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Kimberley Grote

We researched your career across 6 roles, 5 cities, and 3 continents. Here is what we see.

Sydney, Australia Born in Tokyo Raised in Western Germany MBA Double Bachelor's in Intl Hospitality

Why Kim Is Exceptional

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Luxury Hotel + Startup Ops

Rare to find someone who has run operations in both five-star hotels and high-growth tech startups. Most candidates have one or the other.

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Scale Range: 410 to 600,000 Rooms

From a 410-room congress hotel to a platform spanning 600,000+ rooms across 82 countries. Proven at both boutique and global scale.

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Cross-Geography: 5 Cities, 3 Continents

Bonn, Dubai, Berlin, Vienna, Sydney. Working experience across German, Middle Eastern, and Australian business cultures.

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Trilingual Advantage

German (native) opens the entire DACH market. English (fluent) covers AU/APAC/global. Japanese (childhood foundation from Tokyo).

Career Arc

Phase	Role	Company	Key Skills
Foundation	Hotel Operations	Maritim Congress Hotel Bonn 5-star congress hotel, 410 rooms, Germany	SOP developmentQuality assuranceVendor managementF&B operationsGuest experience
International Luxury	Hotel Operations	Hyatt Regency Dubai 5-star luxury hotel, 421 rooms, Deira heritage district	International luxury standardsMulti-outlet F&BEvent managementCSR program deliveryMulticultural teams
Tech Scale-Up	Strategic Operations	handy by Tink Labs Hotel tech startup, 600k+ rooms across 82 countries	Multi-market implementationEnterprise partner onboardingB2B partnerships at scaleChange management
Marketplace Ops	Operations	DiscoEat Gastronomy tech, dynamic pricing platform, Berlin	Data-driven revenue optimizationMarketplace operationsDynamic pricingStartup resilience
MICE / B2B	Manager Associations	Vienna Convention Bureau Vienna Tourist Board, top 5 European congress destination	Community buildingMember engagementB2B salesDestination marketingConference acquisition
Health Services	Project Officer	Mental Health sector Project delivery, Sydney, most recent role	Program deliveryImpact measurementAU workplace experienceHealth services PMStakeholder engagement

Transferable Skills Matrix

Domain	Business Capabilities
5-star hotel operations (Maritim, Hyatt)	SOP development, quality assurance, vendor management, workforce scheduling, compliance, F&B ops, CSR
Hotel tech at scale (Tink Labs)	Multi-market implementation, enterprise partner onboarding, change management, B2B partnerships, strategic ops
Restaurant tech (DiscoEat)	Data-driven revenue optimization, marketplace operations, dynamic pricing, startup resilience (dual insolvency)
MICE / Convention Bureau (VCB)	Community building, member engagement, B2B sales, destination marketing, government sector
Mental health (Project Officer)	Program delivery, impact measurement, Australian workplace experience, health services PM
Kimics (own brand)	E-commerce, brand building, product design, inventory management, creative direction

Market Positioning

A versatile operations leader who bridges luxury hospitality, hotel tech at global scale, and strategic B2B management across three continents. Naturally drawn to high quality, fast-moving environments that obsess over the experience of the customer and product.

Target: $100k to $160k AUD | Sydney preferred, open to remote/hybrid | 10 career paths identified

Salary Benchmarks (AU Market)

Role	Range	Notes
Operations Manager	$100k to $130k	Mid-level, Sydney corporate or hospitality
Head of Operations	$130k to $160k	Senior, tech/hospitality/health
General Manager	$120k to $160k+	Venue, hospitality, or centre management
Project Manager	$100k to $140k	Health services, government, or corporate
Partnerships Manager	$110k to $145k	B2B, tech, or tourism
Events / Conference Manager	$90k to $130k	MICE, convention, or corporate events

10 Career Paths

1 Operations Leadership (strongest, career-long theme) Strongest

2 Partnerships / Business Development / Account Management

3 Project / Program Management

4 Customer / Guest Experience

5 Hospitality / Hotel / Venue Management

6 Events / Conference / MICE

7 Health Services / Wellbeing Programs

8 Workplace / Facilities / Venue Operations

9 Implementation / Onboarding / Delivery

10 CSR / Sustainability / Social Impact

View detailed research for each path →

Hiring Manager FAQ

"Why leave hospitality?"

This was an intentional evolution, not a departure. Kimberley brought hospitality domain expertise into hotel tech (Tink Labs), then gastronomy tech (DiscoEat), then convention/MICE management (VCB). Each move added a new operational dimension while leveraging core hospitality knowledge. The mental health pivot was a deliberate breadth test in a new sector, which she succeeded at.

"Two startup closures?"

These are features, not bugs. Tink Labs ($125M+ funded, 600,000 rooms, 82 countries) and DiscoEat (dual insolvency with restart) both gave Kimberley direct experience navigating company restructuring, maintaining operations under uncertainty, and the resilience to keep delivering in high-pressure environments. Few candidates have this depth of startup adversity experience.

"No single long tenure?"

The consistent thread across every role is operational excellence + stakeholder management. The breadth across hospitality, tech, MICE, and health services means Kimberley can transfer into almost any operations context and add value immediately. Two of the shorter tenures were due to startup closures, not voluntary departures.

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