Restaurant General Manager at Kimpton Sevn Dubai -Pre Opening
IHG Hotels and Resorts
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Role Overview
Restaurant General Manager at Kimpton Sevn Dubai (Pre-Opening), part of IHG Hotels & Resorts, located in Dubai. You will lead three distinct F&B concepts and be at the heart of the operation from pre-opening through ongoing management.
Company Overview
Kimpton Sevn Dubai is part of IHG Hotels & Resorts. The culture values individuality, trust, attention to detail, and genuine human connection. The hotel operates through a myWellbeing framework that actively supports the physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing of teams.
Role Purpose
Lead the day-to-day operation and commercial performance of three unique F&B concepts—D.G.C.B. (sophisticated cocktail bar), Scarlet Macaw (Latin-inspired restaurant), and The Nest (relaxed poolside hospitality)—while building teams, shaping culture, bringing each concept to life, and ensuring consistent Kimpton service standards across all outlets.
Key Responsibilities
Operations & Performance
- Lead the day-to-day operation and performance of all three outlets
- Own revenue, profitability, budgets, costs, productivity and commercial strategy
- Maintain consistent Kimpton service standards across each concept
- Be visible on the floor and genuinely connected with guests
Concept Development & Activation
- Bring each concept to life while maintaining their distinct personalities
- Identify opportunities for activations, events, partnerships and new revenue streams
- Build relationships with VIPs, regulars, influencers and the local F&B community
Beverage Excellence
- Drive beverage excellence across cocktails, spirits, wine and overall beverage performance
Team Leadership & Culture
- Lead, coach and develop outlet managers and F&B teams
- Build a culture that is warm, accountable, curious and fun
Pre-Opening Execution
- Help build the operation from the ground up
- Execute recruitment and training
- Develop standard operating procedures and opening plans
- Conduct mock services
- Define service culture and outlet personalities from day one
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with Culinary, Sales & Marketing, Finance, Procurement and the wider hotel team
Qualifications & Experience
- 5+ years' progressive F&B leadership experience
- Previous experience as a Restaurant GM, F&B Manager or senior multi-outlet leader
- Strong experience across restaurants, bars and/or lifestyle F&B
- A genuine strength in beverage and cocktail operations
- Luxury, lifestyle, premium F&B or high-energy hospitality experience
- Strong commercial and financial understanding
- Pre-opening experience, ideally in Dubai/UAE
- Experience across restaurant, cocktail bar and poolside operations is a plus
Skills & Competencies
- Fluent English and Spanish
- Confident hospitality leadership with balance across people, product, profit and personality
- Curious, charismatic, commercially savvy and hands-on
- Strong understanding of creating places people want to be part of
Additional Information
- Competitive compensation and global travel privileges
- Meaningful career growth opportunities within IHG Hotels & Resorts
- myWellbeing framework supporting physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing
- Equal opportunity employer committed to fair and inclusive employment practices