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This is not a consulting role-you will operate the hotel, strengthen the team and leave it better than you found it.\nWHO WE ARE\nHotels done differently. At Aparium, we believe in the power of People, Place and Character. Our hotels celebrate their neighborhoods and communities, combining the operating discipline of a larger hotel company with the individuality and soul of independent hotels.\nTHE ROLE\nYou will deploy across the Aparium portfolio, serving as acting General Manager or providing focused leadership during critical periods. You will be accountable for guest experience, associate engagement, financial performance and Food + Beverage execution, working alongside hotel teams and partnering with Aparium leadership and ownership.\n100% travel is required. Assignments last several weeks to several months and may transition directly from one hotel to another, requiring significant time away from home and flexibility in location and duration. A strong Food + Beverage operating background is essential.\nWHAT YOU WILL DO\nQuickly assess each hotel’s people, culture, operations and financial performance; establish clear priorities and measures of success.\nLead from the floor, elevating guest service and building trust with associates and hotel leaders.\nDrive financial results through P&L analysis, labor management, cost controls and partnership with Sales, Marketing and Revenue Management.\nPartner with culinary and Food + Beverage leaders to strengthen restaurant, bar and events execution, guest experience and profitability.\nCoach leaders, address organizational gaps and support critical leadership hiring while building accountability without creating dependency.\nCommunicate progress and risks to Aparium leadership and ownership, embrace each hotel’s local character and deliver a clear handoff to permanent leadership.\nWHAT YOU BRING\nAt least five years of senior hotel leadership experience as a General Manager, Hotel Manager, Director of Operations or equivalent in a full-service, upper-upscale, luxury, boutique or lifestyle hotel.\nSignificant direct operating experience in hotel restaurants, bars and events, with strong financial acumen across the hotel operation.\nA track record of coaching senior leaders and leading cross-functional teams. Task force, opening, turnaround, repositioning, interim or multi-property experience is strongly preferred, as is independent, boutique, lifestyle or luxury hotel experience.\nStrong EQ and emotional intelligence: self-awareness, empathy, composure and the judgment to listen, adapt and act decisively without unnecessary disruption.\nA hands-on, collaborative approach; the ability to build credibility quickly with teams, ownership and community partners; and sound judgment with confidential matters.\nBachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant leadership experience. 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