General Manager

Location: Towaoc

Weenuch-u’ Development Corporation Job Announcement General Manager — Ute Mountain Casino Hotel Location Towaoc , Colorado (Ute Mountain Casino Hotel, attached hotel, and Travel Centers in Towaoc, CO and White Mesa, UT)
Reports ToWeenuch-u’ Development Corporation (WDC) Board of Directors

Employment Type

Full-time, exempt — multi-year employment agreement (initial term typically three years)
Relocation Relocation assistance and temporary on-site lodging provided; tribal hiring preference applies per Tribal law About the Enterprise Ute Mountain Casino Hotel (UMCH) is a wholly-owned enterprise of Weenuch-u’ Development Corporation, the Section 17 federally-chartered economic development corporation of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. UMCH operates a casino, attached hotel, and RV park. UMCH is in an active growth phase — pursuing a Three-Diamond rating, expanding food and beverage operations, and strengthening tribal employment and financial reporting practices across the enterprise.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and professional references to the WDC Board of Directors at the address below. Tribal member preference applies in accordance with the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe’s hiring preference laws.

Weenuch-u’ Development Corporation, Board of Directors | P.O. Box 336, Towaoc, Colorado 81334

Position Summary Weenuch-u’ Development Corporation is conducting a search for a new General Manager following the planned departure of the current General Manager. The General Manager is responsible for the full operational and financial performance of the Casino and Hotel, reporting directly to the WDC Board of Directors. The General Manager exercises day-to-day management authority over all departments — Gaming, Food & Beverage, Lodging, Retail, Marketing, Security, and Administration — within the scope of authority delegated by the WDC Board under the Corporation’s Charter and Bylaws, and is accountable for budgeting, financial reporting, capital planning, regulatory compliance, and workforce development, including training a Tribal Member Assistant General Manager to ultimately succeed in this role.

Priority Areas for This Transition The outgoing General Manager has identified the following as critical to the next General Manager’s success, based on direct experience operating the property:

Financial Leadership: the next General Manager must bring strong, hands-on financial leadership — either personally or through a strengthened Finance function reporting to them — including budget discipline, internal controls, and audit-ready reporting.

Marketing Leadership: sustained, strategic marketing leadership is required to grow visitation and revenue per guest, building on recent targeted-promotion results and the planned Three-Diamond positioning.

Business Development — Alcohol & Beverage Expansion: lead the development of new on-property alcohol service points (e.g., center bar, banquet bars) in direct collaboration with the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Council, including navigating BIA approval and Federal Register publication requirements specific to alcohol service on tribal trust land. This is a multi-year regulatory process requiring sustained Tribal Council coordination, not solely an internal capital project.

Key Responsibilities Direct day-to-day operations across Gaming, Food & Beverage, Lodging, Retail, Marketing, Security, and Administration, with full P&L accountability for the enterprise.

Provide direct, hands-on financial leadership — budget development, internal controls, and accurate, timely reporting — either personally or through close oversight of the Finance/Accounting function and the lead Finance/Accounting executive.

Lead strategic marketing planning and execution to grow revenue per visit and overall visitation, beyond day-to-day promotional execution.

Lead Business Development of new alcohol service points on property, serving as the primary point of contact with the Tribal Council on licensing, BIA approval, and Federal Register publication requirements.

Prepare and present the annual fiscal year budget to the WDC Board by September 1st of each year and cooperate…