Director, Corporate Initiatives - Virtù Hospitality

Virtù Hospitality offers luxury travelers unique experiences in exceptional settings. A luxury vacation rental and property management company, Virtù serves both homeowners and guests with an innovative suite of services designed to simplify and enhance the lives of homeowners and elevate guest experiences. It does so by offering unparalleled services of a five-star boutique combined with the reach, resources, and technology of a global hospitality leader. These services cater to the needs of High-Net-Worth and Ultra-High-Net-Worth individuals and families for their ultra-luxe vacations and vacation homes. With operations in the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean, Virtù continues to expand its geographic footprint and bespoke service offering and is building a corporate team to support its growth through acquisition and strategic corporate initiatives. This position is located in Winnipeg.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the President, the Director, Corporate Initiatives, will have overall responsiblity for corporate projects and initiatives, with particular focus on Virtù’s integration initiatives and consistent with Virtù’s vision, strategy, and business goals. The Director will lead the establishment of a Project Management Office (PMO) and will apply its methodology to initiate, plan and manage to completion, various corporate initiatives. The incumbent will work with the Integration Steering Committee (ISC) and the integration teams, to identify priorities for integration, recommend integration projects for approval, coordinate the different projects to ensure alignment and resolve cross-project issues or dependencies. This is a new position within the dynamic, evolving structure of Virtù.

Key Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for the activities of the PMO, including building capacity of PMO to support the different integration projects and teams.
• Direct and support internal and external project teams, coach and mentor staff, and oversee planning.
• Lead new project intake, evaluation, selection and prioritization.
• Provide a business case, and/or stage-gate process (or other formalized method) for identifying, assessing and recommending new projects for approval.
• Support the development of plans and budgets for each integration project, in conjunction with the project’s business sponsor and team.
• Establish a project management and reporting framework for integration projects and ensure compliance and proper evaluation against objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement and transformation processes as core operating principles.
• Provide PMO reporting for all integration projects to the ISC in a relevant and timely manner, identifying key decisions and providing analysis and recommendations.
• Participate in the development and execution of corporate initiatives.
• Collaborate with management, partner firms, related subsidiaries and other applicable stakeholders.
• Support Virtù’s acquisition activities as required, including due diligence.

Selection Criteria

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in business, management, technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Education, training and/or certification in project management are desirable.
• Strong general and project management experience, with a minimum 5 years of progressively senior responsibilities in an operating environment – ideally in a services industry or related business.
• Accomplished at leading and managing people and mobilizing teams in pursuit of shared goals.
• Strong appreciation and demonstrated application of continuous improvement techniques.
• Experience, knowledge and practice of effective change-management principles, methodologies and tools.
• Strong appreciation and application of technology tools and systems, including managing transition as part of integration.
• Experience and familiarity with property management and short-term rental applications would be an asset.
• Experience in mergers and acquisitions, particularly integration work would be an asset.

To apply submit a resume and cover letter detailing how you meet the position requirements.