A wholly-owned subsidiary of Great Eagle Holdings, Langham Hospitality Group (LHG) comprises a family of distinctive brands, including The Langham Hotels and Resorts, Cordis Hotels and Resorts, Eaton Workshop and Ying’nFlo. With over 40 hotels and residences in operation or development, LHG has a global footprint that extends across Asia, Europe, North America, Australasia and the Middle East.
The Langham, Boston is one of the city’s most historic hotels and one of the most iconic luxury hotels in the US. You will be leading with a passionate & talented Reservations & Sales team to drive for service excellence and the revenue success of The Langham, Boston, by focusing primarily the groups and social markets while in alignment with the culture and values of Langham Hospitality Group.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with Revenue Management to ensure accurate execution of pricing, inventory, and distribution strategies within the reservations function.
- Focus on maximizing conversion, call quality, and booking accuracy.
- Monitor booking trends, call patterns, and channel production to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and conversion.
- Maintain awareness of market conditions and competitor activity to support informed selling practices.
- Ensure all rates, packages, and promotions are correctly loaded and consistently reflected across all booking channels.
- Oversee daily Reservations Department operations, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and adherence to brand standards. Includes answering calls and making reservations as needed.
- Monitor call quality, conversion rates, and team productivity, addressing gaps through coaching and process improvement.
- Ensure effective use and optimization of systems (Shiji, SynXis, OTA extranets, Onyx).
- Manage scheduling, payroll, and staffing levels in alignment with business needs.
- Oversee commission processing, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Maintain strong communication with Central Reservations to ensure consistency and alignment.
- Lead and develop a high-performing reservations team through coaching, feedback, and accountability.
- Foster a culture focused on service excellence, ownership, and sales through service.
- Identify talent and support development through structured growth plans.
- Conduct training on systems, product knowledge, and guest interaction standards ensuring all guest interactions (phone and email) reflect luxury service standards.
- Continuously improve the booking experience to ensure ease, clarity, and satisfaction.
- Prepare and share performance reports focused on reservations metrics (conversion, call quality, productivity).
- Lead regular team meetings focused on performance, engagement, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with Front Office, Sales, Marketing, and Revenue teams to ensure alignment and seamless execution.
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree preferred.
- Minimum 2 years of supervisory/management experience in Reservations or Front Office in a luxury hotel.
- Proficient in Shiji, Synxis, third-party OTA extranets, Onyx, Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
- Operational leadership with strong attention to detail
- Service-driven mindset with sales awareness
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Effective communication and team leadership
- Ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Digital dexterity, e.g. using computer keyboard, computer/software applications
- Stand, sit, reach, grasp, lift/carry, walk, climb, kneel, squat, bend, push/pull.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
Salary Range:
- $85,000 - $90,000 annually
For more information about the property, please visit: https://www.langhamhotels.com/en/the-langham/boston/
Skills Required
- Minimum 2 years of supervisory/management experience in Reservations or Front Office in a luxury hotel
- Proficient in Shiji, Synxis, third-party OTA extranets, Onyx, Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- Undergraduate degree preferred
What We Do
A wholly-owned subsidiary of Great Eagle Holdings, Langham Hospitality Group (LHG) comprises a family of distinctive brands, including The Langham Hotels and Resorts, Cordis Hotels and Resorts, Eaton Workshop and Ying’nFlo. With over 40 hotels and residences in operation or development, LHG has a global footprint that extends across Asia, Europe, North America, Australasia and the Middle East. The group takes its name from The Langham, London, Europe's first Grand Hotel. For over 150 years, this flagship property has been the pinnacle of sophisticated and gracious hospitality, a philosophy that is reflected group-wide through inspiring design, cutting-edge innovation, sincere service and an unwavering commitment to building great memories. With dedicated colleagues in more than 20 hotels located in major cities throughout four continents, we foster an engaging and respectful workplace to nurture careers, delight guests, and embrace the company's vision to be a global hospitality group that pursues excellence.
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