Director of Rooms - NoMad Detroit

The Director of Rooms also maintains ownership of Rooms division budgets, forecasts, labor performance, operating standards, and cross-functional coordination, partnering closely with the General Manager and hotel leadership to support the overall performance of NoMad Detroit.

Rooms Division Leadership & Operational Oversight

• Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership of Front Office, Housekeeping, and Valet operations, giving clear direction, guidance, and support to department leaders.

• Establish and maintain consistent Rooms division operating standards, service expectations, procedures, and accountability across all assigned departments.

• Maintain a highly visible presence throughout guest-facing and back-of-house Rooms areas and monitor operations to ensure standards are consistently executed.

• Monitor rooms-related systems, processes, and procedures that directly affect the guest experience and ensure appropriate controls, follow-up, and corrective action are in place.

• Ensure effective communication and coordination among Front Office, Housekeeping, and Valet so room readiness, arrivals, departures, guest requests, and service recovery are handled seamlessly.

• Review daily operations, occupancy, arrivals, departures, VIP activity, group movements, room status, service issues, and other business needs and ensure appropriate operational plans are in place.

• Identify operational trends, service gaps, and opportunities for improvement and implement appropriate solutions with department leaders.

• Serve as the senior Rooms leader in the hotel and assume additional operational leadership responsibilities as assigned by the General Manager.

  Front Office & Guest Experience

• Provide leadership and oversight of Front Office operations and ensure guest arrival, registration, check-in, check-out, billing, and departure processes are efficient, accurate, welcoming, and consistent with NoMad standards.

• Ensure Front Office leaders and team members are equipped to anticipate guest needs, personalize service, communicate effectively, and resolve concerns with confidence and professionalism.

• Monitor guest feedback, service-recovery activity, operational issues, and recurring concerns and work with leaders to address root causes.

• Personally engage with guests when appropriate to resolve complex or elevated service concerns and support special requests.

• Ensure VIP arrivals, special occasions, repeat guests, groups, and other high-touch experiences are appropriately coordinated across Rooms and hotel departments.

• Partner with Sales, Revenue, Food & Beverage, Guest Relations, and other departments regarding group movements, site visits, special requests, and operational requirements that affect the guest journey.

  Housekeeping Oversight

• Provide leadership and oversight to the Executive Housekeeper and ensure Housekeeping operations consistently support room cleanliness, presentation, readiness, and NoMad luxury standards.

• Ensure effective coordination between Housekeeping and Front Office regarding room status, priorities, early arrivals, late departures, out-of-order rooms, special requests, and VIP accommodations.

• Monitor housekeeping performance, room inspection standards, productivity, staffing, guest feedback, and operational trends through the Executive Housekeeper.

• Partner with the Executive Housekeeper and Engineering to ensure guestrooms, public areas, equipment, and facilities concerns are identified, communicated, and resolved timely.

• Support the Executive Housekeeper in maintaining appropriate operating procedures, quality controls, inventory practices, and team development within Housekeeping.

  Valet & Arrival Experience

• Provide leadership and oversight of Valet operations and ensure the vehicle arrival and departure experience reflects NoMad's standards of warmth, efficiency, professionalism, and care.

• Ensure valet staffing, traffic flow, vehicle handling, guest communication, key control, safety practices, and service standards are effectively managed.

• Monitor valet service performance and guest feedback and work with the responsible leader or service partner to address operational or service concerns.

• Coordinate with Front Office, Security, Events, Sales, and other departments regarding VIP arrivals, group movements, special events, high-volume periods, and other arrival logistics.

• Ensure contracted valet operations, when applicable, perform in accordance with hotel expectations, contractual requirements, safety standards, and NoMad service standards.

  Leadership, Talent & Team Development

• Lead, coach, develop, and hold accountable Rooms department leaders, including the Executive Housekeeper and Front Office leadership, as well as the responsible Valet leader or partner.

• Partner with People & Development on recruitment, selection, onboarding, performance management, employee relations, succession planning, and leadership development within the Rooms division.

• Set clear performance expectations for Rooms leaders and provide regular feedback, coaching, recognition, and development.

• Monitor team member and leadership performance and encourage continuous improvement, engagement, accountability, and internal growth.

• Ensure Rooms leaders maintain appropriate staffing, scheduling, training, and departmental communication based on business needs.

• Promote a positive, respectful, inclusive, and service-focused work environment across the Rooms division.

  Financial Management, Budgetig & Forecasting

• Develop, monitor, and manage Rooms division operating budgets, forecasts, labor plans, expenses, and productivity in partnership with the General Manager and Finance.

• Review daily, weekly, monthly, and annual financial and operating performance for assigned departments and identify opportunities to improve efficiency while protecting the guest experience.

• Provide direction to Rooms department leaders regarding labor management, scheduling, purchasing, supplies, operating expenses, and other departmental cost controls.

• Review and support capital planning and capital requests affecting guestrooms, Housekeeping, Front Office, Valet, and other Rooms-related operations.

• Use occupancy forecasts, business volumes, guest patterns, group activity, and operational data to ensure staffing and resources are appropriately aligned with demand.

• Balance financial performance and productivity expectations with NoMad's service, quality, and guest-experience standards.

  Guest Relations, Service Recovery & Quality

• Model and reinforce a guest-first approach throughout the Rooms division and ensure concerns are addressed promptly, thoughtfully, and professionally.

• Communicate directly with guests when necessary to answer questions, resolve complex concerns, and support service recovery.

• Review guest feedback, quality results, complaints, and service-recovery trends and work with department leaders to implement sustainable improvements.

• Ensure guest preferences, special requests, and relevant information are communicated effectively among Rooms departments and other hotel teams.

• Support the General Manager in resolving significant guest concerns and special situations when requested.

• Thorough knowledge of Front Office, Housekeeping, guest services, and luxury hotel Rooms operations.

• Demonstrated ability to lead multiple departments and develop department heads, managers, and team members.

• Strong knowledge of hotel property-management, registration, reservations, communications, room-status, and related Rooms systems.

• Strong financial-management skills with the ability to develop and interpret budgets, forecasts, labor plans, operating results, and productivity measures.

• Exceptional guest-relations and service-recovery skills with the ability to resolve complex situations using tact, patience, diplomacy, and sound judgment.

• Excellent written, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and departments effectively in a fast-paced luxury hospitality environment.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify trends and implement practical operational improvements.

• Ability to build strong cross-functional relationships and communicate effectively with guests, team members, department leaders, executives, vendors, and external partners.

• Working knowledge of housekeeping sanitation, cleanliness, room-inspection, and related operational controls.

• Bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management, Hotel Administration, Business Administration, or a related field preferred. Equivalent progressively responsible hotel operations experience may be considered.

• Minimum five years of progressively responsible hotel Rooms or operations leadership experience strongly preferred.

• Previous leadership experience in Front Office, Housekeeping, Guest Services, or Rooms Division operations required.

• Demonstrated experience leading managers and multiple operating functions within a hotel environment.

• Luxury, lifestyle, or full-service hotel experience strongly preferred.

• Experience managing departmental budgets, forecasts, labor, guest-service performance, and operational standards required.

• Pre-opening or hotel-opening experience is a plus.