Global Managing Director, Lefay — Marriott International
- Location
- Alle
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 33 days ago
Role overview
Job Summary
The Global Managing Director – Lefay Wellness Resorts provides strategic and enterprise leadership for the long-term stewardship, evolution, and global expansion of Lefay, a luxury wellness resort brand.
This role is accountable for safeguarding the brand’s founding philosophy and proprietary wellness methodologies while driving sustainable growth, financial performance, and asset value creation through a disciplined, asset-light model.
- Job Summary
- The Global Managing Director – Lefay Wellness Resorts provides strategic and enterprise leadership for the long-term stewardship, evolution, and global expansion of Lefay, a luxury wellness resort brand.
- Key Responsibilities
- Protect and scale Lefay’s wellness philosophy and proprietary methodologies by codifying and embedding the brand’s integrated wellness framework, encompassing its scientific underpinnings, treatment methodologies, programme design, and translation into consistent guest experiences across diverse global markets.
Main responsibilities
- Key Responsibilities
- Protect and scale Lefay’s wellness philosophy and proprietary methodologies by codifying and embedding the brand’s integrated wellness framework, encompassing its scientific underpinnings, treatment methodologies, programme design, and translation into consistent guest experiences across diverse global markets.
- Partner with ownership and development teams to grow a disciplined global pipeline by identifying and evaluating target markets and opportunities, encompassing feasibility assessment, deal structuring support, and alignment of all new developments to Lefay’s brand positioning, design philosophy, and financial performance expectations.
- Drive alignment across Marriott, the Joint Venture Board, owners, and brand stakeholders by establishing and leading governance and decision-making frameworks, encompassing structured forums, clear roles and accountabilities, and consistent communication to enable prioritisation and execution within a complex matrixed environment.
- Oversee brand standards, guest experience, and wellness programming globally by defining and governing Lefay’s end-to-end brand framework, encompassing brand pillars and foundational elements, tone of voice and positioning, and the full guest journey from pre-arrival through post-stay engagement.
- Serve as the primary interface with the Joint Venture Board of Directors by leading strategic engagement and performance reporting, encompassing regular updates on financial performance, development pipeline progress, brand evolution, and alignment on long-term strategic priorities.
- Lead governance processes including strategy, budgeting, and reporting by establishing and maintaining enterprise planning and performance frameworks, encompassing annual and long-range strategic plans, budget and forecasting cycles, and disciplined reporting against agreed KPIs and investment objectives
- Embed compliance with Marriott policies and regulatory frameworks by integrating required standards and controls into the operating model, encompassing oversight across all properties and developments, adherence to legal and governance requirements, and proactive identification and mitigation of risk across jurisdictions.
- Own full P&L accountability including forecasting and capital planning by driving financial performance across the portfolio, encompassing revenue and profitability optimisation, budget development and reforecasting, and capital allocation decisions aligned to long-term asset value creation.
- Optimize a lean Joint Venture operating model by leveraging Marriott’s global and regional infrastructure, encompassing clear delineation of responsibilities across shared services, efficient resource allocation, and avoidance of unnecessary above-property duplication.
Company and context
- The role requires strong governance, stakeholder alignment, and the ability to lead effectively within a complex, matrixed organization.
- Leveraging a deliberately lean organizational model, the Managing Director provides leadership and strategic oversight across properties, including influence over General Manager selection and performance, while ensuring alignment to Lefay’s luxury positioning, wellness credibility, and guest experience standards.
- The position reports to the JV Board. Scope Location: Switzerland
- This position will be required to travel frequently
Additional details
- The position reports to the JV Board. Location: Switzerland
- Sustain strong relationships to drive long-term brand and financial performance by engaging consistently with owners, Joint Venture partners, and internal stakeholders, encompassing alignment to strategic priorities, investment objectives, and sustained brand integrity over time.
- Champion cross-functional collaboration and team excellence, building a purpose-driven, peak performance culture across EMEA hotels and offices.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate market and business trends and translate strategy into large‑scale execution College degree required
- Graduate degree preferred, such as MBA or equivalent
- Creates the conditions for sustained high performance, holding high standards of accountability while enabling focus, alignment, and continuous improvement at scale. Leadership Approach & Expectations
- Invests actively in talent and succession, developing current and future leaders capable of operating at scale and representing the enterprise across brands and markets. Contribution to Peak Performance
Notes and original content
- The position reports to the JV Board.
- Location: Switzerland
- Additional Duties
- Candidate Profile
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate market and business trends and translate strategy into large‑scale execution
- College degree required
- Key Competencies
- Creates the conditions for sustained high performance, holding high standards of accountability while enabling focus, alignment, and continuous improvement at scale.
- Leadership Approach & Expectations
- Invests actively in talent and succession, developing current and future leaders capable of operating at scale and representing the enterprise across brands and markets.
Questions about this listing
What salary does Marriott International offer for this role?
Marriott International lists CHF 108'500 - 192'000 gross per year for this position in Alle. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
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