General Manager - Hotel Indigo Torquay

IHG Hotels & Resorts; Torquay; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

IHG Hotels & Resorts is seeking a General Manager for their new Hotel Indigo in Torquay. This role involves launching the property, building a strong team, and creating a unique guest experience that reflects the local culture. Ideal candidates will have proven leadership in upscale hotels and a passion for community engagement.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and commercial success in upscale or boutique hotels.
• Experience opening or rebranding hotels is highly desirable.
• Deep understanding of local markets and guest expectations.

Responsibilities

• Build authentic relationships with guests and the community.
• Assemble and develop a high-performing, motivated team.
• Leverage Torquay’s appeal to drive performance.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Commercial Acumen

Team Building

Job description

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As General Manager of Hotel Indigo Torquay, you’ll be the neighbourhood host, connecting our guests to the heart and soul of the local area. You’ll be responsible for launching this brand-new property, building an exceptional team, and curating a guest experience full of personality, warmth, and storytelling.

You’ll be a good fit if you are:

• Warm, personal, unscripted — and naturally curious.
• A skilled communicator and connector, both internally and externally.
• Commercially astute, energetic, and unafraid of doing things differently.
• A strong local advocate — you know what makes Torquay special and how to share that with the world.
  
  

What You’ll Do:

Guest Obsessed

• Build authentic relationships with guests and the community.
• Champion local culture and infuse it into the guest journey.
  
  

Performance Builder

• Assemble and develop a high-performing, motivated team.
• Lead and inspire the team to deliver above-and-beyond experiences.
• Balance hands-on leadership with strategic delegation.
• Be present, human, and approachable in your leadership style.
  
  

Commercial Entrepreneur

• Embrace creativity and ambiguity as opportunities.
• Leverage Torquay’s leisure and lifestyle appeal to drive performance.
• Champion non-traditional approaches that align with our brand ethos.
  
  

Powerful Connector

• Foster meaningful internal and external relationships.
• Support sustainability and community-focused initiatives.
• Act as an ambassador for Hotel Indigo within the region.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Proven leadership and commercial success in upscale or boutique hotels.
• Previous experience opening or rebranding hotels is highly desirable.
• Deep understanding of local markets and guest expectations.
• Familiarity with IHG and the Hotel Indigo brand is advantageous.
• A true people leader with the ability to inspire, develop and retain talent.
  
  

Hotel Indigo is an upper-upscale lifestyle brand that captures the true spirit of the neighbourhood. With over 150 properties worldwide, we look for individuals that can inspire our guests to make unique discoveries through meaningful connections to the diverse people, places, and cultures of the local area.

Bring your story, to inspire new ones.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management

• Industries

  Hospitality

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