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Vice President of Luxury and Lifestyle

HHM Hotels

2001 Market Street
Suite 3500
Philadelphia, PA 19103

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Full-Time

Overview

Opportunity:  Vice President of Luxury & Lifestyle

Company Overview  

HHM Hotels is a distinguished and award-winning hotel management and investment company with a portfolio of independent Luxury and Lifestyle, Resorts, Premium Branded and Branded Select hotels spanning North America. We take pride in operating independent luxury and lifestyle hotels. Known for our adeptness, accountability, and entrepreneurial spirit, HHM Hotels delivers exceptional market-leading outcomes for a wide array of owners, including private equity firms, publicly traded companies, and family office investors.

Echelon Luxury & Lifestyle focuses on exceptional brand experiences that drive results. HHM Hotels management operations offer several specializations for its owners, including a luxury and lifestyle group, Echelon. HHM Hotels’ deep industry knowledge of luxury and lifestyle properties offers a different perspective and a forward-thinking approach.

HHM Hotels is seeking a dynamic and visionary Vice President of Luxury & Lifestyle based out of the HHM Hotels Philadelphia corporate office. This individual will play a crucial role in ensuring the continued success and growth of our lifestyle and luxury hotel portfolio.

Your Focuses

Portfolio Leadership

  • Directly oversee and provide strategic direction to a diverse portfolio of full-service, luxury, and upper upscale hotels
  • Drive revenue growth and profitability through effective cost management, revenue optimization, and strategic planning.
  • Lead, inspire, and mentor a diverse team of General Managers, cultivating a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
  • Set clear expectations and provide the guidance necessary to achieve exceptional performance.
  • Act as the liaison with the owners of the properties by establishing and maintaining effective relationships.
  • Participate in corporate meetings, sales trips, and assignments that may require travel
  • Ensure that each hotel consistently delivers the highest standards of service, quality, and guest satisfaction.
  • Oversee development of and revision to hotels’ business plans and annual budgets.
  • Collaborate with property and executive leadership to develop and execute long-term strategies that align with company objectives and drive sustainable growth.
  • Foster a culture of continuous learning and professional development, empowering team members to excel in their roles and advance within the organization.
  • Ensure brand consistency within all print, digital and social channels across the portfolio.
  • Facilitate programing and activation pull through to execute all Marketing initiatives.
  • Oversight of all aspects of Food and Beverage to ensure, consistency, service levels and financial results.

Your Background and Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management, Business Administration, or a related field (Master's preferred).
  • 5+ as a General Manager or similar leadership role in a full-service hotel or luxury setting.
  • 10 years of progressive leadership experience in hotel operations, with a strong understanding of luxury and upper upscale hotel markets.
  • Willingness and ability to travel as needed.

HHM Hotels Benefits and Perks

  • Medical, Dental and Vision Health Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • 401k Company Match
  • Free Basic Life Insurance
  • Travel Discounts
  • Commuter Transit and Commuter Parking Benefits
  • Quarterly Bonuses and Incentives
  • Employee Assistance and Wellness Program
  • Educational/Professional Development
  • Technology Reimbursements

Work Environment and Context

  • Requires standing for extended periods, walking, pushing, lifting up to 25 pounds, bending and reaching, stooping, using fingers and hands, kneeling, or crouching.
  • Occasional travel required.

What We Believe

People Are Our Capability – Hearts That Serve – Only Excellence – Stay Nimble - Own It

About Us

HHM Hotels is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other group protected by law.

Posted March 21, 2024

HHM Hotels

An Industry Leader in Hospitality

HHM Hotels is the preferred operator to many sophisticated and institutional owners of hotel real estate, including public and private owners, across the United States and Canada. We are known for consistent outperformance in operating results, the stability of our managed portfolio and operating teams, and our unrelenting focus on people, processes, and technology. HHM Hotels is tireless in delivering results and working closely with our owners across a portfolio of 240 hotels and over $2BN in managed revenues in the United States and Canada.

MANAGEMENT

For the past 30 years, HHM Hotels has focused on building out specific and differentiated capabilities and technology to serve our owners and drive industry-leading results in the areas of revenue generation, cost management, service delivery, and associate development and retention. In particular, we have focused on developing proprietary data, processes, and business systems to drive advantage and maintain our unwavering focus on results across every aspect of our managed hotels.

INVESTMENT

HHM Hotels has a highly active and productive investment team that seeks to leverage our operating capabilities and market knowledge to source, underwrite, and introduce deals to our stable of industry-leading investment partners. We have helped put together dozens of related deals and focus carefully on potential operational efficiencies, brand or market repositioning opportunities, and other ways that we can find value through our extensive market knowledge, operating capabilities, and in-house legal, asset management, and risk management teams.

BRAND POSITIONING

Our experience with branded and independent hotels allows us to quickly determine the brand positioning within a local market to ensure the highest operational profitability. We understand the demands of hotel openings and rebranding because we’ve been on the ground to lead them, from Forbes Five-Star property openings and global product launches to corporate rebranding projects around the world.