Hotel General Manager (Milwaukee)

GENERAL MANAGER | LUXURY BOUTIQUE HOTEL | PRE-OPENING

Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin | On-Site

Compensation: $200,000–$220,000 Base Salary + Annual Bonus

Employment: Full-Time | Executive Leadership

The Opportunity

SkyBridge Luxury is conducting a confidential executive search for an accomplished Hotel General Manager to lead the pre-opening, launch, and long-term operation of a new luxury boutique hotel in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced luxury hospitality executive to work closely with ownership, build a high-performing leadership team, establish an outstanding service culture, and position a distinctive boutique property as a premier hospitality destination.

The ideal candidate brings extensive hotel pre-opening experience, proven luxury hotel leadership, full P&L accountability, and sophisticated food and beverage expertise.

Qualified General Managers nationwide are encouraged to apply. Relocation to Milwaukee is required.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• $200,000–$220,000 base salary plus annual bonus
• Executive leadership from pre-opening through operational stabilization
• Direct ownership interaction and meaningful strategic influence
• Opportunity to recruit the opening leadership team and establish the hotel's luxury service standards
• Oversight of distinctive restaurant, bar, private dining, and event experiences
• Opportunity to shape the long-term positioning of a new luxury boutique hotel

Key Responsibilities

• Pre-Opening Leadership: Direct hotel opening strategy, critical-path planning, staffing, budgeting, systems implementation, training, and operational readiness.
• Hotel Operations: Lead all hotel departments, ensuring exceptional guest experiences, operational efficiency, and luxury service standards.
• Financial Performance: Maintain full P&L responsibility, including budgeting, forecasting, revenue management, labor productivity, and profitability.
• Food & Beverage: Provide strategic leadership across restaurants, bars, private dining, banquets, and special events.
• Leadership Development: Recruit, mentor, and develop an exceptional executive committee while creating a culture of accountability and service excellence.
• Ownership Relations: Serve as the principal on-property executive, partnering with ownership, management, and development stakeholders.
• Market Positioning: Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Management to develop demand, strengthen community relationships, and establish the hotel's competitive position.

Required Qualifications

• Hotel Openings: Direct leadership involvement in opening at least three hotels , with substantial responsibility for pre-opening operations and successful launch execution.
• General Manager Experience: Current or recent General Manager experience within a luxury, full-service hotel or resort. This is not a first-time GM opportunity.
• Luxury Recognition: Leadership experience at a hotel or resort recognized by Forbes Travel Guide, MICHELIN Key, or AAA Five Diamond .
• Career Stability: Demonstrated professional progression and strong employment tenure, ideally three or more years in key leadership positions.
• Financial Acumen: Proven expertise in hotel P&L management, budgeting, forecasting, revenue strategy, and financial performance.
• Food & Beverage: Significant operational knowledge of luxury restaurants, bars, private dining, banquets, and event operations.
• Executive Leadership: Strong owner relations, leadership development, team building, and operational accountability.
• Location: Willingness to reside in or relocate to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Preferred Experience

• Multiple successful luxury hotel General Manager assignments
• Independent, boutique, or lifestyle luxury hotel operations
• Historic property redevelopment, renovation, or adaptive reuse
• Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star or Five-Star service environments
• Luxury hotel openings from development through stabilization
• Strong community engagement and local market development

Applicants must demonstrate relevant luxury hotel leadership experience and clearly identify at least three hotel openings , including the property, position held, and direct pre-opening responsibilities.

SkyBridge Luxury welcomes qualified candidates from throughout the United States for this Milwaukee-based executive opportunity.