Hospitality Supervisor

Life at Sonder

We are looking for someone who breathes hospitality operations and is energized by the opportunity to maximize the potential of a team of Hospitality Agents. This would mean developing scalable processes related to how a city onboards trains and develops their team alongside owning various city operations projects. The ideal candidate is a strong people leader that can inspire and motivate a team to deliver an amazing Sonder guest experience while supporting our city operations. Our Sonder locations are distributed across a city in different shapes sizes ages and styles and we pride ourselves on offering a hotel-like service. Thats what youll own.

AT SONDER YOU WILL:

• Support Hospitality Agents by training coaching and providing performance feedback with an eye towards execution

• Prioritize delegate execute and support day-to-day tasking to ensure world-class guest experience and team accountability

• Guide guests through the Sonder experience ensuring they have an amazing first impression

• Communicate cross-functionally clearly and with compassion

• Own and update standard operating procedures to support team execution

• Assist in continuous improvement project design and implementation

• Analyze market trends to optimize operations and to proactively address potential guest issues

• Work with City Operations Leadership to identify new opportunities to elevate operations for both our guests and the city team

WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR:

• Minimum 3 years of experience managing direct reports; hospitality a plus

• Proven ability to lead prioritize and deliver with a focus on driving team performance through coaching training and accountability

• Strong affinity to people management and able to effectively lead a team by example inspiring people to be engaged and proactive

• Great communication skills able to define clear action steps for their team members and effectively delegate

• Ability to take the initiative and problem solve independently

• Detail-oriented and organized

• Ability to adapt and flex to shifting priorities

• Embraces technology for team management and collaboration and motivated to adopt new and emerging technologies

• Strong ability to establish positive relationships with others

• Thrives in a fast paced ever-changing always challenging startup environment

• Basic spreadsheet knowledge required i.e. Google suite

• Ability to lift/carry items up to 40lbs and stand/walk for extended periods of time

• Knowledge of hospitality is a plus

• Experience in a start-up environment preferred

• Must have a flexible schedule and be able to work nights and weekends as business requires

• This role requires regular access to a reliable smartphone reliable transportation and willingness to travel between properties on a daily basis when working. (Reliable transportation includes biking walking public transportation scooter and/or other forms of transit that provide reasonable work associated transit times between locations).

Benefits

We offer attractive employee travel perks for any Sonder location as well as health and lifestyle benefits. For eligible employees benefits may include:

• Competitive compensation

• Medical dental and vision insurance (where applicable)

• Flexible vacation

• Wellness and volunteering days

• Annual free credits and discounts to stay in Sonders

• Workplace flexibility (for remote-specified positions only) #ABetterWaytoWork

Learn More About Sonder

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status disability status or any other classification protected by applicable state federal or local law. Extend Hospitality To All is one of Sonders Leadership Principles. Living up to that principle means fully embracing diversity: ensuring that all of our employees guests partners and communities feel safe respected included cared for and empowered.

As part of our commitment to creating a workplace open to all we have created Sonder Circles also known as employee resource groups. These groups aim to foster a diverse equitable and inclusive workplace aligned with the communities they serve.

Required Experience:

Manager