Steuerwald has over 40 years of experience working in the hospitality industry. In 1998, he began his Hyatt career working as a sous chef at Hyatt Regency Grand Cayman. Over the ensuing decades, he worked at the Grand Hyatt Kauai in Hawaii, as the executive chef at Manchester Grand Hyatt in California and Hyatt Regency Denver and then as the director of operations at Grand Hyatt Denver and director of food and beverage at Manchester Grand Hyatt. In 2019, Steuerwald transferred to Canada to be the general manager of Hyatt Regency Calgary, a hotel he served in as executive chef 20 years before. Prior to joining the Grand Hyatt Seattle team, he was the general manager of Resort at Squaw Creek, a Destination by Hyatt property.