Capability brief · Hospitality

A recruiting practice for hotel and resort operators.

Multi-property GMs, Regional Directors, and capital-project leadership. Named placement: Head of Construction for Yaamava’ Resort & Casino — a 500+ room build.

Track record

Measured results across 25 years of placements

Not a network claim — operating metrics from active and past client engagements. Every number ties back to a specific engagement.

99%
Submittal-to-interview

Because we screen before we submit — Jack in the Box / Del Taco, 2018–present

95%
Retention on placements

Corporate placements across 5+ years at Jack in the Box / Del Taco

25%
Recruiting-fee reduction

ATS optimization + weekly executive reporting at Jack in the Box / Del Taco

45%+
Turnover reduction

Measured across retention-analytics engagements with retail, technology, and industrial clients

Hospitality & Gaming

Yaamava’ Resort & Casino

Head of Construction

500+ room hotel and casino resort — capital-project leadership placement for a marquee hospitality build.

Role types we place

VP of Hospitality OperationsRegional Director, Hotel OperationsDirector of Resort OperationsGeneral Manager, Multi-PropertyDirector of Food & Beverage (Hospitality)Director of Sales & Marketing (Hotels)Director of Revenue ManagementDirector of Guest ExperienceDirector of Spa & Wellness OperationsHead of ConstructionSenior Manager of ConstructionVP of Lodging

When to engage us

Call us when…

  • A new property or portfolio expansion where the GM bench needs to be built inside a quarter

  • Capital-project leadership for a resort, casino, or flagship hotel build — architect, GC, ownership, brand-flag stakeholder environment

  • A confidential VP Operations or Regional Director search across a multi-property portfolio

  • A repositioning (independent to flag, limited-service to full-service) that needs a leader who has already run the target model

How we work

How the week runs

Six operating rhythms every engagement inherits — the cadence a prospect can plan around from week one.

1

Weekly candidate submissions + market pulse — named submissions on a weekly clock, not radio silence between placements.

2

Concept fit and multi-unit P&L, verified at intake — every submission has already run the model at the unit count you are hiring for.

3

Back-channel referencing — references pulled from operators who reported to or alongside each candidate, not from LinkedIn connection lists.

4

ATS + HRIS optimization — pipeline stages, requisition templates, integrations audited. 25% recruiting-fee reduction on the JITB / Del Taco engagement through this work alone.

5

Executive weekly reporting — board-grade metrics on time to fill, source of hire, funnel conversion, and cost per hire, reported the way your CEO or CHRO wants to see them.

6

Standard 90-day replacement guarantee on every placement.

Three engagement models

How we engage

Three ways to work together. Pick the one that fits the seat — priced the way operators budget for the work.

20% fee

Executive search

Senior, confidential, exclusive placements

For VP Operations, Regional VPs, VP HR, CHRO, CIO, and other senior operator or executive seats — including confidential replacements. I run the search personally, back-channel-reference every finalist, and stand behind a 90-day replacement guarantee.

  • VP / C-suite operator or corporate roles
  • Confidential or exclusive engagements
  • Back-channel referencing on every finalist
Monthly retainer

RaaS

Recruiting as a Service — embedded on a monthly fee

For growth-stage operators hiring across the org without a full-time TA lead. I run recruiting inside your company on a predictable monthly retainer — weekly submissions, ATS and process optimization, executive-level reporting, no per-placement invoices. Averaging 67% annual savings vs per-hire fees across current RaaS engagements.

  • Ongoing hiring across a role family
  • Predictable monthly cost, unlimited scope
  • Shift from agency-only spend to in-house ownership

*Pilot option available — monthly rate scales with the number of open seats we're running for you at any given time.

Hourly fee

Consulting

Advisory + org-design help by the hour

For orgs that need my brain but not a full search — comp benchmarking, JD calibration, ATS + interview-loop redesign, TA-function audits, and hiring-strategy sessions. Booked in blocks, invoiced hourly, no long-term commitment.

  • Comp + JD calibration for a specific seat
  • ATS + interview-loop audits
  • One-off advisory or strategy sessions

Next steps · Hospitality

Tell us about the hospitality seat you’re trying to fill

The first conversation is a call. We’ll walk through the role, portfolio scope, brand model, and the engagement model that fits.

Nashville office

Platt Partners
9546 Thoroughbred Way
Brentwood, TN 37027
Mon–Fri, 8am–6pm CT