Managing Director

Additional Information: This hotel is owned and operated by an independent franchisee HEI Hotels & Resorts. The franchisee is a separate company and a separate employer from Marriott International Inc. The franchisee solely controls all aspects of the hotels employment policies and practices including hiring firing discipline staffing compensation benefits and all other terms and conditions of employment. If you accept a position at this hotel you will be employed by a franchisee and not by Marriott International Inc.

• Serve as the pre-opening and opening Managing Director for the new 700-room Marriott hotel owning the critical path through January 2029 opening and stabilization.
• Partner with ownership Marriott development design and construction teams on approvals procurement inspections turnover and readiness milestones.
• Build the pre-opening budget operating pro forma staffing model executive committee and full opening team.
• Implement operating systems brand programs SOPs licensing permits and quality assurance requirements.
• Lead pre-opening sales marketing revenue strategy food and beverage planning and citywide convention positioning with Marriott the convention center and destination partners.
• Guide the transition from pre-opening to live operations including first-90-days performance guest satisfaction and brand quality results.

• Lead The Westin Cincinnatis $40 million renovation managing phasing capital spend brand compliance and communication with guests groups and associates.
• Oversee rooms housekeeping food and beverage meetings and events sales revenue management engineering finance and guest experience.
• Partner with property leadership on budgets forecasts business plans market strategy and performance action plans.
• Maintain high standards for service cleanliness presentation preventative maintenance and operational readiness throughout the renovation.

• Serve as the primary liaison among management ownership brand partners and key community stakeholders.
• Drive revenue growth profitability market share guest satisfaction associate engagement and disciplined expense management.
• Develop shared services cross-property talent pipelines and citywide group strategies that strengthen combined performance.
• Represent both hotels within Cincinnatis convention hospitality and business community.
• Ensure compliance with company policies brand standards HR guidelines employment laws quality assurance requirements and financial controls.
• Build a culture of accountability service excellence professionalism collaboration and consistent follow-through.

• Prior pre-opening leadership experience for a full-service or convention hotel including budgeting staffing systems implementation and brand certification.
• At least 10 years of progressive hotel leadership experience in large complex full-service or convention hotels; Marriott experience preferred.
• Experience with convention-center-connected hotels citywide convention networks destination partners and group sales strategy.
• Experience leading major capital renovations in operating hotels.
• Previous General Manager Managing Director or senior executive hotel leadership experience required.
• Proven success driving financial performance market share guest satisfaction associate engagement owner relations and high-performing teams.
• Strong communication business acumen relationship-building problem-solving and project management skills.
• Ability to lead two properties concurrently while balancing daily operations with disciplined pre-opening execution.

This company is an equal opportunity employer.

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