Senior Manager - Hospitality Asset Management and Pre-Opening

Senior Manager - Assets Management

1. Pre‑Opening & Operational Readiness

• Lead pre-opening activities within timelines and budgets.
• Develop pre-opening plans, SOPs, workflows.
• Conduct risk assessments and readiness audits.
• Maintain CPC (Critical Path Calendar).

2. Stakeholder Coordination

• Act as the central link between operators, internal teams (Projects, EPC, Legal, Finance, ESG, HR, Procurement).
• Drive coordination meetings and track deliverables.

3 Project Management

• Build detailed pre-opening critical path: staffing, procurement, OS&E/FF&E, training, compliance.
• Identify risks, escalate and mitigate.

4. Brand Compliance & Technical Alignment

• Ensure compliance with brand standards—design, technical, operational, service.
• Coordinate brand inspections and sign‑offs.
  

5. Group Standards & Governance

• Integrate Group’s safety, ESG, digital, procurement, finance governance standards.
• Support statutory & regulatory compliance.
  

6. Operational Readiness

• Ensure readiness across Rooms, F&B, Engineering, Security, IT, HR, Finance, Spa, Support functions.
• Ensure system integration, OS&E procurement, licensing, training are completed.

7. Budgeting & Financial Oversight

• Prepare and monitor pre‑opening budgets.
• Work on P&L assumptions, staffing plans, productivity metrics.
• Track spend and recommend corrective actions.
  

8. Handover & Opening

• Manage soft opening, trial stays, and brand-mandated pre‑opening rituals.
• Ensure seamless handover to operations with complete documentation.
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality / Business; Master’s preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in hospitality asset management / pre-openings.
• Minimum 2 years hotel pre-opening experience.

Experience Level

Senior Level