Chief Experience Officer
Coventry,
United Kingdom
We are building a new mission in a new organisation. Would you like to be part of this journey?
Tell me more about the role
You’ll be the steward of exceptional experiences which connect, calm and uplift. Leading our SHINE mission, you will bring our WISE values—Welcoming, Inclusive, Skilful, Encouraging—to life across our hotel, conferencing and wellbeing business. You’ll drive commercial strength with social heart, grow our reputation for excellence, and cultivate places where people feel seen, supported and inspired.
Guest experience Set the vision and standards for hospitality, conferencing and leisure services which delight guests and exceed expectations across all touchpoints.
Guest voice Establish systems to listen to, learn from, and act on guest feedback to continually enhance experience and loyalty.
Commercial and brand Lead the growth of a sustainable, values-led commercial portfolio. Develop pricing, marketing and brand strategies that reinforce our social purpose.
Operational excellence Ensure the smooth and safe operation of all hospitality, food and beverage, wellbeing and guest services with a focus on efficiency, quality, and consistency.
Team and culture Develop high-performing teams with a strong service ethic. Embed inclusive, motivational leadership and nurture talent from frontline to management.
Place and environment Sustain beautiful, calming, accessible and inspiring spaces which reflect our rural heritage and offer opportunities for connection and wellbeing.
You start with a walk through the guest lounge and kitchen, checking in with overnight staff. Morning includes a commercial review of monthly performance and guest feedback. After lunch, you lead a design session for a new wellness package, followed by coaching with a team leader. You finish the day reviewing the season’s event calendar and briefing the marketing team.

What do we offer?
Salary
The role is within our Leading family and offers between £75,000 and £135,000. The starting salary can expect to be between £80,000 and £90,000.
Leave
You'll receive 35 days annual leave and a further 8 days for bank holidays. Ignis Lodge give 2 extra days; 1 for your birthday, and 1 for our birthday.
Development
We would consider supporting a level 7 apprenticeship in senior leadership. We support professional membership in CMI, IoH, or similar sector bodies. We will invest in continuous professional development relevant to leadership, guest experience and commercial strategy.
Pension
We provide a pension scheme for all employees and contribute 2% for every 1% from you to a maximum of 12%.
Discounts
We offer 20% discount for you and your family to use our facilities.
Wellbeing
We provide support for employees through an Occupational Health programme.
What is the process?
01
By 27 July 22:00
You're here right now! We will just ask you to send a copy of your CV and some basic contact details. We will then send you a short questionnaire to help us learn a little more about you.
02
In week commencing 11 August
We will invite you to a virtual meeting. This will be informal and an opportunity for us to ask some further questions and for you to do the same.
03
In week commencing 08 September
We will invite you to meet with us in person. In this meeting we will be looking for you to explain examples of your previous experience and the skills we need for this role.
04
From 15 September
If you are successful, we will start the onboarding process.
What would we like from you?
You'll have a track record as a senior leader in hospitality, leisure, hotels or events.
You'll be able to give examples of building commercial brands which deliver results.
You'll be able to give examples of managing diverse teams and driving culture change.
These are the minimum criteria if you wish to be considered under our Supporting You Guarantee.
You'll be service focused putting guests and their needs at the heart of everything you do. You'll be a motivator who inspires others to move things along and make things happen.
You'll be able to give examples of using guest insight and external trends to shape strategy.
This role requires physical working at our Midlands campus (80%) with local, national and international travel according to organisational need (20%).