HOTEL MANAGER - THE HOTEL AT LA VALLE

Hotel Manager – The Hotel at La Valle

As the Hotel Manager at The Hotel at La Valle, your passion for creating elevated experiences will shine in every aspect of your role. You’ll manage daily operations, hotel performance, and financials, while curating a space where guests connect with one another and local culture. With proven experience in operations, finance, and communications, you’ll drive collaboration across departments to ensure both guests and team members thrive. As a leader, you’ll foster a positive team environment, inspiring everyone to bring their best every day. You will be an expert communicator, delegating responsibilities and promoting a culture of productivity and efficiency. This hands-on position is ideal for a dynamic leader who is experienced in pre-openings and who excels in a fast-paced resort environment and is dedicated to innovating operations while upholding the highest service standards.

The property is currently closed and undergoing a full renovation.

A transformation to be unveiled in May 2025

ABOUT OUR COMPANY

Springboard Hospitality:

Springboard Hospitality is a premier third-party hotel management company with a 30+ year history transforming lifestyle hotels throughout the United States. Springboard team members are a diverse mix of independent innovators, savvy storytellers, adventure-seekers, tech entrepreneurs, free-thinkers and community leaders making waves across one of the most diverse portfolios in the industry.

At every level, the Springboard team is dedicated to going Above & Beyond to deliver hotels that transform people, properties & communities. From memorable moments at the front desk, to thoughtful room touches, to inspired onsite programming, to locally crafted food and beverage experiences, the Springboard team is committed to empowering the traveler’s journey—inviting them to experience the vibrancy of each hotel’s locale, pushing authentic human connection, exploration, and discovery, while also driving revenue.

https://www.springboardhospitality.com/

THE ROLE

As the Hotel Manager at The Hotel at La Valle, you will be a proven leader with experience overseeing daily operations, room operations, and financial performance, while driving collaboration across all departments. You will have proven experience overseeing operations, and potentially human resources, finance, and communications departments, too. You are an expert communicator with a strong ability to delegate responsibilities and collaborate across a wide range of departments. Ultimately, you are driven by the desire to lead a team toward maximum productivity and efficiency.

SCOPE OF WORK + TEAM

• Reports to Regional Vice President of Operations

• Supports the hotel and represents the company with all guests, clients, associates, and owners.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• They are responsible for consistently delivering results that contribute to the mission and overall success of the hotel by accomplishing performance objectives focused on driving revenue, controlling costs, providing guest and associate satisfaction, and delivering product and service quality.

• Will work directly with Springboards RevGen Leaders (encompassing Revenue, Marketing, Social & Sales), Finance Teams and People & Culture Teams that support the hotels.

ONGOING + EVERYDAY TASKS

• Meet or exceed established budgetary guidelines for the hotel.

• Protect and enhance the value of all hotel assets through appropriate programs in maintenance, security, and housekeeping and through the capital budgeting process.

• Ensure the timely and accurate completion of all period-end financial statements and reports and provide controls to ensure the proper handling and accounting for all hotel receipts.

• Weekly forecasting and planning of operating staffing and cost expenditures to correspond to forecasted sales and costs.

• Develop action plans to maximize occupancy and to maximize average rate.

• Review and approve all operating expenses.

• Maintain credit policies in sales, reservations, and front desk.

• Credit meetings, supervision of collection of major accounts, review of aging reports, and approval of write-offs.

• Develop and supervise programs that promote a positive work environment for all employees while ensuring that all employment-related processes and documentation comply with local, state, and federal laws and regulations.

• Perform other tasks associated as necessary to achieve the financial performance and goals of the organization.

• Confers with administrative personnel and reviews activity, operating, and sales reports to determine changes in programs or operations required.

• Directs preparation of directives to division or department administrator outlining policy, program, or operations changes to be implemented.

• Promotes organization in industry, manufacturing, or trade associations.

• Assure regular repair, upkeep, and overall general maintenance of the hotel and provide a system of on-going maintenance of facilities and equipment.

• Ensure all hotel policies and procedures are fully implemented in all departments, including safety, emergency guidelines, etc.

• Manages all hotel employees (includes, Housekeeping, Engineering, Sales, Front Office, and Reservations).

GUEST & TEAM MEMBER SAFETY

• Adhere to Springboards guidelines to ensure the health, safety and comfort of our team members and guests.

• Utilize and reinforce the use of Proper Protective Equipment (PPE) as required and in accordance with property specific guidelines.

• Stay up-to-date with and ensure execution of all safety and sanitation procedures and standards.

REACHING FOR THE TOP + EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS

• Translate business plans into Team Member-level action that delivers results.

• Lead and motivate property-level leadership teams and be accountable for successful delivery of business plans.

• Explore new business opportunities, curate unique guest experiences, drive optimal profitability, and increase market share.

• Promote a culture of innovation and collaborate with corporate support to improve guest satisfaction and profitability.

• Measure and evaluate the success of property-level business strategies to inform future business plan enhancements

• Monitor strengths and weaknesses of local market and competition.

• Continually verify that business plans and actions have a positive impact on property performance.

• Achieve budgeted KPIs including, but not limited to, departmental profit margins, GOP percentage and GOP $.

PARTNER WITH REVGEN (REVENUE, MARKETING, SOCIAL & SALES)

• Leverage past experience in fostering problem solving, thoughtful & results drive sales culture and approach.

• Work closely with the RevGen team to develop revenue-generating strategies for property while identifying new business leads, develop tailored sales approaches, and actively pursuing leads in every segment with the sales team.

• Verify that the Sales and Marketing strategy is aligned with business strategy and is effectively executed against established goals and hold Sales Leaders accountable for meeting established performance metrics.

