Regional Vice President, Luxury CALA

Marriott International is the world’s largest hotel company, renowned globally for its extensive portfolio of brands and a reputation for excellence in hospitality. With a commitment to innovation and guest satisfaction, Marriott operates luxury, premium, and select-service properties across multiple continents. This position is based in the CALA Regional Office located at 1200 S Pine Island Rd, Plantation, Florida, and represents a full-time management opportunity offering a competitive pay range from $231,000 to $358,000 annually, alongside bonus eligibility and stock packages. Marriott is dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment that values diverse experiences and cultural backgrounds, ensuring equal opportunities for all associates.

The role of Regional Vice President, Luxury at Marriott International is a senior leadership position responsible for overseeing a subset of luxury hotel operations across prominent brands like Edition, St. Regis, Ritz Carlton, W, and Bulgari. This pivotal role entails ensuring the implementation and execution of luxury brand service strategies and initiatives tailored to meet or exceed guest expectations within the designated area. The Regional Vice President will partner closely with General Managers, Market Assistant Vice Presidents, and Assistant General Managers to align operations, drive financial performance, and deliver exceptional customer satisfaction. Key responsibilities include maintaining brand standards, leveraging centralized corporate services for operational excellence, conducting comparative analyses to share best practices, supporting new hotel development, and delivering balanced scorecard results.

Additionally, this role is expected to manage talent by overseeing the selection, performance management, and development of property General Managers and their teams. It also involves critical financial stewardship of the portfolio’s P&L, capital expenditures, cost containment, and collaboration with Human Resources and Sales & Marketing to drive revenue. The Regional Vice President acts as the primary liaison for owner relations, balancing owner interests with corporate goals, and managing escalation for owner-related issues.

A key aspect of the role includes serving as the primary point of contact for luxury brand standards and culture within the continent team, as well as acting as a secondary spokesperson for external media focused on brand initiatives and products. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of progressive hotel industry experience, preferably with multi-unit leadership and international exposure, excellent skills across food and beverage, event management, revenue management, human resources, and quality assurance. They must demonstrate the ability to operate effectively in a matrix organization, manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, and deliver results despite adversity.

Marriott values strategic innovators with a strong track record of creating influential owner relationships and delivering superior business performance. Preferred skills include financial acumen, strategic business evaluation, customer engagement, problem-solving, and strong communication and negotiation capabilities. Bilingual candidates fluent in Spanish and English are highly desirable. Educational requirements include a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, with graduate degrees such as an MBA being preferred.

Marriott International supports its associates with comprehensive benefits such as 401(k) plans, stock purchase plans, discounts, flexible spending accounts, medical, dental, vision coverage, paid parental leave, and educational assistance. The company is committed to a hybrid work environment to maintain connectivity and supports relocation assistance for eligible candidates. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to world-class luxury hotel operations and be part of an amazing global team dedicated to excellence and growth.