A senior operational leadership role for someone ready to step up and shape an award-winning hotel.
AC Hotel by Marriott Belfast is seeking an accomplished hospitality leader to join the hotel as Deputy General Manager. This role offers a genuine next step for an experienced Operations Manager or Food & Beverage Manager who is ready to move into a broader, senior-level position with real influence, visibility and board-level exposure.
Working closely with the General Manager, you’ll play a central role in driving performance, culture and guest experience across the entire operation, while helping to shape the future direction of the business.
About the Role
This is a truly operations-led Deputy General Manager position. You’ll be the day-to-day operational lead for the hotel, ensuring standards are consistently delivered, teams are engaged and performance targets are met. As the General Manager’s number two, you’ll act as a trusted partner, supporting strategic planning and representing the hotel in senior and board-level discussions when required.
The role offers the scope, autonomy and exposure expected of a senior leadership position and is ideally suited to someone with clear ambition to progress into a General Manager role in the future.
What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll provide visible, hands-on leadership across all departments, with particular focus on operational excellence in both Rooms and Food & Beverage. Your presence will be felt across the hotel floor, setting the tone for service, professionalism and guest care.
Alongside leading the operation, you’ll play a key role in the commercial performance of the business, supporting budgeting, forecasting and cost control, and ensuring labour and productivity are effectively managed. You’ll work collaboratively with department heads, developing strong leaders and building a culture of accountability, engagement and continuous improvement.
When the General Manager is absent, you’ll confidently step into the lead role, ensuring continuity, consistency and clear decision-making.
What We’re Looking For
This role will suit an established hotel operations leader who is ready to broaden their scope and influence. You may currently be operating as an Operations Manager or Food & Beverage Manager within a complex of full-service hotel environment, with strong commercial awareness and a track record of leading multi-department teams.
You’ll be confident working at senior leadership level, comfortable contributing to strategic discussions, and credible in front of owners and board-level stakeholders. Just as importantly, you’ll be a visible, people-focused leader who leads by example and takes pride in developing others.
Experience driving operations in a complex hotel F&B environment is desirable, with Marriott experience advantageous but not essential.
What We Can Offer You
In return, we offer a genuine opportunity to step into senior hotel leadership within a globally recognised brand, with exposure at board level and the chance to further develop your strategic capability. You’ll be supported in your progression through Aimbridge and Marriott’s industry-leading learning and leadership development pathways, alongside a competitive reward package that includes hotel discounts across the portfolio, staff rates and up to 50% off food, beverage and spa, access to Stream for flexible pay and savings, 24/7 employee assistance support, career and lifestyle breaks for key life events and much more.
Why Join Us
AC Hotel by Marriott Belfast is a contemporary, design-led hotel that blends refined simplicity with high standards of service. This is a chance to join a business where operations matter, leadership is visible, and progression is real.
If you’re ready to move beyond departmental leadership and into a role where you can shape the whole operation, this is your next step.