St Louis Blues, Enterprise Center, and Stifel Theatre Hiring for Manager, Guest Experience at St. Louis, MO Full Time

OUR COMMON PURPOSE:
At Enterprise Center & Stifel Theatre, we strive to create an environment that reflects our core values: Excitement, Excellence and Empathy. With a focus on these core values, we are committed to achieving our mission of “Delivering Memorable Moments” for our guests, clients, staff, and community.

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION:
This position s to the Guest Experience Senior Manager. The Training and Development Manager provides leadership and training to the guest experience staff of Enterprise Center & Stifel Theatre. This person is responsible for establishing and maintaining a positive work environment, providing leadership to set and maintain exemplary service standards, and ensuring a positive staff/guest experience. This position shares other event day management responsibilities with the Guest Experience Management team. You must demonstrate flexibility, teamwork, and be committed to helping staff achieve professional and organizational goals while working quickly, efficiently, and enthusiastically in a fast paced, dynamic work environment. Experience creating, building, and presenting training modules, along with programs to motivate a large team of part-time staff is crucial to the success of this position. Must be a self-starter and be able to sometimes work irregular hours.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide leadership for all guest experience staff at Enterprise Center & Stifel Theatre
• Maintain effective communication that meets the needs of the business and all front-line staff for daily operations, activities, and events
• Create Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) around hiring, onboarding, training, and developing staff to meet the operational needs of the business
• Oversee (NPO) Group Fundraising staffing program to help provide volunteer staff with the ability to work events and raise money for their organizations
• Create and support an effective training and rewards program for the Guest Experience staff
• Create a guest experience event day training glossary that includes one sheeter for quick re-freshers of event day standards
• Support other Guest Service Manager’s in effective management for their areas of oversight
• Work with the Guest Experience Senior Manager to set and support professional development targets
• Design, implement, and oversee employee recognition programs that create and celebrate a culture of respect, recognition, and excellence
• Contribute to improving the guest experience by alerting appropriate departments when problems arise and handling guest complaints and emergencies in a timely manner
• Ensure compliance and administration of current union labor contract
• Gather all needed information and populate s for weekly event preparation meetings
• Facilitate regular department meetings to address recurring issues or areas of opportunity
• Position requires the ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Must be able to perform in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
• Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• College degree or 3+ years’ experience in relevant field
• Leadership/management experience
• Excellent customer service skills
• Experience hiring, training, scheduling, managing, and motivating a large part time staff
• Strong observation skills and desire to be proactive addressing staff/guest needs
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to work with a diverse population
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Proficient in Word, Excel, Power Point, ISS 24/7, Time and attendance, etc.

CONTINUING EDUCATION:

• Attend yearly security officer re-certification training to maintain an active security license
• Attend yearly management and service-oriented trainings as approved in budget