Hotel General Manager - SkyBridge Luxury

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

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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. xklufbp

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