Vice President, Operations - Airline Lounges

Sodexo S A•Chicago, IL

49d•Remote

About The Position

Sodexo Live! is seeking a Vice President of Operations for our Airport Lounge Business Segment. We are looking for an inspirational, dynamic, and passionate leader of premium hospitality food & beverage operations. This position reports directly to the Senior Vice President, Operations and has 5 to 6 direct reports. This is a remote position with 70% travel initially and there after up to 50%Candidates should reside on the East Coast or Central and must reside near a major airport. The Vice President of Operations will lead a $160M portfolio that will manage approx. 26-30 Club - Lounges across the United States and will have responsibility for maintaining and developing client relationships, operational execution, and business planning. You will be a key member of the leadership team, actively supporting business operations, and segment strategic initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess high standards for food and hospitality and be able to translate that into action, inspiration, and accountability within their team. You will be responsible for retaining all current business, developing strong teams, and optimizing profitability to help grow the business. This role requires frequent travel to the lounge locations in your operations portfolio of business and is an exciting opportunity to work with your team to apply your current food & beverage operations leadership experience/knowledge to be the bridge that connects, motivates and influences the greater team towards achieving organization goals while identifying and developing future leaders.