The Opportunity
Collective Hospitality is seeking an enthusiastic Manager of Acquisitions & Hotel Development (Hospitality Experience) to join our Hotel Development Team. In this role, you will engage and collaborate closely with a broad range of external parties including Hotel Owners, Hotel Developers, Hotel Operators, Consultants, Lenders, Builders, and Real estate agents. You will work with our internal team leaders of architects/designers, brand, and Project Services, Operations, Legal, and Finance colleagues.
Our Culture
We believe in the power of belonging and creating a culture of care, where our colleagues become family. Our transformative growth and the addition of new hotels, brands, and business lines can open the door for exciting career and growth opportunities for our colleagues.
About Us
We turn trips into journeys, encounters into experiences, and jobs into careers.
About You
You embody our core values of Empathy, Inclusion, Integrity, Experimentation, Respect, and Well-being. You enjoy working with others, are results-driven, and seek various opportunities to develop personally and professionally.
The Role
Development and its new-unit growth is one of the principal drivers of Collective Hospitality's growth and earnings. As Business Development Manager, your primary contact with the external real estate community is key to the future development and growth of our hotel brands including Socialtel, Slumber Party Hostels, Bodega Hostels, Path Resorts, and Castaway Island.
Responsibilities
1. Understanding of the local real estate and hotel markets
2. Analysis and evaluation of hotel project feasibility to determine the potential growth opportunities for Collective Hospitality brands
3. Travel extensively (75%) and engage with new and existing owners
4. Represent Collective Hospitality at key industry events, conferences, and tradeshows
Qualifications
1. 5+ years of real estate experience, hotel feasibility, hotel financial analysis, and established connections in your region
2. Strong relationships with owners, operators, consultants, management companies, lenders, builders, etc.
3. Demonstrated success in meeting or exceeding goals/quotas and driving business results
4. Excellent negotiation and influencing skills
5. Excellent communication and presentation skills
6. Interpersonal skills and demeanor
7. Able to multi-task and handle multiple relationships and deals