General Manager – Visitor Destination & Experiences

Location:

(20001) Portugal

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

Search Sports, Leisure & Lifestyle Jobs

Advertiser:

COREcruitment

Job ID:

132980557

Posted On: 

12 May 2026

Job Title: General Manager – Visitor Destination & Experiences
Location: Porto, Portugal
Salary: A‚¬100,000 – A‚¬130,000 gross per annum + bonus + benefits
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An internationally recognised experiences group is seeking a General Manager to lead a major cultural and visitor destination in Portugal.

The destination is a large-scale visitor environment combining a range of guest experiences, including leisure, hospitality, cultural and commercial activities . It attracts high visitor volumes and is designed around delivering engaging, high-quality experiences across multiple audience types.

Reporting to the Group CEO, the General Manager will hold full accountability for operational, commercial and strategic performance, leading a multidisciplinary senior team and driving the next phase of growth.

The role requires a strong, internationally minded leader who is comfortable operating in complex, experience-led environments, balancing operational excellence with long-term strategic and commercial delivery, while building and developing high-performing teams across multiple disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

* Deliver and evolve the long-term strategy for the destination
* Partner with CEO and Board on growth, positioning and investment priorities
* Drive commercial performance across all revenue streams
* Develop experiences and programming to grow visitation, engagement and spend
* Ensure high operational standards across all guest-facing areas
* Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial performance management
* Manage operations through seasonal peaks and major events
* Lead and develop a senior multidisciplinary leadership team
* Maintain strong financial and operational visibility across the business
* Oversee safety, maintenance and overall site standards

Candidate Profile

* 5+ years leading a complex leisure, tourism or experiential operation
* Strong P&L and commercial leadership experience
* Proven delivery in multi-revenue, high-footfall environments
* Ability to balance strategic and operational leadership
* Strong stakeholder and board-level communication skills
* Hands-on, visible leadership style with strong team development capability
* High resilience, energy and commercial mindset
* Strong understanding of visitor, events or experience-led operations

Ideal Backgrounds

* Visitor attractions and destination experiences
* Large-scale leisure or cultural operations
* Experiential tourism or entertainment venues
* Events and food & beverage-led destinations
* Complex, multi-venue visitor environments

Job Title: General Manager – Visitor Destination & Experiences
Location: Porto, Portugal
Salary: A‚¬100,000 – A‚¬130,000 gross per annum + bonus + benefits
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