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Position: General Manager
Property: Nice Centre Hotel – to be rebranded as a Tribute Portfolio hotel (Marriott International soft brand) on completion of conversion in H1 2027
Location: Nice city centre, French Riviera
Reports to: Asset Manager / Managing Director – Kingfisher Hospitality
Contract: CDI – full time, on-site
Start date: Ideal start Q3 2026 to lead the conversion
Position Context
The Nice Centre Hotel is a centrally located, full-service hotel currently operated as an independent (white label) property. Following a Property Improvement Plan, the hotel will be repositioned and reopen as a Tribute Portfolio hotel – Marriott International’s soft brand for independent-spirited, design-led hotels – in the first half of 2027.
The General Manager is appointed by the Owner and accountable to the Asset Manager. The role combines two distinct mandates:
(i) leading the conversion programme, brand integration and pre-opening through to a successful brand launch, and
(ii) operating the hotel post-opening to deliver brand standards, guest experience, owner returns and the asset-level business plan.
This is a high-visibility role suited to a commercially minded, conversion-experienced GM who can balance Marriott brand discipline with the entrepreneurial, distinctive personality that defines Tribute Portfolio.
Key Responsibilities – Pre-Opening & Conversion (through H1 2027)
Conversion programme
• Act as the Owner’s on-site lead during the PIP and conversion, working alongside the Asset Manager, project manager, designers and Marriott’s opening team.
• Track scope, programme and budget for the FF&E, OS&E and capex works; flag variances early and propose mitigation.
• Manage the Transition Services Agreement (TSA), HMA/Franchise Agreement obligations and the relationship with Marriott’s opening services, brand, technology and revenue teams.
• Oversee the implementation of all Marriott systems (PMS, MARSHA/Reservations, Empower, GXP, mFOSSE/Opera, HotSOS, loyalty integration to Marriott Bonvoy, etc.) on time and to standard.
Brand & concept
• Translate the Tribute Portfolio brand framework into a distinctive, locally rooted hotel narrative – design language, F&B concepts, guest journey, voice and tone – that earns brand approval and differentiates the hotel on the Riviera.
• Lead F&B repositioning in partnership with the Owner and any third-party operator, including outlet concept, menu engineering and pricing strategy.
• Champion sense of place: integrate Niçois culture, cuisine and craft into the guest experience in a way that is genuine rather than decorative.
