General Manager – Luxury Hotel in Dubai Marina

About the role

Whether you’re starting out or stepping up, you’ll find support, purpose and the chance to grow through every challenge at IHG Hotels & Resorts. We’re looking for an experienced General Manager to lead InterContinental Dubai Marina, one of Dubai’s standout luxury hotels in the heart of the Marina.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the overall strategy, performance and day‑to‑day operation of InterContinental Dubai Marina.
• Create a luxury guest experience that feels personal, consistent and memorable.
• Strengthen the hotel’s position in Dubai’s competitive luxury market.
• Drive strong commercial performance across rooms, residences and F&B.
• Lead, inspire and support an experienced hotel leadership team.
• Guide the hotel through its next phase of renovation and repositioning.
• Build strong relationships with owners, regional leaders and key partners.
• Champion service excellence and continue raising standards across the hotel.
• Keep colleague engagement, operational quality and brand delivery at the heart of the hotel.
• Represent IHG and InterContinental with confidence, warmth and credibility.

Required profile

• Experience as a General Manager in a luxury hotel environment.
• A strong commercial mindset, with a track record of growing revenue, ADR and profitability.
• A real passion for luxury hospitality, service excellence and memorable guest experiences.
• The ability to lead established teams with care, clarity and confidence.
• Experience working closely with owners, senior stakeholders and regional teams.
• International luxury hotel GM experience; Middle East experience is helpful but not essential.
• Confidence managing a rooms‑led luxury hotel with F&B and residential elements.
• Experience with Forbes standards or similar luxury service frameworks would be highly advantageous.
• A relationship‑led leadership style, with the ability to build trust quickly.
• A calm, hands‑on approach and the confidence to lead in a fast‑moving market.

What we offer

• Travel benefits that include discounted room rates and food & beverage.
• Support for your wellbeing, development and recognition.
• Career growth across a global hospitality business with some of the world’s best‑loved hotel brands.