Director of Banquets

The Director of Banquets at Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa oversees the daily functions of the Banquets Department, including providing support and guidance to the banquet team, Catering and Convention Services, Convention Services floor, and Banquet Beverage. This role works closely with all hotel departments to ensure successful and effective events resulting in positive guest experiences.

What You Will Do

Support and manage the Events Department while working closely with the Food and Beverage Director and other hotel departments. Supervise, empower, lead, coach, and motivate the banquet team towards exceptional guest service and complete associate engagement. Review Banquet Event Orders for thorough communication, ensure timely setup of functions, and maintain food, beverage, and meeting specifications. Develop innovative décor for banquet function space and perform administrative tasks including payroll, reports, forecasts, and budget.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role requires a leader with hotel experience and thorough understanding of all levels of banquet service, preferably with previous luxury experience as an Event Services Manager or Assistant. Candidates should be creative, innovative, detail-oriented, and organized, with a true desire to understand and anticipate needs in a fast-paced environment. The position offers a starting salary of $84,100, relocation assistance, and benefits including free room nights, medical insurance, 401K with company match, paid vacation, and a complimentary ski pass.

Requirements

• Must have flexibility to work weekends and holidays and a varied schedule
• A true desire to understand and anticipate the needs of others in a fast-paced environment
• Refined verbal and written communication skills
• Must be proficient in general computer knowledge
• Candidates should be extremely creative, innovative, detail oriented and organized
• Hotel experience and a thorough understanding of all levels of banquet service
• Previous luxury experience as a Event Services Manager or Assistant preferred
• Must possess the following strengths: high energy, entrepreneurial spirit, motivational leader, effective communicator, strong developer and trainer and effective in providing exceptional customer service

Benefits

• Free room nights
• Discounted and Friends & Family Room Rates
• Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision Insurance (after 30 days)
• 401K with company match
• Paid Vacation, sick days, new child leave and personal day
• Paid Family Bonding Time and Adoption Assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free meals in our employee cafeteria
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Complimentary ski pass
• Opportunities for career advancement