General Manager

Grounded in our Purpose to "care for People so they can be their Best," a Hyatt General Manager is responsible for bringing this Purpose to life through the execution and delivery of the Hyatt brand and brand experiences across all stakeholders: guests, colleagues, customers, owners, and communities.

With passion, care, and a strong work ethic, Hyatt General Managers actively and consistently engage all stakeholders to listen, learn, and lead a diverse team focused on building brand loyalty and cultivating positive guest experiences.

Operations & Business Acumen


• Effectively manage owners' assets with an on-going focus on maximizing returns and identifying the value proposition that Hyatt delivers as a management company.


• Develop, execute, and evolve a multi-year property level business strategy with focus on brand positioning.

• Maintain and build a positive and effective relationship with the property ownership on behalf of Hyatt.

• Understand and utilize data insights to inform strong business cases for decisions.

• Understand property financials, including departmental P&Ls and provide oversight of ongoing financial reporting, forecasting, and planning.

• Challenge and improve current practices and environment to meet the quality expectation of guests and customers.


• Optimize the overall sales and revenue management strategy to capture growth and deliver long term profitability.

• Maintain a pristine and well-maintained facility to preserve ownership's asset value.

• Lead the capital planning process and utilization of the owner's capital to fund property improvements over time.

• Embrace technology and digital initiatives to drive property performance and connectivity to guests and colleagues.

• Ensure the safety of colleagues & guests.

• Ensure property operations, guest service, and commercial offerings are aligned to the brand.

• Practice and promote environmental sustainability.

Experiment to Improve


• Balance the needs and support of the property's leaders, colleagues, guests, customers, owners, and community reputation.

• Adapt to a changing world and envision new possibilities for generating profit and revenue growth.

• Exhibit sound judgement and decision making.

• Use data in day-to-day problem solving to address underperformance, test ideas, learn and accurately measure impact.

• Balance the efficiency of existing practices with the need to adapt; focus energy to drive change in places where there will be a meaningful financial, operational, colleague, or customer experience impact

• Approach challenges or new opportunities with a test and learn mindset.

Drive Impact


• Articulate a clear, consistent, and effective message when communicating with diverse audiences.

• Execute a strategic vision through property leaders to drive daily tactics and execution.

• Partner with the property's leadership team to build accountability and achieve shared success.

• Quickly recognize and act on critical feedback from customers and colleagues.

• Take initiative to fix systems and processes that aren't working well quickly and eliminate barriers to delivering a seamless and caring experience to guests, members, and customers.

• Build a collaborative environment with open, clear, cross-functional communication and engagement to drive the business forward.

• Plan and lead in a proactive way, even if situations are ambiguous, stressful, or unexpected situations.

Develop Talent


• Execute Hyatt's talent agenda and processes to recruit, hire, develop, retain, and motivate an inclusive workforce.

• Support colleagues in understanding their role as brand ambassadors so they can deliver authentic and caring service to customers and guests.

• Delegate skillfully and allow others to develop alternative ways of accomplishing work.

• Coach, mentor, and develop future leaders for Hyatt.

• Find targeted development assignments for promising talent, including opportunities that cross functional boundaries.

• Serve as a leader in the community by engaging and collaborating with local business partners while maintaining a positive brand reputation.

• Build a strong talent pipeline.

• Measure and improve colleague engagement.

Champions Hyatt's Purpose & Culture


• Promote and role model Hyatt`s values (empathy, integrity, respect, inclusion, experimentation, and wellbeing).

• Truly listen to others (both colleagues and guests), imagine their experience with empathy, and respond with compassion.

• Cultivate an inclusive workplace rooted in fairness and respect where all colleagues feel valued for who they are and are encouraged to actively participate in their property's culture and success.

• Help colleagues and people leaders balance competing demands and prioritize self-care so they can be their best selves.

• Be open and honest and treat others with appreciation.


• Demonstrate open-mindedness and embrace a range of perspectives.

• Maintain the highest level of ethical conduct as expected by all stakeholders.

The salary range for this position is $142,300 to $189,750. Decisions regarding individual salaries will be made based on a number of factors, including experience and qualifications.