay operations.
• Help design and implement decentralized revenue management and integrated commercial operating models tailored to the Extended Stay segment.
• Develop strategies for advanced demand intelligence and franchisee product differentiation to enhance market competitiveness.
• This remote contract role is ideal for experienced professionals seeking impactful advisory opportunities in the hospitality industry.

Strategic Advisor, Extended Stay Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Partner with the segment leader to shape and pressure-test the Extended Stay long-range plan and commercial capabilities.
• Provide advisory support to decentralize revenue management into a dedicated Extended Stay team, ensuring effective service model design.
• Align sales and revenue management functions into a coordinated commercial capability for seamless operations and improved outcomes.
• Develop strategies for advanced demand intelligence, including market opportunity scoring and local prospecting capabilities.
• Shape franchisee product roadmaps to evolve RESIN into a differentiated tool serving diverse operator needs.
• Provide strategic counsel and executable recommendations to the segment leader during the leadership transition period.
• Collaborate on sourcing strategies and sales coverage models to optimize Extended Stay operations and market presence.
• Ensure the preservation of best practices and standardization post-decentralization of revenue management functions.

Strategic Advisor, Extended Stay Job Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree with senior-level strategy leadership experience in the Extended Stay segment.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience, with 6 years preferred, in extended stay operations and commercial strategy.
• Strong command of commercial operations, B2B sales, and revenue management, including negotiated account rates and pricing strategies.
• Fluency in data analytics and the ability to translate data into actionable commercial insights.
• Deep industry network and knowledge of competitive landscape and structural challenges within the Extended Stay segment.
• Proven ability to form credible points of view quickly and deliver executable recommendations.
• Experience in designing decentralized revenue management functions and integrated commercial operating models.
• Remote work arrangement with flexible engagement scope shaped collaboratively with the segment leader.