Senior Director, Regional General Manager
About The Position
The Senior Director, Regional General Manager is a member of the Operations Leadership Team and is primarily responsible for the successful development, communication and execution of a culture that delivers an experience of a lifetime for our employees and guests. This role will oversee resort operations at Wilmot in Wisconsin, Mt Brighton in Michigan, Hidden Valley and Snow Creek in Missouri, and will be based out of one of these locations. In close partnership and alignment with the Regional VP, this position has full business ownership and oversite of their sub-region. As a member of the Region's senior leadership team, the position executes in the development, communication and implementation of company and resort strategic goals & initiatives for long term growth. The right candidate will: Demonstrate strong learning agility. Enjoy and excel in environments where they must tackle and solve new and increasingly complex strategic business challenges and issues—incorporating the newest ideas, technologies, and approaches to business. Be a brave, ambitious and passionate leader while also demonstrating a high level of emotional intelligence and self-awareness. Be an inspiring leader with a demonstrated track record of building high-performing teams and developing talent. Foster an inclusive environment that values unique perspectives and contributions of all team members, driving the development of diverse talent, promoting innovation and growth within the organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree and/or a minimum of 10+ years of multi-unit leadership experience with growing levels of responsibility.
- Ability to read, interpret, and initiate action against financial reports.
- Outstanding track record for building a driven organization in a growth-oriented company.
- Ability to think strategically, understand sophisticated business challenges and formulate effective solutions designed to improve results.
- Experience setting a shared vision and direction and building the excitement needed to influence a wide variety of stakeholders.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to achieve desired results in a fast-paced, highly competitive, multi-tasking environment.
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, communication, negotiation and resolution skills.
- Ability to make effective and persuasive presentations on sophisticated topics to leadership.
- Ability to conduct and analyze research related to consumers, industries, markets and competitors.
- Sophisticated proficiency in MS Office Products; Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint
Responsibilities
- Prioritize and adapt in a constantly changing business and environmental setting.
- Be accountable for business performance of the resorts in their scope including expense management and revenue generation while meeting or exceeding all metrics and goals.
- Be an expert in mobilizing enterprise resources to execute complex business strategies
- Lead a sphere of influence that includes indirect management of resort functions and partnership of corporate functions including Sales & Marketing, Information Technology, Finance, HR, Development, and others.
- Become a leader in the enterprise through the development and execution of progressive and smart strategic, master, and capital plans.
- Be an Inspirational leader with the ability to form effective internal and external business partnerships that influence the business.
- Responsible for maintaining a fully staffed organization as well as the on-going training and development of all direct reports. Develops and maintains a succession planning strategy in line with the organization’s talent philosophy.
- Stay abreast of ski industry trends and news; grow industry relationships and expertise. Use expertise to influence positive change throughout Vail Resorts.
- Ensure all company records are updated and that the necessary permits are in place for continued operation and Ski Area is fully compliant with local, state and federal rules and laws
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Free passes for employees
- Employee discounted lift tickets for friends and family
- Free ski lessons
- 40% retail discounts
- Free ski passes for dependents
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Excellent training and professional development
- Referral Program
- Health Insurance; Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Vision Insurance plans (for eligible seasonal employees after working 500 hours)
- Critical Illness and Accident plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
