Director
Director of Hotel Openings
Duties: Manage, direct and oversee new hotel projects across the Company's various hotel brands; lead architecture, design, construction and opening of hotels; manage, direct and oversee the pre-opening process, soft and hard openings of Hotels, branding, hotel renovations and hotel transitions; oversee the hiring, initiation and training of pre-opening hotel management senior staff; domestic and international travel to hotel openings (duties require 40% travel); and, enforce the policies, procedures and standards of excellence of sbe.
Requirements: A Bachelor's Degree in Hospitality Management, or its equivalent combination of education and experience, plus a minimum of 3 years of experience as a divisional or regional director of hotel openings for a first-class international hospitality company. In addition, the qualified candidate must have a minimum of 3 years of experience managing, directing and overseeing the pre-opening process, soft and hard openings of first-class luxury hotels; 3 years of experience in managing the architecture, design and construction of new hotels and hotel renovations; 3 years of experience overseeing the hiring, initiation and training of pre-opening hotel management and senior staff; and, 3 years of experience in hotel re-branding. (Experience may be gained concurrently.)
Hours: 40+ hours per week
Job Location: sbe, 1691 Michigan Avenue, Suite 530, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Apply By Resume To: Ms. Lauren Genovese, Human Resources Generalist, sbe, 131 Spring Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10012 (lauren.genovese@sbe.com).