Opening in early 2025, The Standard, Brussels marks the hotel brand’s third outpost in Europe. Set in the city’s Northern Quarter, The Standard, Brussels brings the brand’s design, culture and activation-driven philosophy to Belgium.
Your role
As our IT Manager, you will work in partnership with our Regional IT Director, General Manager and Senior Executive team to provide a dedicated in-house IT service for our new property in Brussels.
As part of our senior pre-opening team, you will oversee a number of important IT projects on our critical path during the pre-opening period, to ensure that the project runs to schedule, pre-opening budgets are managed, IT systems and protocols are in place and the property is successfully launched.
This is not a ‘Standard’ IT Manager position so you will need to have miles and miles of personality and stamina, be highly social, upbeat, and friendly; confident and can handle pressure well; thrive in a high-volume, high-energy environment and able to work equally well both independently and as part of a team.
Do you have what it takes to be our IT Manager at The Standard....
A minimum of 5+ years’ progressive experience within an IT Support, Technician or IT Manager role gained within a similar Hospitality environment in Brussels or the wider Benelux region.
In addition to this you may also have….
1. Pre-opening Hotel Experience with strong project management skills (including system implementation and setting up of IT protocols)
2. Solid understanding of LAN Network/Server Support, carriers and firewalls
3. Have previously worked with a range of Hotel Systems Opera PMS, POS, hotel applications and interfaces
4. Be well versed in guest room technology with a good working knowledge of AV equipment
5. Be well versed in Belgium legal requirements relating to GDPR and Data Protection
6. Strong organisational skills, and the ability to work within tight deadlines both individually and within a wider team.
7. Fluency in Dutch/French in addition to English is preferred for this role
8. During our preopening period you may need to have a flexible approach to working hours
If you think you have what it takes to be our IT Manager at The Standard, Brussels we’d love to hear from you!