Luxury Resort General Manager | Guest Experience & Operations Executive

Overview

Accomplished hospitality executive with more than 20 years of experience leading luxury resorts, destination properties, and upscale hospitality operations across branded and independent environments. Expertise includes operational leadership, guest experience strategy, financial performance, team culture development, and large-scale property oversight.

Recognized for building highly engaged teams, elevating service standards, improving operational consistency, and creating memorable guest experiences while maintaining strong financial discipline. Experienced in overseeing complex resort operations inclusive of lodging, food and beverage, spa, recreation, weddings, private events, and VIP guest services.

Brings a collaborative, hands-on leadership style with a strong focus on culture, accountability, and long-term operational success.

Core Competencies & Experience

Luxury Resort & Destination Property Leadership

Led full-scale operations for luxury resorts and destination hospitality environments with oversight spanning guest experience, rooms division, food and beverage, events, recreation, and revenue performance.

Experienced in managing high-profile guest expectations, ownership relationships, seasonal demand fluctuations, and elevated service environments.

Operational Leadership & Team Development

Built and led large hospitality teams across operations, guest services, food and beverage, housekeeping, engineering, and resort programming.

Developed leadership teams focused on accountability, communication, operational consistency, and service excellence.

Guest Experience & Service Culture

Created service-driven cultures centered around personalized hospitality, guest engagement, and memorable experiences.

Implemented operational and service improvements that enhanced guest satisfaction scores, online reputation metrics, and repeat visitation.

Financial Oversight & Business Performance

Managed property budgets, forecasting, labor strategy, operational planning, and departmental profitability.

Balanced guest experience expectations with financial performance goals while improving operational efficiency and long-term sustainability.

Multi-Outlet Hospitality Operations

Oversaw luxury food and beverage outlets, bars, lounges, banquet operations, weddings, private events, and resort programming.

Collaborated closely with culinary, events, and sales teams to align operational execution with brand standards and guest expectations.

Renovation, Repositioning & Property Enhancements

Supported resort repositioning projects, operational transitions, amenity enhancements, and property refresh initiatives.

Helped establish operational infrastructure and leadership alignment during periods of growth and transformation.

Key Achievements

  • Led operations for a luxury destination resort with multiple guest experience touchpoints and seasonal programming.
  • Improved guest satisfaction and operational consistency through leadership restructuring and service culture initiatives.
  • Reduced operational inefficiencies while maintaining elevated guest experience standards.
  • Built leadership teams that improved retention, accountability, and cross-department collaboration.
  • Supported resort enhancement and repositioning initiatives tied to long-term growth objectives.

Certifications & Training

  • Hospitality leadership and operational management training
  • Experienced with hotel operations systems, labor management, and revenue reporting platforms
  • Strong background in guest experience strategy, operational planning, and team development
Job Type
Full Time
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
Years of Experience
20+yrs
Candidate Location
Open to Relocation
Salary Requirements
$225,000+
Job Level
Executive Leadership