Career Opportunities
Bring your skills and experience to roles that can make an impact to our guests and colleagues.
Vice President Operations
Corporate Office
Responsibility
- Strategic Leadership: Drive collaboration to establish business objectives and operational strategies with WHM, hotel management teams, and stakeholders.
- Owner Relations: Maintain strong relationships with owners and management teams to ensure compliance with brand standards and maximize brand value.
- Performance Improvement: Support property teams with performance advice and foster strong owner relationships through regular meetings.
- Business Planning: Develop and execute annual business plans and budgets for properties, ensuring effective implementation across hotels.
- Strategic Monitoring: Oversee the implementation of strategic plans, focusing on profit maximization and service quality.
- Monthly Reviews: Lead monthly Business Review Calls to address performance gaps and identify improvement opportunities.
- Financial Reporting: Provide senior executives with monthly evaluations of financial and operational performance.
- Quality Standards: Develop and maintain WHM quality standards for both existing and new hotels.
- Market Growth: Identify new prospects to support brand growth and assist with marketing, financial analysis, and competitive positioning.
- Operational Strategy: Implement operational strategies across various areas to achieve business objectives.
- Pre-Opening Supervision: Oversee pre-opening management activities and ensure timely implementation of operational standards for new hotels.
- General Manager Guidance: Provide direction to General Managers to ensure brand standards are met, profitability maximized, and issues resolved effectively.
Qualifications
- College or University degree (preferred)
- Certification in hotel management (preferred but not required)
- At least 15 years of experience in hotel operations or equivalent
- Previous experience as General Manager / Area General Manager / Multi Property General Manager
- Pre-opening / Opening Experience
- Experience in China and Asia Pacific Region
- Strong self-awareness, empathy, and effective communication skills
- Excellent vision and planning skills, with the ability to organize and delegate tasks effectively
- Embraces change, engages in creative thinking, and manages transitions effectively