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Accor

Global hotel management, franchising, loyalty programs

Hotel Director

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Expert
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France
In Person
Food Service & HospitalityFood & Beverage Operations Management

About the job

Requirements
  • Significant experience as a director or deputy director of a four- or five-star hotel with food service, and ideally a spa and/or seminar activity.
  • Knowledge of seasonal operations, ideally in a mountain setting, is an asset.
  • Knowledge of international hospitality standards and ideally the Accor environment.
  • Strong customer-service and hospitality orientation.
  • Strong financial management and cost-control skills.
  • Strong results orientation.
  • Leadership ability and the ability to unite teams.
  • Strong organizational and planning skills.
  • Strong commercial ability.
  • Ability to analyze performance indicators and turn data into concrete actions.
  • Strong understanding of seasonal operations.
  • Professional English proficiency is essential.
  • The candidate should be charismatic, elegant, approachable, able to represent the establishment to guests and employees, hands-on, an excellent manager, an ambassador for the destination, passionate about hospitality, quality-focused without rigidity, comfortable in a dynamic seasonal environment, and able to make and own decisions.
  • Sensitivity to the product, aesthetics, detail, and guest experience is particularly appreciated.
Responsibilities
  • Define and implement the hotel strategy in coordination with Group leadership and Accor brand objectives.
  • Take overall responsibility for the establishment’s operational and financial results.
  • Manage operations according to the mountain market and its seasonality.
  • Anticipate busy periods and adjust organization, staffing resources, and costs.
  • Ensure consistency and excellence in services across every outlet.
  • Maintain an on-site presence and close relationships with guests and teams.
  • Supervise and support performance across all establishment activities.
  • Monitor service quality and the guest experience.
  • Manage revenue and key ratios, and optimize menus, purchasing, and food costs.
  • Develop local activity and external food-and-beverage clientele.
  • Ensure high-quality reception and event organization.
  • Ensure an excellent wellness experience and manage spa occupancy and profitability.
  • Develop offers combining accommodation, food service, mountain activities, and wellness.
  • Represent the guest experience and maintain four-star-plus service standards.
  • Develop a culture of hospitality, personalized attention, and attention to detail.
  • Monitor guest satisfaction indicators and implement corrective actions.
  • Monitor guest comments, online reputation, and the establishment’s image.
  • Create a consistent experience across the hotel, restaurant, spa, and seminar spaces.
  • Unite, support, and empower teams around a shared service and excellence culture.
  • Recruit, onboard, and retain talent, particularly in a highly seasonal environment.
  • Develop employee skills and encourage teams to work across roles.
  • Give objectives meaning and hold managers accountable for their results.
  • Make timely decisions and lead by example on the floor.
  • Prepare and monitor the establishment’s operating budgets.
  • Manage revenue, margins, and key performance indicators.
  • Control personnel costs, purchasing, consumption, and operating expenses.
  • Build a cost-management and profitability culture among teams.
  • Optimize resources according to business activity and seasonality.
  • Control purchasing and negotiate with suppliers to achieve value for money.
  • Identify ways to improve profitability without degrading the guest experience.
  • Provide regular reports to Group leadership.
  • Grow revenue for the hotel, restaurant, spa, and meeting/seminar spaces.
  • Work closely with Accor’s commercial teams.
  • Develop leisure, corporate, group, seminar, and tailored leisure-event clientele.
  • Identify commercial opportunities in regional and national markets.
  • Build partnerships with local economic and tourism stakeholders, including local suppliers and mountain-tourism organizations.
  • Create events and activities that establish the hotel as a recognized local gathering place.
  • Maintain strong relationships with businesses, institutions, tourism offices, service providers, and destination stakeholders.
  • Integrate the hotel fully into its local area.
Desired Qualifications
  • Seasonal-operations knowledge, ideally in a mountain setting.
  • Knowledge of the Accor environment.
  • Experience with spa and/or seminar operations in addition to hotel food service.
  • A genuine sensitivity to aesthetics, detail, and guest experience.

About the company

Accor operates a global portfolio of hotel brands spanning economy to luxury, providing hotel management and franchising services in the travel and tourism sector. Its revenue comes from room bookings, food and beverage services, and management fees earned from franchised properties. The company runs a loyalty program called A Club to boost guest retention and engagement. Growth is aided by strategic acquisitions, such as Adoria for corporate catering solutions and a stake in Squarebreak for upscale villa rentals. Accor pairs global expertise with local knowledge to deliver consistent hospitality experiences at scale, while pursuing sustainability and positive impact on guests, communities, and the environment. The overall goal is to offer reliable, high-quality experiences across markets and to grow responsibly through responsible expansion and sustainable practices.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Issy-les-Moulineaux, France

Founded

1967

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What believers are saying

  • September 2026: Treasure Island joined Handwritten Collection, giving Accor Las Vegas Strip entry.
  • Accor is developing Sofitel Tangier for 2029 and a Risma tourism academy in Morocco.
  • September 2026 OCEANEs issuance refinanced 2027 debt, lowering near-term maturity pressure.

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  • The 2027 OCEANEs still leave €139 million outstanding, forcing another refinancing by December 2027.
  • Treasure Island's 2027 restaurant plans face Vegas demand swings.
  • A failed 2027 refinancing forces dilutive equity issuance and destroys investor confidence.

What makes Accor unique

  • ALL Accor spans economy-to-luxury brands, locking travelers across segments.
  • Handwritten Collection lets Accor add iconic independents like Treasure Island without heavy ownership.
  • Accor's asset-light management and franchising scales globally while preserving local operator relationships.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Meal Benefits
  • Performance Bonus

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