Director of Openings & Transitions, Americas

Brooklyn, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

What youll do

Lead and coordinate all hotel openings brand transitions rebrands and closures across the Americas region ensuring projects are delivered on time on budget and in alignment brand standards.

Provide project leadership supporting General Managers pre-opening teams and cross-functional team members to keep all projects on track and aligned with strategic goals.

Create maintain and distribute the Pre-Opening and Transition Brand Standards Pack ensuring all stakeholders understand their roles responsibilities and accountability. The same for closing projects.

Oversee the projects critical paths () ensuring timelines milestones budgets and resources are effectively managed and clearly communicated to all teams.

Serve as a visible supportive presence on-property and virtually providing taskforce support hands-on guidance and training to embed brand standards culture and guest experience principles.

Ensure that VP of Operations US and EVP of Operations LATAM & Caribbean review and approve any deviations from brand standards ensuring brand integrity during openings transitions and closures.

Act as the key operational and strategic point of contact for internal teams and leadership keeping communication clear decisions aligned and teams motivated.

Capture lessons learned and share best practices from each opening transition or closure to continuously improve processes and ensure future success.
Build and sustain a strong connected network of GMs and senior leaders fostering collaboration shared learning and consistent leadership behaviors across the region.

Contribute to regional strategy identifying risks opportunities and priorities related to openings transitions and closures and providing insights to leadership for both short- and long-term planning.

Qualifications :

What were looking for

Strong understanding of hotel operations (lifestyle brands preferred).
Previous experience leading hotel openings brand transitions rebrands or closures ideally across multiple properties and markets preferred
Excellent project management skills able to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously while ensuring timelines budgets and goals are met.
Proven experience partnering with cross-functional teams (Operations Revenue Sales Marketing F&B People & Culture Development and beyond) to ensure aligned execution.
You are scarily organized with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.
Able to travel frequently across the Americas to support openings transitions and closures on-site.
Experience with or similar project management tools is strongly preferred.
Someone who thrives in a creative and entrepreneurial environment rather than a structured and established work environment.
Youre looking for a place where you can be you: no clones in suits for us.
Youre not precious. We leave our egos at the door and help get things done.
Youre up for doing things differently and trying (almost) everything once.
You want to be part of a team that works hard supports each other and has fun along the way.

Additional Information :

Whats in it for you

The opportunity to embark on an exciting career in a company that is taking off!
Ennismores values and fast-growing environment
To help define global brands and have a direct impact on the guest experience
The opportunity to be yourself and collaborate with other bright minds in an open and innovative culture that values creativity
The opportunity to challenge the norm and work in a rewarding environment building global brands
Lots of opportunity to progress and switch it up as part of a global family of brands
Learning opportunities to broaden your skillset and development that helps you think make and thrive at work

The annual base salary for this role is starting at $140000.

Ennismore is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability veteran status gender identification citizenship or immigration status and other legally protected characteristic. The EEO is the Law poster is available here: Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

What youll doLead and coordinate all hotel openings brand transitions rebrands and closures across the Americas region ensuring projects are delivered on time on budget and in alignment brand standards.Provide project leadership supporting General Managers pre-opening teams and cross-functional team...

What youll do

Lead and coordinate all hotel openings brand transitions rebrands and closures across the Americas region ensuring projects are delivered on time on budget and in alignment brand standards.

Provide project leadership supporting General Managers pre-opening teams and cross-functional team members to keep all projects on track and aligned with strategic goals.

Create maintain and distribute the Pre-Opening and Transition Brand Standards Pack ensuring all stakeholders understand their roles responsibilities and accountability. The same for closing projects.

Oversee the projects critical paths () ensuring timelines milestones budgets and resources are effectively managed and clearly communicated to all teams.

Serve as a visible supportive presence on-property and virtually providing taskforce support hands-on guidance and training to embed brand standards culture and guest experience principles.

Ensure that VP of Operations US and EVP of Operations LATAM & Caribbean review and approve any deviations from brand standards ensuring brand integrity during openings transitions and closures.

Act as the key operational and strategic point of contact for internal teams and leadership keeping communication clear decisions aligned and teams motivated.

Capture lessons learned and share best practices from each opening transition or closure to continuously improve processes and ensure future success.
Build and sustain a strong connected network of GMs and senior leaders fostering collaboration shared learning and consistent leadership behaviors across the region.

Contribute to regional strategy identifying risks opportunities and priorities related to openings transitions and closures and providing insights to leadership for both short- and long-term planning.

Qualifications :

What were looking for

Strong understanding of hotel operations (lifestyle brands preferred).
Previous experience leading hotel openings brand transitions rebrands or closures ideally across multiple properties and markets preferred
Excellent project management skills able to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously while ensuring timelines budgets and goals are met.
Proven experience partnering with cross-functional teams (Operations Revenue Sales Marketing F&B People & Culture Development and beyond) to ensure aligned execution.
You are scarily organized with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.
Able to travel frequently across the Americas to support openings transitions and closures on-site.
Experience with or similar project management tools is strongly preferred.
Someone who thrives in a creative and entrepreneurial environment rather than a structured and established work environment.
Youre looking for a place where you can be you: no clones in suits for us.
Youre not precious. We leave our egos at the door and help get things done.
Youre up for doing things differently and trying (almost) everything once.
You want to be part of a team that works hard supports each other and has fun along the way.

Additional Information :

Whats in it for you

The opportunity to embark on an exciting career in a company that is taking off!
Ennismores values and fast-growing environment
To help define global brands and have a direct impact on the guest experience
The opportunity to be yourself and collaborate with other bright minds in an open and innovative culture that values creativity
The opportunity to challenge the norm and work in a rewarding environment building global brands
Lots of opportunity to progress and switch it up as part of a global family of brands
Learning opportunities to broaden your skillset and development that helps you think make and thrive at work

The annual base salary for this role is starting at $140000.

Employment Type :

Full-time

Key Skills

Crisis Management
Marketing
Public Relations
Fundraising
Media Relations
Constant Contact
Strategic Planning
Social Media Management
Team Management
Public Speaking
Wordpress
Writing Skills

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