Vice President of Operations

Vice President of Operations – West Coast Market Area

Location: West Coast – Regional/Market Based
Company: Magna Hospitality Group

Lead. Inspire. Perform. Grow.

Magna Hospitality Group is seeking an accomplished
Vice President of Operations – West Coast Market Area to provide strategic and operational leadership for a diverse portfolio of hotels across the Western United States.

Magna Hospitality Group is a privately held hotel real estate investment, development, and management company with a portfolio of approximately
90 hotels across major urban markets throughout the country
. Our portfolio includes leading brands such as
Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt
, spanning full-service, lifestyle, and select-service hotels.

This is a highly visible leadership position responsible for maximizing the operational performance, profitability, guest satisfaction, and team engagement of the West Coast portfolio. The Vice President of Operations will lead and develop property-level General Managers while partnering closely with ownership, corporate leadership, brand partners, and other key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for a multi-brand portfolio of hotels throughout the West Coast.
• Lead, coach, and mentor General Managers to achieve exceptional results in
  financial performance, guest satisfaction, employee engagement, and operational excellence
  .
• Develop and execute short- and long-term operational strategies aligned with company objectives and ownership expectations.
• Drive profitability through disciplined financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, labor management, expense control, and revenue optimization.
• Establish clear performance expectations and hold property leadership teams accountable for achieving financial and operational goals.
• Build strong relationships with hotel owners, investors, brand representatives, and executive leadership teams.
• Ensure consistent compliance with brand standards while identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiencies and the overall guest experience.
• Provide oversight of
  asset maintenance, capital planning, property improvement initiatives, and physical plant standards
  .
• Support new hotel openings, acquisitions, transitions, renovations, and other growth initiatives as needed.
• Identify opportunities to improve market performance, operational processes, and overall portfolio results.
• Partner with corporate departments including Finance, Revenue Management, Sales & Marketing, Human Resources, and Development to ensure alignment across the organization.
• Foster a people-focused culture that attracts, develops, and retains high-performing hospitality professionals.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and resource to General Managers and property leadership teams.
• Communicate performance, opportunities, challenges, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and ownership.
• Ensure all operational decisions reflect Magna Hospitality Group's values and support the best interests of the organization as a whole.

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate is a
confident, collaborative, and commercially minded senior hospitality executive with a proven track record of leading complex hotel operations and developing high-performing leadership teams.

Qualified candidates will bring:

• 3–5+ years of Vice President of Operations, Regional Vice President, Regional Operations, or comparable multi-property leadership experience.
• A strong track record of successfully leading
  multiple hotels across multiple markets and/or brands
  .
• Significant experience with
  Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, or other major hotel brands
  .
• Experience across
  full-service, lifestyle, and select-service hotel environments preferred.
• Demonstrated success managing hotel operations, financial performance, and profitability.
• Strong understanding of hotel P&L statements, budgeting, forecasting, labor management, and financial controls.
• Experience with
  third-party hotel management and owner relations required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of
  brand compliance, quality assurance, guest satisfaction, and asset maintenance
  .
• Experience leading hotels through
  openings, renovations, acquisitions,…