Summary
Hilton is hiring a Director of Operations for Waldorf Astoria Kuwait. The role oversees daily hotel operations, including budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, service delivery, and compliance with company and brand standards. The director leads guest service and quality initiatives, improves team performance, and supports staff engagement, retention, and professional development. The posting emphasizes leadership, integrity, teamwork, accountability, and a focus on service.
The posting
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Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You
Picture yourself brightening someone’s day. When you join our Hotels team, that’s exactly what you’ll do every time you come to work! As a Director of Operations, you’re not just directing daily hotel operations – you’re spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable experiences that make the stay for every guest.
Responsibilities
Here's what you'll do during a typical day:
- Oversee hotel operations: Lead, direct, and manage daily operations, including budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, service delivery, and compliance with brand and company standards
- Shape service excellence strategy: Monitor guest service trends, assess overall satisfaction, and direct strategies to enhance the guest experience and drive long-term service quality improvements and remove
- Enhance performance and productivity: Identify gaps in processes or team performance and implement strategies for improvement
- Lead quality and service initiatives: Drive the hotel’s quality assurance process by setting goals, enabling service recovery, and monitoring guest satisfaction metrics
- Cultivate a high-performing team: Drive engagement and retention through performance management, professional development, and recognition programs
Qualifications
What It Takes to Make the Stay
At Hilton, our core values define what it takes to succeed here and guide the qualities we look for in every team member:
A passion for spreading the light and warmth of Hospitality. Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing. Inspiring others through Leadership. A belief that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on the Now, bringing urgency and discipline to every moment, knowing it can make a lasting impact.