Sales Event Manager, Hotel Ella

Company Overview Rex is a privately held ecosystem of entrepreneurial ventures led by Peter Rex, spanning real estate private equity, technology, insurance, and AI. We build businesses and investment platforms that generate both exceptional financial returns and meaningful societal impact. At the core of our strategy is investor engagement: attracting aligned capital partners who share our long-term vision. We are building the most compelling investor-facing ecosystem in the private markets. The role offers exposure to a uniquely diverse platform, combining institutional-quality real estate and high-growth tech ventures, all aligned under a singular mission-driven vision. About Us Our mission is to catalyze human flourishing through stewardship, serving people in all nations. We seek a transcendent impact, second to none, crossing geographies and making a permanent mark on history. We aim to uplift investors, foster flourishing families, create enduring trust, and contribute to a more beautiful world through our investments, products and services, and new ventures. Our investments are primarily in real estate, with additional allocations to tech, energy, and alternatives, employing a downside-protected, long-term approach to investing. We are grounded in timeless morals and seek to preserve and grow both investor capital and our own. The Opportunity Rex is seeking a Sales Event Manager to ensure flawless execution of events at Hotel Ella, a boutique property known for weddings, social events, and elevated hospitality. This role bridges sales and operations, turning booked business into seamless, memorable experiences. This role is anchored by two core mandates. First, own end-to-end event execution, from planning and cross-functional coordination to on-site leadership during events. Second, deliver a high-touch client and guest experience, serving as the primary point of contact and ensuring every detail is executed with precision and professionalism. You will coordinate closely with food and beverage, culinary, front office, and housekeeping teams to align on timelines, setups, staffing, and service standards. You’ll lead event turnover meetings, review event details for accuracy, and proactively solve issues before they impact the guest experience. The ideal candidate has 2–3+ years of experience in events, catering, or hospitality operations and thrives in fast-paced environments. They are detail-oriented, organized, calm under pressure, and energized by leading execution on the floor. This is a hands-on role for someone who wants to be in the action, ensuring every event runs seamlessly. The mission is non-negotiable: this leader must fully embrace Rex’s call to catalyze human flourishing through disciplined stewardship and service-driven hospitality. About the Role Rex is hiring a Sales Event Manager to translate Hotel Ella’s strong events business into seamless execution and an exceptional guest experience. The property has a distinctive brand, meaningful weddings, social, and corporate event demand, and clear upside to elevate both service quality and operational consistency. This leader will own execution across all events, ensuring precision, organization, and accountability from final planning through on-site delivery. You will serve as the connective tissue between event sales and hotel operations, aligning food and beverage, culinary, front office, and housekeeping teams to execute every detail at a high level. You will act as the primary point of contact for clients, planners, and vendors during events, delivering a high-touch, responsive experience while proactively managing timelines, setups, and service flow. You will lead internal communication, review event details for accuracy, and solve problems in real time to protect the guest experience. This role requires strong attention to detail, clear communication, and the ability to manage multiple events in a fast-paced environment. It is a hands-on, high-impact position for someone who thrives on being in the action, coordinating moving parts, and ensuring every event at Hotel Ella is executed flawlessly. Key Responsibilities - Event Planning and Execution- Manage the full operational execution of events booked at Hotel Ella, including weddings, meetings, corporate gatherings, private dining events, and social functions - Review banquet event orders, rooming details, setup requirements, timelines, menus, and special requests for accuracy and completeness - Lead internal event turnover meetings and communicate final details clearly to Food and Beverage, Culinary, Front Office, Housekeeping, and other operational departments - Serve as the primary on-site contact for clients, vendors, and event hosts during program execution - Conduct pre-event walkthroughs and confirm all event spaces are set according to contract, banquet event order, and service standards - Monitor event flow, timing, staffing, setup quality, and guest experience throughout each function - Respond quickly and professionally to last-minute changes, guest requests, and operational challenges - Client and Guest Experience- Build strong working relationships with clients, planners, and vendors to ensure confidence and satisfaction throughout the event process - Deliver a high-touch hospitality