Description
About Hotel Saint Vincent
Located in a landmark 1861 building in the Lower Garden District of New Orleans, Hotel Saint Vincent is a 75-room hotel from Austin-based hospitality group McGuire Moorman Lambert Hospitality, founded by industry veterans Larry McGuire, Tom Moorman, and Liz Lambert. Hotel Saint Vincent honors the property's storied history while delivering exceptional hospitality through thoughtful design, genuine service, and memorable guest experiences.
Our Leadership Tenets guide how we work at Hotel Saint Vincent:
Own It | Lead with Respect | Win as One Team | Learn and Elevate | Leave Them Better
Position Summary
Hotel Saint Vincent is one of New Orleans' premier luxury lifestyle hotels, on Magazine Street in the Lower Garden District. We are hiring a Director of Sales to create demand and grow group, leisure, banquet and partnership revenue, and to lead the Sales & Events team.
Reporting to the Hotel General Manager, this leader owns the accounts, the advisor relationships, the pipeline and the bookings. New business development is central to the role: most of the growth is expected to come from accounts the Director goes out and wins.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and own the annual sales plan with the Hotel General Manager, then deliver it.
- Generate new business across group, leisure, banquet and partnership segments.
- Build and deepen relationships with luxury travel advisors, consortia and agency partners.
- Develop corporate, entertainment, wedding and social group accounts in and beyond the New Orleans market.
- Partner with Revenue Management on pricing, segment mix and forecasting.
- Maintain a disciplined, well-documented pipeline and a consistent weekly sales cadence.
- Coach and develop the Sales & Events team against clear goals and KPIs.
- Represent Hotel Saint Vincent at trade shows, client events and industry functions.
- Work with Marketing and Food & Beverage on packages and programming that convert.
Qualifications
- 8–10+ years of hotel sales experience, including 3–5 years leading luxury hotel sales.
- Proven revenue results you can speak to in numbers — group, banquet and partnership growth.
- Established luxury travel advisor and consortia relationships.
- Strong communication skills and financial acumen; confident in forecast and budget conversations.
- Experience hiring, coaching and holding a team accountable.
- Disciplined pipeline hygiene and fluency with hotel sales and CRM systems.
- New Orleans market knowledge is a plus.
- Flexible schedule, including occasional evenings, weekends, and industry events as business needs require.
What Success Looks Like
- A growing pipeline of qualified opportunities across group, leisure and banquet.
- Group and banquet revenue up — new accounts and deeper share from existing ones.
- A forecast the General Manager and Revenue Management can plan against.
- A broader, more productive luxury advisor network.
- A Sales & Events team working to clear targets and a visible weekly cadence.
Why MML Hospitality
Join an entrepreneurial hospitality company known for exceptional hotels, restaurants, design and guest experiences. Our properties are built with care and run by people who are close to the work — which means a genuinely distinctive product to sell, and the room to shape how it goes to market.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive Salary + Bonus Structure
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- MML Property Discounts (Hotel, Restaurant, Retail)
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
- 401(k)
- Parental Leave
By applying for this position, you acknowledge and agree to the background check process as a condition of employment.
MML Hospitality is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status. Employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs.
Skills Required
- Minimum five years progressive hotel sales experience
- Previous hotel sales leadership experience
- Demonstrated success developing and executing sales strategies and achieving revenue goals
- Strong understanding of group, corporate, and leisure market segments
- Knowledge of the New Orleans hospitality market and local business community
- Strong leadership, coaching, negotiation, presentation, and relationship-building skills
- Commercially minded with ability to analyze production, market data, forecasts, and revenue opportunities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong organization, follow-through, and attention to detail
- Ability to build collaborative relationships across departments and lead by example
- Experience with hotel CRM, sales, property management, and reporting systems
- Flexible schedule including occasional evenings, weekends, and industry events as business needs require
- Agreement to background check as a condition of employment
