Full-Time Food & Beverage Senior Director

We are seeking a strategic, creative, and operationally grounded Senior Director of Global Food & Beverage (F&B) to lead the development and execution of distinctive F&B strategies across our Premium Brands portfolio.

This role will be pivotal in translating brand positioning into tangible, guest-centric F&B experiences that can be executed with excellence in every region, while enabling local adaptation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Leadership & Brand Alignment
   • Define and evolve a clear and compelling F&B vision for each brand, aligned with brand positioning and guest expectations.
   • Translate brand DNA and guest experience pillars into differentiated F&B strategies and concepts that can be activated globally.
   • Act as the global F&B voice in brand and experience forums, embedding F&B as a central element of brand storytelling and guest journeys.
2. Collaboration with Regional F&B Leaders
   • Serve as a trusted partner to regional F&B leaders, co-creating strategies and toolkits that empower regions to drive consistent, high-quality execution.
   • Ensure all global initiatives are developed with early input from regions to address operational realities, market dynamics, and cultural nuances.
   • Support regional F&B teams in implementing new concepts, adapting guidelines, and delivering against guest and business KPIs.
   • Maintain regular engagement with regional leaders to monitor performance, gather feedback, and continuously refine global approaches.
3. Concept Development & Innovation
   • Design and evolve signature dining, bar, and lifestyle experiences that reflect brand identity while staying relevant to global and regional F&B trends.
   • Collaborate with chefs, mixologists, designers, and external partners to craft memorable F&B concepts and narratives.
   • Lead innovation in service formats, sustainability (e.g. plant-forward menus, food waste reduction), and technology integration to enhance guest engagement and operational efficiency.
4. Operationalization & Brand Standards
   • Develop and govern brand standards across all F&B touchpoints, ensuring they are aspirational, executable, and scalable.
   • Work closely with regions to ensure standards are integrated into hotel operations with clear training and support mechanisms.
   • Provide operational playbooks, tools, and best practices to help properties bring the guest journey to life consistently and effectively.
5. Performance Management & Commercial Impact
   • Define and track key metrics across guest satisfaction, profitability, operational efficiency, and brand alignment.
   • Analyze insights and business performance with regional teams to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
   • Support the case for investment in F&B by working with Development and Owner Relations to articulate strategic value and ROI.
6. Cross-Functional Leadership
   • Lead cross-functional project teams in the development and rollout of new concepts, activations, and global programs.
   • Collaborate closely with marketing, design & technical services, guest experience, and brand teams to ensure alignment and impact.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive leadership in F&B strategy and operations within the global hospitality industry.
• Strong experience working in or alongside regional F&B leadership, with a clear understanding of field-level execution.
• Proven track record of translating brand platforms into commercially successful F&B concepts and programs.
• Experience managing across multiple brands and international regions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality, Culinary Arts, Business, or a related field; advanced degree a plus
• Strategic and creative thinker with strong business acumen and commercial orientation.
• Deep understanding of global F&B trends, guest expectations, and operational delivery.

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