• Participate in weekly revenue & sales meetings, supporting efforts and driving performance and actively participate in driving a culture of revenue maximization. Lead daily business review meetings with revenue, sales, and catering.

• Verify that property leaders understand and leverage sales plans to full potential

• Collaborate with Revenue Leadership on strategies and tactics to optimize topline revenues while being responsible for meeting or exceeding established Key Performance metrics for STRs RGI, ARI and MPI.

HOTEL OPERATIONS

• Curate the experience to ensure the guest journey is unique and memorable at every touchpoint.

• Lead high-end Rooms Division (Housekeeping, Front Office, and Engineering) teams in a luxury environment, achieving budgeted departmental profitability and pre-established GSS and engagement goals.

• Ensure the guest arrival and departure experience is elevated and in keeping Springboards Above & Beyond service culture best practices.

• Execute a standard for room product care, cleaning, and maintenance such that rooms always look crisp and new.

• Ensure cleaning and maintenance regimes are in-place and executed at the highest level.

• Ensure landscaping and floral elements are lush and well maintained.

• Ensure that Hotel Rooms division operations leaders are held accountable to pre-established key performance metrics.

• Ensure the look, feel, and scent throughout the property is on point with the property identity and true to its uniquely rooted location.

IDEAL LEADERSHIP APPROACH

• Demonstrate your leader and utilize interpersonal & communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocate sound financial/business decision making; demonstrate honesty/integrity; lead by example and seek first to understand.

• Encourage and build mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

• Elevate service thought communication and assist individuals to understand guest expectations; provide guidance, feedback and individual coaching when needed.

• Coaching and developing others by identifying the developmental needs of others by coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

• Model appropriate behaviors serving as a role model.

• Communicate with all levels of Team Members - Provide accurate, timely, well-informed, and polished communication by telephone, in writing, e-mail, or in-person.

• Create a cohesive and high-performance Leadership Committee that continuously strives for, delivers world-class results, and fosters a culture of excellence. Mediocrity is not accepted.

• Coach the Leadership Committee by providing specific, timely feedback and holds them accountable for performance; create learning and development opportunities for employees; create and effectively execute development plans for both direct reports based on their individual strengths, development needs, and career aspirations

• Verify that all managers are doing the same for their direct reports; identify resource needs to strengthen property teams; create succession plans for future job openings; actively support the staffing process; verify effective work processes, systems and teamwork are in place to maximize individual and overall property performance.

• Verify that all team members are treated fairly, and with respect. Build rapport with Team Members by fostering an environment of open communication and spending time with Team Members on the frontlines. Have an open door policy regarding availability to all employees; validate that pay and benefits are appropriate for labor market; recognize and celebrate the success of Team Members; collaborate with People & Culture to maximize engagement and monitor local labor environment to address issues as needed.

GUEST EXPERIENCE + PR BUZZ

• Foster a refined and attentive service culture that is in keeping with 4-star / 4- diamond standards.

• Interact with guests and other customers on a frequent basis to obtain feedback about their experiences then evaluate feedback to recognize excellent Team Member performance.

• Emphasize and hold leadership team accountable for addressing service areas of improvement or potential gaps, and for developing innovative ways to exceed guest expectations;

• Establish presence in the market by actively promoting an exemplary property image, involving oneself in the local community, and by developing strategic alliances with local officials, businesses, and customers; anticipate needs of large groups or high profile guests in order to deliver flawless service; verifies that products, services, and events attain the appropriate publicity (PR buzz).

EXPERIENCE: 

• Prior Experience: 

  • Minimum of three year's experience as Hotel Manager and/or Director of Rooms. 

  • Hotel pre-opening experience is a PLUS 

  • Experience in all areas of hotel management, including sales and marketing in a first-class hotel organization, daily management of all areas of operations involving people & culture, food and beverage, budget management, rooms, housekeeping, maintenance, and landscaping. 

  • Full-service property experience 

• IT Expertise:  

  • Advanced knowledge of computer software (including Microsoft Office, outlook) and web analytics tools is preferred.  

• Education:  

  • College Degree or equivalent education, i.e., hotel Business College Subject

• Expertise:  

  • Demonstrate a working knowledge of all property safety and security procedures as required maintaining a secure and safe environment for employees as well as guests. 

  • Report any unusual occurrences and/or request to Supervisor. 

  • Read and abide by all the regulations and rules of conduct stated in the Associate Handbook. 

  • Must be service oriented with excellent customer service and sales skills 

  • Must be able to effectively communicate to guests, management, and coworkers and read, write, and understand the English language 

  • Must be energetic and outgoing 

  • Must possess excellent interpersonal and organizational skills 

  • Must be able to follow directions with attention to detail, speed, and accuracy 

  • Must be a team player with the ability to work under minimal supervision 

  • Must be able to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment 

  • Must be able to understand and work with basic financial information and solve basic arithmetic problems 

  • Must be able to type 45 wpm and have the ability to input data and access information on the computer 

  • Must have proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Opera; preferred. 

  • Must be able to exercise confidentiality and discretion.  

OTHER EXPECTATIONS:  

• Abide by payroll policies, procedures and rules of conduct as stated in the Springboard Hospitality Associate Handbook. 

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of all company safety and security procedures. 

• Travel required: As needed for hotel familiarization, content creation shoots and to meet with colleagues. 

• Hours Required: Must be available to work at least one weekend day and some holidays.  

OLS Hotels & Resorts LLC dba Springboard Hospitality (Springboard) is an equal opportunity employer. Springboard provides equal employment opportunity for all associates and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), gender, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information and characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected under federal, state, or local laws.  Springboard also provides reasonable accommodation for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities or medical conditions in accordance with applicable laws.