General Manager – Conference Hotel & Event Center
Recruiting Partner: Charles Frede
Washington, District of Columbia | Food & Beverage & Lodging | Not Remote | $140,000 to $160,000 | Job ID: 166303
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Benefits & Compensation
- Bonus 20%
- Full Medical / Dental / Vision coverage
- 401 (k) with company match
- PTO
- Paid Holidays
- Relocation Assistants
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee daily hotel, conference, and food & beverage operations to achieve financial and service excellence.
- Lead a department-head team including the Assistant General Manager, Directors of Food & Beverage, Sales, Rooms, Engineering, and the Executive Chef.
- Drive revenue growth and profitability through strategic planning, sales leadership, and effective cost control.
- Maintain high guest satisfaction scores and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
- Recruit, train, and develop a high-performing management team and staff.
- Manage a $9M annual P&L, budgets, forecasts, and capital plans in partnership with corporate leadership.
- Oversee event operations across 17,000 sq ft of meeting and banquet space, ensuring flawless execution.
- Collaborate with client and campus partners on shared facilities and operational initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with brand, safety, and sustainability standards.
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years in a senior hotel or conference-center leadership role (GM, AGM, or multi-department director).
- Proven record overseeing full P&L of $8–$12 million operations.
- Demonstrated success managing F&B, conference, and rooms divisions in a high-service environment.
- Strong financial, analytical, and communication skills; experience with budgeting and forecasting.
- Ability to balance multiple stakeholders — client, ownership, and corporate.
- Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality, Business, or related field preferred.
- Open to relocation for qualified out-of-market candidates.
At Goodwin Recruiting, we are committed to our core values and providing world class customer service. We are committed to helping our clients navigate and comply with the complex and ever-changing labor laws as well as help ensure that in every hiring decision, internally and with our client partners, that all viable candidates are considered, and the most qualified candidate is offered the role. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We value all people, understanding that uniqueness and diversity foster a stronger team that is innovative and brings varying perspectives to the table. We put our money where our mouth is and are proud of our efforts to identify a broad slate of candidates, with many hiring success stories to share.
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At Goodwin Recruiting we are committed to our core values. We take our value, Dedicated to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, very seriously and will never discriminate against a candidate or client based on any protected classes. Our clients seek qualified candidates, and that is what we deliver. A person’s age, gender, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or arrest or conviction record has no bearing on whether he, she, or they are able to do the job. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We value all people, understanding that uniqueness and diversity foster a stronger team that is innovative and brings varying perspectives to the table. We put our money where our mouth is and are proud of our efforts to identify a broad slate of candidates, with many hiring success stories to share.
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At Goodwin Recruiting, our clients seek qualified candidates, and that is what we deliver. A person’s age, gender, race, color, marital or family status, national origin, disability, religion, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity has no bearing on whether they are able to do the job. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We work hard to identify a broad slate of candidates for each of our clients, with many hiring success stories to share.