Compliance & Contracts Manager

SPIRE Hospitality is a management company specializing in creating memorable guest experiences and delivering best-in-class service at our hotels and resorts nationwide. We ensure you have the support, tools, and opportunities to get the job done, grow as an individual, and excel in your hospitality career.

We offer a comprehensive full‑time benefits package consisting of medical, dental, vision, pet discount program, identity theft protection, pre‑paid legal support, flexible spending accounts, matched 401K, life insurance, critical accident or illness, short‑ & long‑term disability, paid time off, wellness programs, getting paid before payday with earned wage access, wonderful hotel discounts and much more.

The Compliance & Contracts Manager is responsible for administering, interpreting, and advising on contracts, procurement documentation, and compliance requirements across the managed portfolio. This role serves as a centralized risk and compliance advisor, ensuring adherence to company standards, owner requirements, regulatory obligations, and industry best practices while exercising independent judgment and recommending appropriate courses of action to leadership.

This position partners closely with Special Projects, Risk Management, Operations, Finance, People & Culture, and Hotel Leadership to support and advise on vendor contracts and onboarding, property transitions, and ongoing compliance obligations. The role plays a key part in maintaining operational continuity, assessing and mitigating contractual, regulatory, and operational risk, and improving internal processes.

• Maintain and oversee compliance documentation for legal entities, required filings, licenses, permits, and certificates of insurance while evaluating regulatory and contractual risk exposure.
• Ensure compliance requirements and deadlines achieved; assess and prioritize expirations, renewals, and outstanding documentation based on risk exposure and operational impact.
• Evaluate contractual and regulatory risks and recommend acceptance, mitigation, or escalation strategies within established risk tolerances.
• Support risk management initiatives by ensuring contract and vendor documentation meets insurance, indemnification, and compliance standards, and recommending corrective actions or escalation as appropriate.
• Analyze and prepare recurring compliance and risk reporting, including monthly or ad‑hoc analysis, identifying trends, risk indicators, and mitigation opportunities for presentation to leadership.

• Own and manage the end‑to‑end contract lifecycle, including intake, review, drafting, redlining, execution, tracking, renewal, and archival of contracts, exercising independent judgment in contract review, risk assessment, and recommended negotiation positions.
• Prepare, review, draft, and redline a variety of agreements, including vendor and service agreements, purchase contracts, NDAs, credit applications, and related procurement documents, interpreting contract language to identify legal, financial, and operational risks.
• SME for internal stakeholders and vendors to ensure contract terms align with operational needs, risk requirements, and company standards.
• Exercise discretion in determining when contract deviations or compliance issues can be resolved within standard guidelines versus when escalation is required.
• Maintain contract records and metadata within the company’s contract and compliance database software.

• Assess contractual and compliance considerations during hotel onboarding and offboarding activities by coordinating vendor communications, documentation collection, execution, and retention during property transitions.
• Contribute to special projects related to hotel resources, procurement optimization, compliance initiatives, and process improvements.
• Ensure timely completion of required documentation by both home office and field teams during transitions.

• Serve as the primary…