Job Purpose
The Front of House Manager ensures a welcoming, calm, and well-coordinated environment in the resort’s public guest-facing areas, particularly the lobby and arrival/departure zones. This role serves as the primary on-floor escalation point for guest concerns and service recovery, resolving issues directly and ensuring guests feel heard, valued, and supported.
The FOH Manager acts as a visible hospitality ambassador, working closely with the Front Office and Guest Relations teams to maintain service flow, communication clarity, and guest comfort during key interaction moments.
Key Responsibilities
Guest Presence & Floor Leadership- Maintain a strong, visible presence in the lobby and high-traffic guest areas throughout key arrival and departure periods.
- Serve as a point of approach for guests seeking support, clarification, or assistance.
- Proactively observe guest mood, service flow, queues, and pressure points, and intervene when needed to restore calm and efficiency.
- Serve as the first contact for escalated guest concerns, managing resolution with empathy, discretion, and ownership.
- Apply service recovery gestures and compensation in line with policy and situation sensitivity.
- Ensure recovery communication is completed and logged to GR / FOM systems for follow-up and trend reporting.
- Assist in managing arrival and departure pace, queue pressure, and guest movement coordination.
- Support Front Office and Guest Relations teams by guiding guests to the right assistance points and helping resolve bottlenecks.
- Ensure public areas reflect standards of presentation, atmosphere, and brand identity.
- Communicate real-time guest issues to the relevant department for follow-up (GR, FO, HSK, F&B, Engineering as needed).
- Participate in briefings and relay insights from guest interactions to support service improvement.
- Maintain and update the guest recovery log, ensuring accuracy and clarity of information.
- Provide on-floor coaching to FO, GR, and lobby teams regarding tone of voice, body language, guest approach style, and emotional intelligence.
- Role-model calm, confident, and respectful guest communication behavior.
- Support seasonal integration of new team members through presence, listening, and guidance.
- Fully accountable for guest service atmosphere and service recovery execution in front-of-house areas.
- Responsible for maintaining a hospitality-centered, calm, and positive tone in guest interaction zones.
- Ensures escalations are handled professionally and followed through.
Qualifications & Experience
- Proven experience as a front of House Manager or similar role, preferably in a 5* guest service environment.
- Computer Literacy and familiarity with Hospitality software (Opera, Fidelio).
- Fluency in English, with an additional language being a plus (Russian, German, French).
- Degree/Diploma in Hospitality/Tourism.
- Strong communicative, interpersonal, managerial & problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure while maintaining high service standards.
What we offer
Team: Becoming a member of an organization that cares about its people, the environment, and the local communities.
Grow: Have room to grow and develop via numerous opportunities for learning, professional development, and career advancement.
Care: Competitive remuneration package, Accommodation & daily transportation, Full board meals, Departmental training.