Vail Resorts - Senior Director, Food and Beverage Operations and Strategy - Beaver Creek Resort

Vail Resorts
- Senior Director, Food and Beverage Operations and Strategy
- Beaver Creek Resort

Position Title:

Senior Director, Food and Beverage Operations and Strategy
- Beaver Creek Resort

Reports to:

General Manager

Location:

Beaver Creek, CO

Come work and play in the mountains!

Whether it’s your first-time seeing snow or you were born on the slopes, joining our team means discovering (or re-discovering!) a passion for the outdoors while building lifelong connections with teammates and guests from around the world.

With 40+ resorts across 3 continents, you can join our team for a season or stay to build a career. From day one, you'll receive some of the highest compensation rates in the industry, free Epic pass(es) along with free ski and snowboard lessons, 40% retail discounts, the chance to grow through Epic Service - our leading training and development experience, and wellness benefits to fuel your success.

Beaver Creek Resort is seeking a senior leader to elevate its culinary identity and make Food & Beverage a defining expression of the resort’s luxury guest and member experience. This role sets the vision and drives execution across a complex, highly seasonal portfolio that includes high-volume resort dining, distinctive on-mountain cabins, private-club experiences, banquets, events, and supporting operations. The Senior Director will raise the standard of cuisine, service, ambiance, and operational consistency while building signature experiences that guests and members cannot find elsewhere

As a member of the resort senior leadership team, this leader will operate through a whole-resort lens, balancing culinary ambition with safety, employee experience, mountain logistics, membership expectations, community connection, and disciplined financial performance. The role will partner closely with central Food & Beverage, Signature Clubs, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Mountain Operations, and resort leaders to translate Beaver Creek’s luxury positioning into memorable, rarified culinary moments and consistently excellent everyday execution.

Culinary Vision and Experience Leadership
- Positions Beaver Creek as a culinary destination by defining a clear point of view for each venue and creating a cohesive portfolio that ranges from approachable mountain dining to extraordinary private-club and cabin experiences.

• Set elevated standards for food quality, menu identity, beverage programs, presentation, service, ambiance, and storytelling.
• Build a pipeline of signature experiences, including chef collaborations, tasting events, intimate dinners, private experiences, and distinctive seasonal programming.
• Protect the unique character of each cabin and club while ensuring every experience clearly reflects Beaver Creek’s luxury brand and legendary attention to detail.

Private Club and Cabin Excellence
- Understands the expectations of a relationship-driven membership and leads with visibility, responsiveness, discretion, and consistency.

• Create dining experiences that strengthen member loyalty, belonging, and confidence in the Club experience.
• Partner with club leadership and governance stakeholders to translate feedback into clear service, culinary, facility, and programming priorities.
• Deliver exceptional execution across fine-dining cabins, club events, member gatherings, and private buyouts, with particular attention to personalization and operational reliability.

Relentless Executor and Results Driver
- Turns strategy into action with urgency, operating discipline, and clear accountability.

• Translate the culinary vision into practical plans, defined standards, operating rhythms, and measurable outcomes.
• Use guest and member insights, financial…