Restaurant & Bars Manager at InterContinental Dubai Marina

As the world’s largest family of luxury hotels, we all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental® brand. Shaped by decades of international know-how and local insights, our passion for luxury travel spans cultures and customs. Inspiring us to create warm and sophisticated experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world.

Each of our hotels cultivates a distinctive style and ambiance where we embrace every opportunity to give our guests a personal and enriching experience. If you’d like to embrace a wider world of experiences and opportunities, we’d like to welcome you to join InterContinental Dubai Marina Hotel & Residences as Restaurant & Bars Manager for our all day dining restaurant.

InterContinental Dubai Marina is a Five-Star luxury hotel & residence in the heart of Dubai Marina with 328 rooms and residence suites, flexible event space and restaurants & bars. With over 30 languages and countries represented by the staff, the hotel weaves together an international five-star presence.

About the Role

We are seeking an inspiring and dynamic Restaurant & Bars Manager to lead and elevate our Food & Beverage operations. This pivotal role oversees the daily management of the hotel's restaurants, bars, in-room dining, and special events, ensuring every guest enjoys an outstanding and memorable experience.

Combining a passion for hospitality with strong operational leadership ensures the hotel’s dining servicers reflect the quality, atmosphere, and attention to detail expected in a luxury hotel.

A little taste of your day-to-day:

• Create an atmosphere where every guest feels recognized, valued, and genuinely welcomed.

• Champion service excellence by ensuring every interaction reflects the hotel's luxury standards and brand promise.

• Curate exceptional dining environments and ensure flawless execution of opening, service, and closing procedures while maintaining the highest standards of quality, consistency, and food safety.

• Be highly visible on the floor, engaging with guests, anticipating needs, and turning special occasions into unforgettable moments.

• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, continuous learning, and recognition.

• Collaborate closely with culinary, restaurant, bars, and hotel teams to deliver exceptional experiences across all dining outlets and events.

• Lead pre-shift briefings that energies and align teams around service priorities, guest preferences, special events, and business goals.

• Inspire and lead a passionate team in delivering seamless, memorable, and personalized dining experiences.

• Drive commercial success by managing budgets, optimizing costs, maximizing revenue opportunities, and delivering strong financial performance.

• Partner with the bar team to create innovative cocktail menus, seasonal experiences, and engaging beverage promotions that excite guests and drive revenue.

What we need from you

• Proven experience as a Restaurant Manager or senior leadership role in a luxury or lifestyle dining environment

• A genuine passion for hospitality and creating extraordinary guest experiences and inspiring high-performing teams.

• Strongcommercial acumen with the ability to drive profitability, manage budgets, and achieve business goals.

• Deep knowledge of restaurant and beverage operations, including cocktails, spirits, wines, beers, and current industry trends.

• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and coaching skills. The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and service standards.

• Confidence, composure, and sound decision-making during high-volume operations.

What you can expect from us

We give our people everything they need to succeed. From a competitive salary that rewards all your hard work to a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life – including a full uniform, impressive room discounts and some of the best training in the business.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

IHG gives every member of the team the room they need to belong, grow and make a difference in a collaborative environment. We know that to work well, we need to feel well – both inside and outside of work – and through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace.

So, join us and you’ll become part of our ever-growing global family.