Clear fees and a defined guarantee
Our expertise

Hotel director recruitment

A hotel director oversees operations, teams, guest relations and daily decisions. A CV is not enough to assess this role.

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  • The fee scale is confirmed before we start
  • We define a sensitive or confidential assignment before contacting candidates
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What we assess

A prestigious CV and the ability to run the property

We first clarify the context: a replacement, a new role, a turnaround, an opening or a transition after a departure. The context changes the profile required. The assessment covers three areas that matter in the role.

  1. Regulation

    Regulation and hotel issues

    Understanding of the regulatory framework and of the issues specific to the property and the role entrusted to us.

  2. Leadership

    Leadership and management

    Ability to lead, structure and support a team in the day-to-day reality of the property.

  3. Performance

    Performance indicators

    Monitoring the performance indicators relevant to the role and its scope.

This assessment separates a prestigious CV from the ability to run the property. You receive a shortlist of qualified directors, with their motivations and their limits.

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Performance, teams and guest experience

  • Experience in a format comparable to yours
  • Service standards delivered in previous roles
  • Ability to manage heads of department
  • Operational performance indicators
  • Hands-on operational leadership
  • Stability and motivations
  • Salary expectations and timeline

None of these areas can be assessed fully from a CV. References are taken at the client’s request, with the candidate’s prior agreement.

Independent properties, groups, openings, takeovers

The assignment may concern a general manager, an operations director, a rooms director or a more specialised leadership candidate.

  • Independent hotels
  • Hotel groups
  • Three- to five-star properties
  • Properties under new ownership
  • Openings
  • Reorganisations
Our commitment

Clear fees. A defined guarantee.

Employees and supervisors
One month of gross salary, excluding VAT
Executive
15% of annual gross fixed and variable pay
Fixed-term contracts
25% to 50% reduction in fees, depending on contract length
Guarantee
Guarantee included during the initial probation period, subject to the contractual terms, whether the departure is initiated by you or by the candidate

Prepare, move forward, decide

To prepare

  • Scope of the role
  • Number of staff
  • Revenue, if you can share it
  • Reporting line and salary range
  • Priorities for the first six months

Before you decide

  • Management style and ability to develop teams
  • Relationship with the owner, commercial performance, financial understanding
  • Resilience under pressure
  • How they talk about an unstable team or a delayed opening

Next steps

Read our approach to understand how we agree the assignment. Check our fees to confirm the applicable scale. Then send the vacancy through contact.

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Assess market remuneration

Our article on luxury hotel director salaries explains typical remuneration and market expectations.

A question about the process, timelines or fees? See the FAQ.

If the vacancy is sensitive or confidential

We agree the assignment before contacting candidates.