Director of Style

**Additional Information**
**Job Number**25071024
**Job Category**Housekeeping & Laundry
**Location**W Edinburgh, 1 St James Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, EH1 3AX
**Schedule**Full Time
**Located Remotely?**N
**Position Type** Management

**W Edinburgh is hiring a Director of Style (Executive Housekeeper) to join the team We invite you to play an integral role in bringing to life this unique property in the heart of Edinburgh.**

**Explore an exciting new career path at W Hotels where your natural talent is celebrated. W Hotel’s work culture is uniquely designed to spark your imagination and curiosity while bringing the W experience to life for guests.**

**ABOUT THE BRAND**

Ignite Curiosity, Expand Worlds. W Hotels are a place to experience life. We’re here to open doors and open minds. With us, there’s always more. We dare to deliver a different kind of luxury. One that revels in bold ideas and indulges in the unexpected. We believe luxury is the freedom to be yourself and explore desires: whatever, whenever.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

Reporting to the Director of Rooms, the Director of Style (Executive Housekeeper) at W Edinburgh will have overall responsibility for all aspects of cleanliness in the hotel, including guest rooms, public spaces and back of house areas.

Joining the team means you will be instrumental to the success of the hotel. We are looking for someone who is detail-oriented, organised and a people-person

As Director of Style (Executive Housekeeper) key aspects of your role will include:

- Recruit and retain the best talent on the market
- Design and implement the hotel’s housekeeping policies, standards and procedures
- Devise steps of service and train all staff accordingly
- Develop teamwork throughout your team
- Be a W brand ambassador, ensuring the brand’s voice is present in your interactions with guests and talent
- Ensure compliance with all Health and Safety protocols
- Maintain inventory of guestroom supplies, cleaning supplies and uniform
- Maintain brand standards and adherence to look books
- Understand the impact of the department’s operations on the overall property financial goals and objectives, and manage to achieve or exceed budgeted goals
- Work in collaboration with all heads of departments to prioritise the overall success of the hotel

Our ideal Director of Style (Executive Housekeeper) is someone who has:

- A keen eye for detail
- Natural leadership skills
- Strong organization and multi-tasking skills
- Sophisticated communication skills
- Previous experience working in five star, luxury hotels
- A positive mindset
- A genuine passion for working in hospitality

In return for your hard work, we give you:

- World class training and development, including leadership development
- Unlimited career opportunities (internationally and locally)
- Bonus plan
- Enhanced holiday entitlement - starting at 31 days (including bank holidays) and increasing with length of service
- Company pension scheme
- Private medical insurance
- Wellness and mental health programmes
- Discounted accommodation, food and beverage in over 9,000 hotels all over the world
- Discounts for your friends and family

**ABOUT THE PROPERTY**

W Edinburgh brings bold architecture and a vibrant lifestyle offering to the Scottish capital. Behind a façade featuring a winding steel ribbon - reflecting the city’s festival spirit - this 12-storey structure is the centerpiece of Edinburgh St James Quarter, incorporating retail, leisure and entertainment facilities along with residential apartments.

This W hotel aims to redefine the city’s hospitality landscape. Accordingly, it fuses the brand’s signature amenities with modern design and W Happenings, highlighting what’s new in design, fashion, music and culture.

Opened in November 2023, the new W hotel accommodates guests across 244 stylish guestrooms, including 45 suites. While staying here, guests benefit from the brand’s signature Whatever / Whenever service philosophy.

A real highlight of this property is its rooftop bar and outdoor terrace, pairing exciting cocktails and cuisine with 360-degree views over the historic city. Among the other noteworthy amenities are the W Lounge, a restaurant collaboration with SUSHISAMBA, a FIT workout facility and an AWAY spa, with special functions hosted in 2,450 sq ft of modern event space
- Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law._

W Hotels’ mission is to Ignite Curiosity, Expand Worlds. We are a place to experience life. We’re here to open doors and open minds. We are constantly inspired by new faces and new experiences. A tuned-in, up-for-anything spirit is at our core and has made us renowned for reinventing the norms of luxury around the