experience that is professional, warm, responsive, and solutions-focused - Anticipate client needs and resolve service issues in real time with urgency and professionalism - Support post-event follow-up as needed, including feedback collection, internal recap, and documentation of opportunities for improvement - Operational Coordination- Partner closely with the Sales team to transition booked business into a successful operational plan - Work with banquet, restaurant, bar, and culinary teams to ensure proper staffing, service flow, and readiness for each event - Coordinate room blocks, VIP needs, welcome amenities, and special guest requests with Front Office and Housekeeping when applicable - Ensure event spaces, equipment, signage, linen, décor, and service items are in place and presentation-ready - Maintain knowledge of all event spaces, capacities, setup styles, and service standards across the property - Administrative and Financial Oversight- Review event files, contracts, and banquet event orders for operational accuracy - Ensure billing details, consumption updates, guarantees, and final changes are properly communicated and documented - Assist with tracking event-related expenses, staffing efficiency, and service execution to support profitability - Maintain accurate records, notes, and communication within hotel systems and event platforms - Support forecasting of event needs, inventory usage, and operational labor based on business levels - Team Leadership- Help lead and direct banquet and service teams during event execution - Model professionalism, accountability, and service excellence at all times - Support training and coaching of team members on service standards, event readiness, and guest engagement - Foster strong collaboration between departments to ensure consistent execution and communication Ideal Candidate Profile - Minimum 2 to 3 years of experience in event management, banquet operations, catering, or hotel food and beverage leadership - Previous luxury hotel, boutique hotel, wedding venue, or upscale restaurant experience preferred - Strong understanding of banquet service, event timelines, catering operations, and guest service standards - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple events and priorities at once - Ability to remain calm, composed, and solutions-oriented in a fast-paced environment - Proficiency in hotel and event systems preferred, including Tripleseat, PMS platforms, and Microsoft Office - Flexible schedule required, including evenings, weekends, and holidays based on event demand - High agency, scrappy, and execution-oriented; willing to do the work required to win, from sales outreach to operational problem-solving. - Builder mindset with the ability to take a strong foundation and elevate it into a standout, market-leading property. - Missionary mindset: driven by purpose, disciplined under pressure, and relentless in execution. - Fully aligned with Rex’s mission to catalyze human flourishing through business. Rex Ecosystem-Wide Mission Catalyze Human Flourishing through our products and services and to elevate and further humanity in all our business dealings. Rex Values / Rex Culture - Customer Fanatic. We fanatically focus on customers, seeking to ever-deliver more value, and inventing and innovating on their behalf. - Product/Service Passion. Our business thrives or dies by products and services. - Ludicrous Speed. Our default pace is extremely fast. Time is precious, life is short, and moving fast is more fun and effective. - FAWOMO. We will find a way, or make one. - Loves Going to War. Prefers wartime to peacetime, always hungry to move forward, do more, and push growth. - Chutzpah. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Fortune favors the bold. Duc in altum. - Fun. We should only do work, over the long run, that is fun, and work with fun people. Jokes and humor welcomed, PC stuff and uptight behavior prohibited. - Never-Lose-Money Approach. Protects the downside, using careful analysis before deploying significant resources, and ensuring cash is plentiful, never risking what others have and need for what they do not have and do not need. - Other-Centered. Idealist, desperate more than anything to leave an impact with their life by helping other people, seeing money as a means to serve. - Creative Cost Cutting Constantly. There is always a smarter way, always room to cut, always ways to do more with less. A cost advantage is a competitive edge. - Fewer, More Capable. Bias to as lean of a team as possible, with the highest competency, reducing communication and coordination, creating more effectiveness. - Underdogs. What we have done is nothing compared to what we are going to achieve now. We are fighting to be the best, clawing and biting up and forward, aiming to be the champs, be number one. Scrappy AF no matter how much we accomplish. We have never arrived in our minds. We are the underdogs always. - Other Attributes Valued. Point-blank forthrightness in conversation with teammates, brutally facing problems. Velvet glove with iron fist in human dealings. Shrewd as a serpent innocent as a dove. Hardcore work hustle. Invictus mentality. Swagger with humility. Quiet professionalism. Thrifty and not materialistic. Loves who they work with, loves what they do, and loves who we serve.