Associate Director - Hotel Leased Investment UK

Savills Consultancy B.V. · London, United Kingdom

HybridFull-time#Hospitality #Management & leadership

Location: London, United Kingdom
Work location: Hybrid
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 10 Sept 2026

About the job

Role Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Associate Director to join Savills' Operational Capital Markets Hotels team, specialising in hotel leased investment transactions across the UK. Based in London, you will advise hotel owners, operators, institutional investors, private equity firms and international capital partners on the acquisition, disposal and strategic positioning of hotel assets across leased, managed and hybrid operating structures.

This is a highly commercial and transaction-focused role, offering the opportunity to lead complex single-asset and portfolio transactions across the UK hotel sector. Working closely with colleagues across Hotel Capital Markets, Valuation, Corporate Finance, Debt Advisory and the wider Operational Capital Markets platform, you will provide expert transactional and strategic advice supported by robust financial analysis and market insight.

The successful candidate will play a leading role in originating new business opportunities, developing long-term client relationships and executing high-profile investment mandates. You will oversee financial modelling, investment appraisals, due diligence and investor engagement strategies, while advising a broad range of institutional, private equity and owner clients.

We are seeking an ambitious and commercially astute individual with strong hotel investment and capital markets experience, excellent transaction credentials and a proven ability to generate and convert business opportunities. Alongside delivering exceptional client outcomes, you will support the development of junior team members and contribute to market research, thought leadership and wider business planning initiatives.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a growing, market-leading Hotels team within Savills' Operational Capital Markets division, offering significant exposure to major investors, sector-leading transactions and long-term career progression within the hospitality and real estate investment sector.

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What we offer you

Career and Professional Development
25-30 Days Annual Leave, depending on grade
Life Assurance
Private Medical Scheme
Virtual GP
Global Mobility Scheme
Rewards Platform
Company Pension Scheme
Enhanced Incremental Annual Leave

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Team Overview

Savills Hotels forms part of the Operational Capital Markets division, a specialist platform advising across hotels, residential, student accommodation, healthcare, senior living and other operational real estate sectors. The Hotels team combines hotel market expertise with capital markets, corporate finance and debt advisory capabilities, providing clients with market-leading transactional, consultancy and financing advice across the UK and EMEA. Based within a 150-person OCM platform, the team benefits from Savills' global network and investor reach

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Savills only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Savills or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid.

Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Savills will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach.

Business area

Transactional Services

Location

Margaret Street, London

Contract Type

Full time

Remote Status

This role offers some working from home

Salary

Competitive

Contact

Sarah Quinn

Talent Acquisition Business Partner - Commercial and Development Services

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Business Operations

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Rebecca Kelly

Talent Acquisition Resourcer - Commercial and Development Services

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• Holiday

We understand the importance of a work life balance and offer you a generous holiday entitlement, which increases throughout your career as you progress through our job levels or reach service milestones.

• Health

Your wellbeing and that of your family is as important to us as it is to you. We offer Virtual Gp, Digital Health, Private Medical Scheme and mental health support amongst other benefits.

• Lifestyle

We promote a healthy work life balance, supported by our approach to flexible working and our wide variety of health, wellbeing and social programmes.

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Values

No matter the role you’re in, we all share one purpose: to help people thrive through places and spaces. This is built into our DNA, shaping the way we behave to deliver the best results. We define it by four key values:

We listen: Tell us your goals and aspirations and we’ll provide the support you need to achieve them. We appreciate the individual value of every team member and create an environment where you can reach your full potential.

We empower: Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. We give you opportunities to have a real, positive impact in the community through the work you do, backed by access to our market-leading research and insights.

We challenge: The best results happen when we question the status quo. We create an environment where you can safely challenge our thinking, bringing fresh ideas to the table to innovate as a team.

We collaborate: When you join Savills, you become part of a 40,000-strong network of driven individuals, all sharing their knowledge and experience to push the real estate industry forward.

At the heart of it all, we deliver best-in-class insights and advice to help people make better property decisions. We're looking for colleagues who will help us on this mission. When you join Savills, our ask for you is simple – to be extraordinary, together.

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