Operations Manager (m/f/d)
Career Status
leading position
Entry date
01.10.2026
Working time
Full-time
Season
Wintersaison
Employment relationship
Permanent contract
Country / State
Salzburg
Work permit
Work permit must be available
Monthly salary
4.000 € gross

hotel manager Operations Manager (m/f/d)

Wintersaison

Österreich, Salzburg, Region Obertauern

Description

Hotel Manager Couple (m/f/d)
Schaidberg Youth Hotel | Obertauern | Winter season (November – April)
Lead together. Decide together. Live together.

young austria is Austria’s leading provider of school and youth travel, based in Salzburg. For our Schaidberg Youth Hotel in Obertauern (170 beds), we are seeking a dedicated couple to serve as hotel managers starting with the 2026/27 winter season. You will independently manage the hotel and, as a team, take responsibility for guests, staff, and operations. This position is ideal for couples who combine their strengths, manage the hotel collaboratively, and seek a long-term career in a stable environment.

Your Role – Shared Responsibility with Creative Freedom

As a couple managing the hotel, you will jointly assume overall operational and organizational responsibility for the youth hotel. You will ensure clear structures, smooth processes, and a professional, warm atmosphere for guests and the team.

Your responsibilities

✓ Independent overall management of the youth hotel with a focus on school groups and family trips

✓ Organization and management of all operational processes: guest services, kitchen, service, housekeeping, back office (purchasing and accounting), and building services

✓ Recruiting, hiring, and managing an international team

✓ Ensuring quality standards in a structured accommodation operation

✓ Close collaboration with the central accounting and reservations department in Salzburg

Requirements

✓ A dedicated host duo with experience in the hotel, restaurant, or tourism industry, as well as leadership skills

✓ Organizational skills with an entrepreneurial mindset and complementary strengths, collaborative partnership

✓ Enjoy working with young, international guests and communicate confidently in German and English

✓ Strong hands-on approach, initiative, and a high sense of responsibility in day-to-day operations

✓ Long-term motivation to jointly manage, develop, and actively shape a youth hotel

Language skills
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English
B2 (good intermediate level)
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German
C1 (advanced knowledge)

Computer skills

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Warenwirtschaftssysteme
Basic knowledge
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MS Outlook
Basic knowledge
Work permit
Work permit must be available (or EU citizen)
Working time
Full-time
Work experience
3 Jahre
Leadership experience
1 Jahr
Driving license
B

Offer

✓ Independent management position for a couple serving as house managers

✓ Attractive compensation starting at €4,000 gross per month per person (based on the winter season), with potential for higher pay depending on qualifications

✓ Annual contract available as an option 

✓ Modern staff apartment on the premises

✓ Winter season operation (November – April/May) with flexible summer arrangements

✓ Long-term prospects in a successful, stable family-owned business

✓ Live and work in one of Austria’s most beautiful winter sports regions

Employment relationship
Permanent contract
Monthly salary
4000 €
Salary type
gross
Additional salary information
With willingness to overpay depending on experience and qualifications.
Accommodation type
Single room
Accommodation equipment
  • Bath / Shower
  • Recreation room
  • Kitchen
  • TV
  • WC
  • Internet
Extras
  • Work clothes are provided
  • Garage parking space
  • Recreation room
  • Training / Courses
  • Catering free of charge
  • Washing machine / dryer free of charge
  • Internet / WLAN free of charge
  • Pet allowed
  • Tablet
  • Business cell phone

Contact person & address