Assistant Director of Front Office

Marriott-Internationa; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Employee discount

Job summary

The Chicago Marriott O'Hare is seeking a full-time Assistant Director of Front Office to lead daily hotel operations and ensure outstanding guest experiences.

This role emphasizes leadership, staff development, problem-solving, and collaboration with senior management to drive service improvements. In-person work at Chicago O'Hare with competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and guest service skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication abilities.
• Ability to lead and motivate a hospitality team.

Responsibilities

• Manages day-to-day front office operations to meet service standards.
• Handles guest interactions, complaints and resolutions to ensure satisfaction.
• Leads staff, coaches on service delivery, and fosters teamwork.
• Collaborates with senior leadership to implement action plans for improvements.
• Ensures accurate and timely communication of goals and policies.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Job description

Job Description:

The Chicago Marriott O'Hare is looking for a full-time Assistant Director of Front Office to join our hotel team!

• Manages day-to-day operations, ensuring the quality, standards and meeting the expectations of the customers on a daily basis.
• Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work
• Handles complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
• Strives to improve service performance.
• Collaborates with the Director of Office Manager on ways to continually improve departmental service.
• Communicates a clear and consistent message regarding the Front Office goals to produce desired results.
• Participates in the development and implementation of corrective action plans based on review of comment cards and guest satisfaction results.
• Emphasizes guest satisfaction during all departmental meetings and focuses on continuous improvement.
• Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.
• Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
• Supervises and manages employees. Managing all day-to-day operations. Understanding employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence.
• Ensures employee recognition is taking place on all shifts.
• Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees.
• Provides services that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.
• Improves service by communicating and assisting individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individual coaching when needed.
• Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
• Sets a positive example for guest relations.
• Displays outstanding hospitality skills.
• Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.
• Interacts with customers on a regular basis to obtain feedback on the quality of product, service levels and overall satisfaction.
• Provides feedback to employees based on observation of service behaviors.
• Handles guest problems and complaints effectively.
• Interacts with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels.
• Provides information to supervisors and co-workers by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Informs and/or updates the executives, the peers and the subordinates on relevant information in a timely manner.
• Functions in place of the Director of Front Office in his/her absence.
• Communicates critical information from pre- and post-convention meetings to the Front Office staff.
• Participates in department meetings.

Job Type:

Full-time

Salary:

$50,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k).
• 401(k) matching.
• Dental insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee discount.
• Flexible schedule.
• Flexible spending account.
• Health insurance.
• Health savings account.
• Life insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Professional development assistance.
• Referral program.
• Retirement plan.
• Vision insurance.

Supplemental pay types:

Bonus opportunities

Experience:

• Hotel experience: 2 years (Required)
• Marriott (FSPMS): 1 year (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)
• Overnight Shift (When needed)

Work Location:

In person

The Marriott Chicago O'Hare is an equal-opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture.