Hotel Area Director – Remote Atlanta

Area Director - Hotels

Remote, Atlanta-based | Frequent regional travel

We are seeking a hands-on Area Director to lead hotel operations across a growing portfolio in the Southeast

• Provide operational leadership and direct oversight.
• Work remotely from the Atlanta area while maintaining a consistent presence at assigned properties.
• Stabilize hotel operations, develop property-level leaders, strengthen financial controls, and improve guest satisfaction.
• Support renovations, leadership transitions, property onboarding, and future hotel openings.
• Grow with the organization as it expands throughout the Sunbelt and adds upscale properties to the portfolio.
• Report directly to senior company leadership in a collaborative, entrepreneurial, and relatively flat organization.

• Provide hands-on leadership, coaching, and accountability to hotel General Managers and property leadership teams.
• Visit each assigned property at least once every two weeks, with additional onsite support when operational conditions require it.
• Remain onsite when necessary to resolve leadership gaps, staffing issues, guest-service concerns, or other urgent operational challenges.
• Review nightly audit activity and ensure the accurate reconciliation of cash, credit-card transactions, revenue, and other financial controls.
• Monitor property performance daily and address potential problems before they negatively affect operations or financial results.
• Evaluate staffing levels, organizational structure, labor productivity, and leadership effectiveness at each property.
• Recruit, onboard, train, develop, and retain strong property-level leaders.
• Help General Managers establish clear priorities, performance expectations, and accountability standards.
• Lead operational planning for renovations, property transitions, new hotel onboarding, and pre-opening activities.
• Monitor Gross Operating Profit performance, guest-satisfaction scores, labor costs, revenue trends, and overall property execution.
• Develop practical action plans for underperforming properties and follow through until measurable improvement is achieved.
• Build operating procedures and leadership practices that can scale as the company acquires additional hotels.
• Maintain regular, transparent communication with company leadership regarding property performance, risks, staffing needs, and recommended solutions.
• Develop productive relationships with hotel brands, vendors, employees, ownership representatives, and other operating partners.
• Protect the company’s assets, reputation, and financial interests through disciplined operational oversight.

• Lead through trust, credibility, coaching, and employee buy-in.
• Maintain a visible and approachable presence with property teams.
• Demonstrate a high level of personal ownership and follow-through.
• Balance strategic thinking with a willingness to work directly alongside property teams.
• Hold General Managers accountable without relying on an intimidating or threatening leadership style.
• Remain calm, organized, and solutions-oriented during operational emergencies.
• Provide clear direction while allowing capable leaders the autonomy to execute.
• Build a culture centered on accountability, financial discipline, guest service, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Earn credibility before introducing significant operational changes.
• Adapt quickly as the company adds properties, enters new markets, and expands into higher-end hotel segments.

• At least five years of progressive hotel operations experience, with approximately ten years preferred.
• Previous experience as a hotel General Manager.
• Experience overseeing multiple hotels, ideally two or more properties.
• Strong knowledge of economy or…