General Manager LF

Position: General Manager

Industry: Luxury Lifestyle Hotel

Location: Seattle, Washington

Compensation: Preferred base salary $200,000 to $240,000, with flexibility to approximately $260,000 for an exceptional candidate. Target incentive: 50%.

Position Overview

Seeking a highly accomplished General Manager to lead a luxury independent lifestyle hotel in Seattle. This executive will be responsible for overall property performance while serving as a trusted partner to ownership, driving commercial results, leading a destination Food & Beverage operation, and establishing the hotel as a prominent presence within the Seattle market.

The ideal candidate combines entrepreneurial thinking with disciplined operational leadership and is equally comfortable engaging ownership, leading associates, building community partnerships, and driving financial performance.

Critical Selection Criteria

• Owner-facing leadership and executive presence

• Commercial leadership, revenue generation, and business development

• Strong Food & Beverage expertise, with restaurants and bars viewed as core business drivers

• Independent or lifestyle luxury hotel General Manager experience

• Proven success improving market positioning and competitive performance

• Visible community engagement and external relationship building

Preferred Background

• General Manager experience within luxury independent or lifestyle hotels

• Approximately 100 to 300 guestrooms

• Full P&L accountability

• Destination Food & Beverage operations

• Strong sales and marketing orientation

• Direct interaction with ownership, investors, or asset managers

• Hands-on leadership style with strong executive presence

• Active participation in the local business and hospitality community

Search Priorities

The search is focused on identifying executives who possess the rare combination of operational excellence, owner credibility, commercial sophistication, and market visibility required to establish the property as one of Seattle's premier independent lifestyle hotels. Candidates from highly structured branded environments without demonstrated entrepreneurial leadership are less likely to be competitive.