**Description:** **Hyatt Vancouver Downtown Alberni** is seeking a passionate **Sales Manager – Groups** —a sales professional who brings creativity to client engagement, understands the power of brand storytelling, and thrives on turning opportunities into results. Join a team where guest experience, brand integrity, and business excellence are at the core of everything we do. Hyatt Vancouver Downtown Alberni will be **undergoing** a multi-million-dollar redesign to elevate the hotel’s guestrooms, residential-style lobby, public spaces, and spa, and will join the **Park Hyatt** brand in **2026** . This is more than a renovation—it’s a reimagining of what luxury hospitality can be. This is your opportunity to blend creativity with commercial acumen, redefine a destination, and lead with bold, forward-thinking strategy. If you’re ready for a career-defining role, we want to hear from you. **Why should you work at Hyatt Vancouver Downtown Alberni?** + Extended Health and Dental benefits for you and your dependents 30 days after joining + Employer RRSP Matching Contributions + Paid medical days and personal days + Complimentary hotel nights and discounts at Hyatt properties around the world + Tuition reimbursement program and career development program, Leading@Hyatt. + Wellbeing Programs such as Headspace + Hybrid Work Programs **About the Role: Sales Manager - Groups** As Sales Manager - Groups, you will be a key commercial leader in positioning Hyatt Vancouver Downtown Alberni as a premier luxury destination for group travel. With a focus on high-end clientele, bespoke service, and strategic sales execution, you will help shape the property's transformation into a Park Hyatt, delivering exceptional experiences and measurable results. + Design and deliver tailored group proposals that reflect the refined elegance and personalized service synonymous with the Park Hyatt brand. + Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key accounts, meeting planners, travel agents, and corporate clients to maximize repeat business and referrals. + Develop and implement targeted sales strategies to secure high-value group business from corporate, incentive, entertainment, and association segments, with a focus on luxury positioning. + Leverage deep knowledge of Vancouver’s premium business landscape to identify opportunities, build relationships, and grow market share among discerning clientele. + Collaborate with Events and Revenue teams to maximize the use of meeting and social spaces, ensuring alignment with brand standards and revenue goals. + Manage a portfolio of key accounts with a high-touch, relationship-driven approach—ensuring consistent engagement, loyalty, and revenue performance. + Represent the property with sophistication and confidence through site inspections, FAM trips, client events, and presentations that convey the essence of understated luxury. + Participate in international sales missions, trade shows, and client events, while collaborating with Hyatt’s global sales offices to drive cross-market opportunities. + Ensure every client interaction reflects Hyatt’s commitment to intuitive service, emotional connection, and elevated guest experiences. + **Support the Rebranding Journey** : Act as a brand ambassador during the hotel’s transformation into a Park Hyatt, contributing to repositioning efforts and ensuring continuity of excellence throughout the transition. Visa Requirements: Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization. **Qualifications:** + Minimum 2 years of progressive experience in group sales or a related hospitality role, ideally within a luxury hotel environment + Prior experience with Hyatt or another globally recognized luxury hospitality brand is highly valued + Demonstrated expertise in navigating Vancouver’s luxury hospitality landscape, with a strong understanding of global travel trends and the expectations of high-end clientele + Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to connect with clients across diverse cultural and professional backgrounds + Results-driven mindset with a deep understanding of global sales strategies and local market dynamics + You bring presence, polish and guest first philosophy to everything you do **Primary Location:** CA-BC-Vancouver **Organization:** Hyatt Vancouver Downtown Alberni **Pay Basis:** Yearly **Job Level:** Full-time **Job:** Sales **Req ID:** VAN001598 Hyatt is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status or any other group protected by law.