Commercial Director

Job Description
We are searching for a Director of Business Development or Commercial Director of exceptional commercial calibre to steward the destiny of Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas a beachfront sanctuary of architectural distinction on the shores of Saadiyat Island Rotana - Abu Dhabi. The successful candidate will possess a proven command of luxury sales strategy, deep-rooted relationships across the prestigious travel consortia and agency networks, and fluency within brand governance and commercial doctrine.

This is an invitation to shape the commercial destiny of one of the region's most consequential addresses.

• Architect and execute a sophisticated sales strategy that converts the property's prestige into quantifiable commercial dominance across corporate, leisure, MICE, and ultra-high-net-worth segments
• Cultivate and steward relationships with elite travel consortia and agency networks — Virtuoso, Signature Travel Network, American Express Fine Hotels and Resorts, Traveller Made, and Ensemble securing preferred-partner status and privileged allocation
• Command a portfolio of key accounts across GCC royalty, private aviation clientele, family offices, and luxury DMCs, translating relationships into revenue velocity
• Represent the property with gravitas at global luxury arenas ILTM Cannes, Arabian Travel Market, The Luxury Travel Exchange, and Virtuoso Travel Week cultivating a pipeline of discerning, high-yield demand
• Deliver production reporting with analytical sophistication, benchmarked against brand-wide performance scorecards.

Job Description
We are searching for a Director of Business Development or Commercial Director of exceptional commercial calibre to steward the destiny of Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas a beachfront sanctuary of architectural distinction on the shores of Saadiyat Island Rotana - Abu Dhabi. The successful candidate will possess a proven command of luxury sales strategy, deep-rooted relationships across the prestigious travel consortia and agency networks, and fluency within brand governance and commercial doctrine.

This is an invitation to shape the commercial destiny of one of the region's most consequential addresses.

• Architect and execute a sophisticated sales strategy that converts the property's prestige into quantifiable commercial dominance across corporate, leisure, MICE, and ultra-high-net-worth segments
• Cultivate and steward relationships with elite travel consortia and agency networks — Virtuoso, Signature Travel Network, American Express Fine Hotels and Resorts, Traveller Made, and Ensemble securing preferred-partner status and privileged allocation
• Command a portfolio of key accounts across GCC royalty, private aviation clientele, family offices, and luxury DMCs, translating relationships into revenue velocity
• Represent the property with gravitas at global luxury arenas ILTM Cannes, Arabian Travel Market, The Luxury Travel Exchange, and Virtuoso Travel Week cultivating a pipeline of discerning, high-yield demand
• Deliver production reporting with analytical sophistication, benchmarked against brand-wide performance scorecards.

• Champion the property's narrative as an architectural and experiential landmark; translating brand equity into a distinctly local expression of prestige
• Orchestrate campaigns in partnership with corporate marketing that command attention within luxury media, editorial, and influencer ecosystems
• Ensure absolute fidelity to brand identity, tone-of-voice, and visual language across every touchpoint — collateral, digital, and experiential
• Cultivate strategic alliances with luxury lifestyle publications, fashion houses, and cultural institutions to reinforce aspirational positioning
• Navigate corporate approval…