Director of Asset Management

Noble Investment Group; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality investment firm is seeking a Director of Asset Management in Atlanta, Georgia. This role requires over 7 years of experience in asset management, focusing on maximizing hotel performance and value. Responsibilities include working with third-party managers, assessing properties, and implementing financial strategies to enhance portfolio value. The candidate should possess strong analytical and communication skills and be able to travel approximately 40% of the time. Total compensation includes both a base salary and bonus.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Hospitality Asset Management or related operation/finance.
• Proven experience in budgeting and reporting.
• Ability to travel frequently.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills and ability to interact with diverse personality types.

Responsibilities

• Work with third-party management on hotel performance.
• Perform monthly reviews of hotel data.
• Conduct regular property visits.
• Assess and implement value enhancement opportunities.
• Maximize NOI through budgeting and planning.
• Provide performance reporting to management groups and stakeholders.
• Assist in underwriting and due diligence for new acquisition opportunities.

Skills

Hospitality Asset Management

Finance

Accounting

Market Monitoring

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in finance, business, or hospitality

Job description

Overview

With more than $6.0 billion invested in travel and hospitality real estate over the past three decades, Noble brings scale, consistency, and focus to one of the most dynamic sectors of the U.S. economy. As a fiduciary for globally recognized institutional investors, including pension plans, endowments, foundations, wealth managers, and insurance companies, Noble is entrusted to preserve and compound capital across cycles. Recognized among PERE’s Top 200 Global Investment Managers and as a Best Place to Work by Pensions & Investments and the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Noble’s track record reflects enduring performance, partnership, and purpose.

Learn more at www.nobleinvestment.com.

Noble is seeking a Director of Asset Management to work with the asset management team and third-party managers to maximize the performance and value of our hotels and institutional real estate funds. The Director of Asset Management will lead a portfolio of select-service and extended-stay hotels based in the continental United States. The role is approximately 40% travel.

Reporting Relationships

The candidate will report to the Managing Principal and Head of Asset Management and work closely alongside a team of asset management professionals at the Noble headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Accountable for working with third-party management companies on all aspects of each hotel's performance.
• Performance tracking and ongoing review of all data and documents such as STR data, revenue management data, forecast, and financial statements.
• Perform monthly reviews with all hotels to discuss monthly data and the strategies to improve performance.
• Conduct regular visits to each property.
• Assess, develop, and implement value enhancement opportunities for each hotel.
• Evaluate the physical condition and anticipated capital requirements for each hotel.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of all factors affecting hotel markets and submarkets associated with the portfolio.
• Track occupancy and average rate trends for the sub-markets/competitive sets.
• Track new properties being considered for development.
• Monitor demand generators for significant increases/decreases.
• Develop and implement short-term, intermediate, and long-term strategies to improve the value of the portfolio.
• Maximize NOI through annual budgeting and business planning, financial and strategy reviews, planning and executing of capital projects, and executing agreed-upon strategies.
• Provide performance reporting, including trip visits, internal communication and presentations, and external communication and follow up to management groups.
• Monitor property and portfolio financial performance from an operational perspective.
• Conduct monthly reviews with each property to discuss performance and strategies for improvement.
• Review, evaluate, and approve annually prepared business plans/budgets, including capital budgets, for each property. Provide any cost reduction and revenue enhancement guidance.
• Work with Noble's project development team to ensure that all capital projects are completed on time, and within budget, and evaluate all ROI projects.
• Provide support in underwriting and due diligence of new acquisition opportunities.

Qualifications

The desired candidate should have 7+ years of experience in Hospitality Asset Management and/or related operation or finance. A track record of success, integrity, and academic achievement, supported by the strong recommendation of industry peers, is required. Other qualifications required are:

• Undergraduate degree with a preferred course curriculum focus in finance, business, or hospitality.
• Proven experience in operations, finance, accounting, budgeting, market monitoring, and monthly reporting.
• Well organized, detail-oriented, flexible, confident, analytical, technical, and resourceful.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills and ability to interact with diverse personality types.
• Ability to work well under pressure with compressed project time frames.
• Proactive, hardworking, dedicated, and a self-starter.
• Willingness and capacity to travel.

Compensation

Total compensation will be commensurate with experience and include a base salary and bonus.