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Resort Manager Portugal ((M/W/X) Permanent contract - Lisboa
About this role
The role is based in Lisbon, it will be a local contract through EOR (WorkMotion). The start date is set for early January 2027, in Lisboa. 🎯 Role: The Resort Manager is a critical role at Le Collectionist. As the business leader and sole manager representative of the brand in Portugal (Lisbon, Comporta, Algarve, Douro), you are responsible for the overall operational execution, financial performance, and long-term development of the destination.
Crucially, approximately 80% of this role is dedicated to Owner Account Management and high-level admin/CRM rigor. Acting as an expert diplomat with senior, high-net-worth villa owners, ensuring full contract lifecycle management, data accuracy, and commercial optimization. The remaining 20% focuses on agile field operations, quality control, and problem-solving on-site. You lead the destination's strategic vision by following a strict annual roadmap to secure seamless high and low seasons, ensuring full adherence to Paris head office budgets, guidelines, and central processes.
✨ Responsibilities: 1. Strategy, Annual Roadmap & Headquarters Alignment (Paris Office) Annual Roadmap Execution: Define, track, and execute a comprehensive annual roadmap to guarantee smooth operational readiness for upcoming seasons (hiring schedules, pre-season villa inspections, inventory checks, and team structuring). Budgetary & Financial Control: Monitor, control, and strictly align destination expenditures with the budgets approved by the Paris head office.
Conduct performance analyses. Headquarters Synergy & Process Compliance: Ensure compliance with Paris office guidelines and central processes. Act as a bridge between local reality and headquarters, maintaining seamless interdepartmental communication while tailoring central processes to local market constraints when necessary. 2. Villa Portfolio & Owner Account Management High-Level Owner Diplomacy: Build, nurture, and maintain long-lasting, trusted partnerships with senior, high-profile property owners.
Demonstrate assertiveness, diplomacy, and a strong expert posture when addressing difficult conversations or framing owner expectations. Portfolio Movements & Quality: Oversee portfolio dynamics (offboarding, onboarding new gem properties in close coordination with the Business Development team) and guarantee that 100% of villas meet Le Collectionist's ultra-luxury standards. Commercial Performance Optimization: Maximize portfolio performance and competitiveness through pricing strategies, exclusivity negotiations, calendar availability management, and high-quality content updates.