The Opportunity

Bonafide International Hospitality Recruitment is recruiting an experienced Hotel Manager on behalf of a confidential hospitality group for a branded four-star lifestyle hotel in Doha, Qatar.

This senior operational leadership appointment requires a commercially astute, hands-on hotel professional with proven experience managing hotel operations, delivering strong financial performance and maintaining exceptional guest experiences within a branded hospitality environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Operational Leadership: Oversee day-to-day hotel operations, ensuring efficient coordination across departments and consistent delivery of brand standards.
• Commercial Performance: Drive operational profitability, cost efficiency, revenue opportunities and overall financial performance.
• Guest Experience: Maintain high levels of guest satisfaction, service quality and brand engagement.
• Team Leadership: Lead, coach and develop department heads and multicultural operational teams, creating a culture of accountability and service excellence.
• Brand Compliance: Ensure operational standards, quality assurance requirements and company policies are consistently implemented.
• Operational Efficiency: Monitor budgets, staffing productivity, departmental performance and resource utilisation.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Maintain effective communication with the General Manager, corporate leadership and relevant ownership representatives, as applicable.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to enhance service delivery, operational processes, guest experiences and commercial performance.

Candidate Requirements

• Proven senior operational leadership experience within internationally branded four-star, upscale or lifestyle hotels.
• Previous experience as a Hotel Manager, Director of Operations or Executive Assistant Manager, with demonstrated responsibility across multiple hotel departments.
• Strong understanding of rooms operations, food and beverage, guest services, financial controls and hotel performance indicators.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multicultural teams and deliver consistent operational and commercial results.
• Sound knowledge of international hotel brand standards, quality assurance and guest satisfaction management.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, problem-solving and stakeholder management capabilities.
• A recognised hospitality management qualification or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Previous GCC or Middle East hospitality experience is advantageous.

The Ideal Candidate

We are particularly interested in a visible, energetic and commercially focused hotel leader who is comfortable working closely with operational teams while maintaining a strong understanding of hotel profitability and guest expectations.

Experience in lifestyle hospitality, contemporary food and beverage concepts and guest-focused hotel operations will be particularly valuable.

Applications

Qualified candidates are invited to apply through Bonafide International Hospitality Recruitment.

To apply, please register or log in at www.bonafiderecruit.com, complete your professional profile and upload your latest CV. Your PROFILE MUST BE 90% or more complete prior to application of interest,

Applications will be reviewed against the requirements of this appointment, with shortlisted candidates contacted for further consideration.

All applications will be treated confidentially. Direct email applications will not be accepted.