Senior Vice President Human Resources

Compensation Type

Yearly

Highgate is a leading real estate investment and hospitality management company with over $15 billion of assets under management and a global portfolio of more than 400 hotels spanning North America, Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America. With a 30-year track record as an innovator in the hospitality industry, this forward-thinking company provides expert guidance through all stages of the property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition.

Highgate continues to demonstrate success in developing a diverse portfolio of bespoke lifestyle hotel brands, legacy brands, and independent hotels and resorts, featuring contemporary programming and digital acumen. The company utilizes industry-leading revenue management tools that efficiently identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team of seasoned hospitality leaders and corporate offices worldwide, Highgate is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands.

The Senior Vice President, Human Resources – New York Hotels is the senior market HR leader responsible for developing and executing the people strategy across Highgate’s New York hotel portfolio. This role serves as a strategic partner to property General Managers, regional and corporate leadership, ownership groups, and hotel HR teams to drive organizational performance, strengthen leadership capability, ensure compliance and risk management, and cultivate a high-performance culture that supports both business objectives and associate engagement.

This position requires extensive experience within New York City hotel operations and a deep understanding of labor relations in a highly unionized hospitality environment. The SVP will provide strategic oversight and guidance on collective bargaining agreements, labor strategy, grievance management, workforce planning, and complex employee relations matters. Working closely with hotel leadership and union representatives, the role requires the ability to navigate sensitive situations with sound judgment, credibility, professionalism, and a practical understanding of the operational realities of New York hotels.

The SVP will lead all facets of the human resources function, including talent strategy, succession planning, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, recruitment, culture and engagement, change management, employee relations, compliance, and workforce planning. This role will focus on strengthening leadership capability, building talent pipelines and succession plans, and supporting organizational effectiveness across the portfolio to ensure Highgate attracts, develops, and retains top talent while driving business performance.

As a member of Highgate’s senior leadership team, the SVP will champion the Company’s culture and values while aligning talent strategies, organizational priorities, labor relations, and compliance practices to support the continued growth and success of the portfolio. The successful candidate will bring a balanced combination of strategic thinking, business acumen, talent leadership, operational expertise, and labor knowledge to drive results across one of Highgate’s most important markets.

• Serve as the senior HR business partner for assigned New York hotels, aligning people first priorities with property performance, guest experience, owner expectations, and Highgate’s broader business strategy.
• Coach and advise General Managers, executive committee members, and property HR leaders on leadership effectiveness, organizational structure, succession planning, workforce planning, and change management.
• Translate company wide HR priorities into practical, market‑specific action plans that reflect the pace, complexity, and labor environment of New York hotels.
• Build credibility across properties by balancing strategic counsel with hands‑on support during high‑priority operational, associate relations, and labor matters.
• Lead labor relations strategy for assigned unionized properties, ensuring consistent and thoughtful…