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Director of Transitions, Openings and Operational Initiatives
Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Salary
Range $135,000.00 - $145,000.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Medical Coverage
dental coverage
vision coverage
Telehealth service
Pet insurance
hotel discounts
Tuition Reimbursement
Paid Time Off
401k Match
Job Description
Davidson Hospitality Group is a leading hospitality management company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. With a strong presence in the hotel and resort management industry, the company manages a diverse portfolio of properties across the United States. Davidson Hospitality Group is recognized for its innovative approach, delivering comprehensive and results-driven services to each property under its care. Known as a preferred operator for some of the most prestigious brands such as Hilton, Hyatt, Kimpton, Marriott, and Margaritaville, the company provides a unique entrepreneurial management style combined with the personalized service of a boutique firm and the resources of a larger organization.... Show More
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent experience
- Extensive hotel operations experience, including leadership roles within rooms, food and beverage, and overall hotel operations
- Demonstrated experience leading hotel openings, property transitions, or large-scale operational initiatives within a hospitality organization
- Proven ability to serve as a trusted partner to senior executives, asset managers, ownership groups, and brand partners
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong project management and coordination skills
- Experience developing and managing transition budgets and operational readiness plans
- Ability to interpret operational and financial data
- Strong leadership presence
- Highly motivated self-starter
- Ability to travel extensively with 80 percent plus travel required and spend extended time on property during critical phases
- Passion for hospitality and operational excellence
Job Qualifications
- Extensive hotel operations experience, including leadership roles within rooms, food and beverage, and overall hotel operations
- Demonstrated experience leading hotel openings, property transitions, or large-scale operational initiatives within a hospitality organization
- Proven ability to serve as a trusted partner to senior executives, asset managers, ownership groups, and brand partners
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and align diverse teams
- Strong project management and coordination skills with the ability to manage complex initiatives, multiple timelines, and cross-functional teams
- Experience developing and managing transition budgets, operational readiness plans, and project critical paths
- Ability to interpret operational and financial data to support hotel performance and transition success
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to guide General Managers and property teams through complex operational changes
- Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent experience
- Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-travel environment
- Passion for hospitality, operational excellence, and delivering successful property launches
Job Duties
- Lead and oversee hotel openings and property transitions, ensuring operational readiness and successful launches across Davidson’s portfolio
- Serve as the primary coordination point between ownership groups, asset managers, brand partners, General Managers, and corporate teams throughout the transition process
- Direct and manage critical paths, project timelines, and transition strategies for hotel openings and management transitions
- Lead cross-functional teams to ensure all transition milestones, operational requirements, and brand standards are achieved
- Establish, refine, and manage pre-opening and transition checklists, project plans, and tracking tools to drive consistency and scalability
- Coordinate and lead recurring critical path meetings with corporate leaders, brand partners, and property teams to monitor progress and resolve issues
- Oversee development and management of pre-opening and transition budgets, ensuring financial discipline and alignment with company objectives
- Partner with Strategic Sourcing teams on OSE specifications, vendor selection, procurement strategy, and budgeting
- Ensure brand compliance and operational standards are met through audits, implementation support, and on-site engagement
- Provide operational guidance to Design and Technical Services teams during model room reviews and back-of-house planning
- Lead the development and execution of multi-week training programs and operational readiness plans for new openings and transitions
- Support property leadership teams through transition announcements, onboarding, operational ramp-up, and go-live execution
- Utilize project management tools to maintain accountability, transparency, and milestone performance across active projects
- Drive continuous improvement of openings and transitions processes, including development of best practices and operational playbooks
- Analyze operational and financial performance data to ensure successful integration and strong property performance post-transition
- Identify operational gaps and collaborate with corporate leaders to enhance standard operating procedures (SOPs), training programs, and operational processes
- Support broader Strategic Operations initiatives, including enterprise systems implementation and operational improvement projects
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