Head Of Hospitality

Job Summary

We are looking for a strategic and experienced Head of Hospitality to lead service standards, guest experience strategy, and operational excellence across our portfolio of properties. This role sits above property-level management, setting the vision and standards that Hotel Managers and their teams execute daily. The ideal candidate combines strong commercial acumen with deep hospitality expertise and the ability to lead, coach, and align multiple properties around a shared guest experience philosophy.

• Define and drive the overall guest experience strategy and service standards across all properties
• Provide direct oversight and support to Hotel Managers, ensuring consistent execution of brand and service standards
• Set and monitor portfolio-wide KPIs for guest satisfaction, occupancy, revenue, and cost efficiency
• Conduct regular property visits, service audits, and mystery-guest style reviews to identify gaps and drive improvement
• Design and roll out training and development programmes to build frontline and management capability across properties
• Lead change management initiatives, ensuring clear communication and buy-in during periods of growth or transition
• Partner with senior leadership on budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning for the hospitality division
• Identify and resolve systemic operational issues that individual properties cannot solve alone
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including ownership, brand partners, and regulatory bodies
• Recruit, mentor, and build succession pipelines for Hotel Manager and senior operational roles
• Report to executive leadership on portfolio performance, risks, and opportunities

• Minimum 6-8 years' experience in senior hospitality leadership, including multi-property or regional oversight
• Demonstrated success leading hotel or lodge operations at scale, with strong commercial results
• Proven experience developing and mentoring Hotel Managers or equivalent senior operational leaders
• Relevant qualification in Hospitality Management, Business Administration, or a related field
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate data into operational and strategic decisions
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including with ownership/executive audiences
• Experience designing and delivering training or capability-building programmes
• Willingness to travel regularly between properties

• Strategic thinker who can also operate hands-on when needed
• Strong coaching and people-development orientation
• Skilled at translating guest experience vision into practical, repeatable standards
• Confident managing change and resistance across teams
• Balances big-picture strategy with attention to operational detail