Vice President, Hotel Acquisitions & Strategic Growth

Vice President, Hotel Acquisitions & Strategic Growth

Location: New York

Reports to: CEO

About Flâneur Hospitality

Flâneur Hospitality is a visionary luxury hospitality company dedicated to crafting deeply imaginative, design-driven experiences across iconic global destinations. With a reverence for architecture, art, and the romance of travel, we are expanding our portfolio through the acquisition, development, and transformation of singular hotel properties.

Role Overview

Flâneur Hospitality is seeking a Vice President of Hotel Acquisitions & Strategic Growth to lead our global deal-sourcing and business development efforts. This is a senior leadership role focused exclusively on independent hotel acquisitions, management agreements, and strategic partnerships. You will be responsible for identifying, negotiating, and helping secure high-value opportunities that align with the brand’s aesthetic, financial, and experiential vision.

The ideal candidate combines a dealmaker’s instinct with a hotelier’s heart—someone who is financially sophisticated, highly personable, and deeply passionate about independent hospitality.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Growth & Deal Origination: Lead the identification of acquisition targets, joint venture opportunities, and asset-light models (management, advisory, licensing) across global markets.

Owner Relationship Development: Cultivate trust-based relationships with hotel owners, operators, and developers—especially independent or legacy owners seeking succession, repositioning, or operational support.

Underwriting & Financial Leadership: Oversee detailed financial modeling, underwriting, and investment analysis for potential acquisitions or contracts.

Market Intelligence: Continuously monitor trends, emerging destinations, and competitor activity to shape and sharpen the company’s acquisition strategy.

Deal Negotiation & Execution: Lead the negotiation process alongside legal and executive teams from LOI through closing, including due diligence, structuring, and approvals.

Brand & Strategic Fit: Ensure all opportunities meet the brand’s design, experiential, and commercial criteria.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Flâneur leadership, design teams, and capital partners to evaluate feasibility, investment fit, and post-deal strategy.

Qualifications

7+ years of experience in hotel real estate, private equity, investment banking, or acquisitions—with a focus on hospitality

Demonstrated success in originating and closing hotel investment or management deals

Strong financial acumen, underwriting and modeling expertise, and strategic evaluation skills

Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management abilities

Naturally entrepreneurial, high EQ, and able to operate with diplomacy and poise

Familiarity with AI-enabled real estate tools, market databases, and analytics platforms is a strong plus

Deep, authentic passion for luxury hospitality, architecture, and design

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive base salary with deal-based incentive structure

Access to performance equity or profit participation on deals executed

Flexible working environment with hybrid or remote options

Global travel for deal sourcing, site visits, and conferences

Unique opportunity to help shape a category-defining hospitality brand