Chattanooga Hotel Recruiters
Chattanooga has built a hospitality identity around outdoor recreation and revitalization, with a riverfront downtown that draws visitors for hiking, mountain biking, and water sports along the Tennessee River. The city also maintains a steady convention and corporate travel base. The right Chattanooga hotel recruiters can assist in finding candidates who understand the local market and provide long-term value to the property.
Horizon Hospitality Associates, Inc. has recruited exclusively within hospitality for almost 30 years, and every recruiter on our team brings direct industry experience to client searches. We take the time to understand each Chattanooga property’s operating environment and leadership needs before developing a search strategy tailored to the role.
Leadership Positions We Recruit For in Chattanooga
Our permanent executive and management-level searches in Chattanooga cover roles including:
- Hotel General Managers and Assistant General Managers
- Directors of Operations
- Directors of Sales & Marketing
- Revenue Management Leaders
- Directors of Finance / Controllers
- Directors of Human Resources
- Director of Rooms / Front Office and equivalent leadership
- Executive Chef and Senior Culinary Leadership
- Regional and multi-property leadership roles
- C-Suite Positions
What Makes This Market Different
Operators here recognize these dynamics firsthand, and they shape how we build every search:
- An outdoor recreation economy that draws year-round visitors. Chattanooga’s reputation as a hub for hiking, climbing, and mountain biking brings a steady leisure traveler that many mid-size Southern markets don’t have, and properties benefit from leadership who can market directly to that audience.
- A revitalized downtown and riverfront. Ongoing investment in Chattanooga’s core has brought new competition and new opportunity to the hotel market, and we look for leaders who see that growth as a chance to help shape a property’s position, not just maintain it.
- A meaningful convention and meetings base. The city’s convention center and meeting facilities support a steady corporate segment that runs alongside, rather than instead of, the leisure market.
- A smaller, closely connected talent pool. Chattanooga’s hospitality community is tighter than Nashville’s or Memphis’s, meaning strong candidates are often known locally, though senior searches sometimes call for sourcing from outside the immediate region.
A Relationship Beyond the Search
A great hire is always the goal, but many Chattanooga clients stay with us for ongoing support. That includes leadership team building for multi-property ownership groups, candidate assessments tailored to a property’s blend of leisure and business demand, background checks and due diligence, and connections to our network of hospitality-related businesses.
Recent Regional Placements Fueled by Decades of Experience
We’ve recently placed candidates in Chattanooga and across Tennessee. Our nearly three decades in business has been entirely focused on hospitality recruitment.
We were ranked by Forbes on its lists of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms and Best Professional Recruiting Firms for three consecutive years.
Read our client testimonials to get a sense of the commitment and industry expertise we bring to each search.
Let’s Talk About Your Search
If you’re hiring for a Chattanooga property, whether downtown, riverfront, or elsewhere in the region, contact us to start the conversation.
We support hotel executive search across Tennessee and across the country:
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you recruit for hotels throughout downtown and riverfront Chattanooga?
Yes. We work with ownership groups across Chattanooga’s downtown, riverfront, and surrounding areas.
Do you have experience with outdoor recreation-focused properties?
Yes. We regularly place leadership for hotels that market directly to Chattanooga’s hiking, biking, and outdoor recreation visitors. Click here to learn more.
Can you help with culinary leadership searches?
Yes. We place Executive Chefs for hotels throughout the Chattanooga market.
Is your focus on permanent placement or temporary staffing?
Horizon Hospitality specializes exclusively in permanent leadership placement within hospitality.