Director of Hospitality Operations

Compensation: $60,000 to $80,000 base depending on experience, plus a performance bonus tied to market revenue, fill rate and retention. Type: W-2 full-time, salaried. Location: Charlotte, NC, covering Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Union, Gaston and York counties. On site at client properties most days.

The role

You open and run the Charlotte market for The Wilkinson Firm's hospitality and event staffing division. Every client property within about an hour of uptown is yours: the bench, the event calendar, the captains and event leads, the quality on every floor, and the relationship with each banquet director, housekeeping director and general manager we serve. You are the operator the General Manager calls, and the leader our people follow.

Charlotte is our next full market, with a commitment to a 100-person W-2 hospitality team by the end of 2027. The Director is the first hire; the bench is built under you.

What you own

• Delivery: every event staffed to order, on time, to standard, with a designated Event Lead on every crew
• The bench: recruiting, onboarding, paid training and Captain School cohorts, in partnership with the Staffing Manager and Service Manager who report to you
• Client operations: pre-event planning, post-event reviews, escalations, and the quarterly business review with each account
• The numbers: fill rate, show rate, client satisfaction, labor margin, and retention for the market
• Growth support: walking properties with sales, scoping new accounts, and standing up service for them inside two weeks of signature

What the right candidate brings

• 5 or more years of hotel banquet, catering, convention services or hospitality staffing operations, with at least 2 years leading managers
• Experience staffing high-volume functions (500 or more guests) and running multiple properties or accounts at once
• A hiring and development record: you have built teams, not just supervised them
• Comfort with labor math: pay bands, bill rates, overtime, and margin
• Reliable transportation; evenings and weekends when the calendar calls for it

What you get

• $60,000 to $80,000 base plus performance bonus, W-2, paid biweekly
• A seat on the firm's hospitality leadership team and a direct line to the CEO
• Authority to hire your own Staffing Manager and Service Manager
• A promotion path to Regional Director as the Carolinas grow

Who we are

The Wilkinson Firm is a premium hospitality and event staffing employer. Every hire is a W-2 employee, not a contractor. We train before the first shift, run a paid leadership program called Captain School, rewrite resumes, run mock interviews, and promote from inside. Our clients are hotels, conference centers, caterers and venues. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories.

How to apply

Apply with a resume. Qualified candidates will hear from the CEO directly for a first conversation.