General Manager - Okanagan

True Key Hotels and Resorts

$90K — $120K *
Hospitality & Recreation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years in senior leadership roles within hotel/resort management, particularly strata-titled operations
  • Experience in pre-opening or startup environments
  • Strong operational and financial acumen
  • Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop teams
  • Experience managing vendor partnerships
  • High emotional intelligence and adaptability
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

  • Serve as primary point of contact for owner concerns and guest complaints
  • Build a respectful and inclusive organizational culture
  • Oversee daily resort operations, including guest services and maintenance
  • Develop and monitor operating budgets and financial plans
  • Collaborate with marketing teams to generate demand
  • Recruit, hire, and develop leadership team members
  • Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead the opening of a new resort in a beautiful location
  • Impact on guest experience and owner relationships
  • Chance to shape and build a high-performing team
  • Engagement with the local tourism and business community
  • Potential for professional growth in a senior management role
Full Job Description
The Role

The General Manager is accountable for the successful opening, stabilization and long term performance of a new strata-titled resort in the Okanagan.

This is a senior, on-site leadership role with full day to day operational accountability. The General Manager plays a critical role in shaping the guest experience, strengthening owner relationships, building high-performing teams, and delivering strong financial results - all while embodying the True Key Hotels & Resorts brand and culture.

What you'll be doing

Guest & Owner Experience
  • Serve as the primary escalation point for owner concerns, guest complaints ensuring timely professional resolution.
  • Maintain strong communication and trust with owners and rental program participants.

Leadership & Culture
  • Build a respectful, inclusive and accountability driven culture.
  • Communicate priorities clearly across leadership and frontline teams.
  • Recognize performance and promote engagement and retention.

Operations & Financial Performance
  • Oversee daily operations across Guest Services, Housekeeping and Maintenance.
  • Develop , manage and monitor operating budgets and financial plans.
  • Ensure accurate financials tracking, invoicing and expenditure control.

Sales, Marketing & Community Relations
  • Collaborate with Sales & Marketing on positioning, promotions and demand generation.
  • Use guest feedback and performance data to drive continuous improvement.
  • Represent the resort within the local tourism and business community.

People & Talent Management
  • Recruit, hire and develop department heads and leadership team members.
  • Ensure effective onboarding, training and performance management practices.
  • Partner with HR on position descriptions, training materials and succession planning.

Compliance, Risk & Governance
  • Ensure compliance with employment standards, health & safety, licensing and strata requirements.
  • Attend and contribute to Owners' Association and Strata Council meetings.

What Success Looks Like
  • On time, within budget resort opening and stabilization
  • Strong guest satisfaction and reputation metrics
  • High levels of owner confidence and engagement
  • Achievement of financial targets and budget discipline
  • A stable, engaged and high performing leadership team.

Who you are
  • 5-7 years of senior leadership experience in hotel or resort management, including stata titled operations.
  • Proven experience leading pre-opening or start up environments
  • Strong operational and financial acumen.
  • Demonstrate ability to lead, coach and develop teams.
  • Experience managing vendor partnerships and service contracts.
  • High emotional intelligence, adaptability and self awareness
  • A hands-on ethical leader with a strong work ethic.
  • Excellent communication, organizational and problem solving skills.
  • Curious, grown mindset and commitment to continuous improvement.


This position is only open to Canadian Citizens, Residents, or those possessing a valid Work Visa.

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