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Hospitality & Hotels · General Manager

Hotel General Manager Executive Search

Norman Consultants recruits General Managers for hotels and resorts — the leaders who run the property like owners, balancing guest experience, team, and commercial result.

The mandate

The hotel General Manager mandate

The General Manager is the CEO of the property. The role owns the guest experience and the property's reputation, leads the on-site team, and carries the commercial result — occupancy, rate, and profitability — for the asset. In luxury and lifestyle hospitality especially, the GM is the human embodiment of the brand promise.

We recruit General Managers for luxury, lifestyle, and full-service hotels and resorts — leaders who pair genuine hospitality with commercial command.

What we look for

The profile that delivers

  • Property leadership in luxury, lifestyle, or full-service hotels
  • Ownership of the P&L, rate, and occupancy
  • A record of exceptional guest experience
  • Commercial and revenue fluency
  • Leadership of large on-property teams

Hiring a General Manager?

Tell us about the business and the mandate. We'll share a confidential read on the market and the talent.

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How we search

A retained, specialist process

Map the market

We define the role, the brief, and the realistic target universe across hospitality.

Engage the talent

We reach the operators who aren't looking — through a specialist network built over years.

Assess & place

Rigorous, confidential assessment against the mandate, through to offer and onboarding.

FAQ

Common questions

What does a hotel General Manager do?

They lead the property end to end — guest experience, the on-site team, and the commercial result (occupancy, rate, and profitability) — as the CEO of the hotel.

Do you recruit GMs for luxury and lifestyle properties?

Yes — for luxury, lifestyle, and full-service hotels and resorts.

Is the search retained?

Yes — retained and confidential.

Hire the GM who runs the property like an owner

Retained hospitality executive search across the United States.

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