About This Role
This Bar Manager role offers a rare opportunity to develop and lead a new, high-end cocktail concept opening in February 2027. Working directly with senior leadership, the Bar Manager will shape the concept, beverage program, product selection, service standards, and overall guest experience, with meaningful creative and operational autonomy.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with senior leadership and key F&B stakeholders throughout the creative development and opening of a new cocktail destination
- Lead the development of a thoughtful, ambitious cocktail program, drawing inspiration from seasonal ingredients, innovative techniques, and the property's onsite farm
- Help curate an exceptional spirits collection, with particular attention to luxury, rare, and highly allocated expressions
- Bring the stories behind exceptional spirits to life, engaging guests through knowledge, genuine enthusiasm, and a sophisticated approach to sales
- Exercise meaningful independence in managing the bar, developing programming, and driving operational excellence
- Recruit, train, and inspire a team of exceptional hospitality professionals
- Establish and maintain uncompromising standards of service, execution, and attention to detail
- Oversee daily operations, financial performance, inventory, and beverage cost management
- Join a collaborative, well-resourced organization that values creativity, individual initiative, professionalism, and long-term growth
Requirements
- Substantial experience in fine dining, luxury hospitality, or highly regarded cocktail bars where exceptional service is as important as the quality of the drinks
- A genuine passion for craft cocktail development, with the curiosity and creativity to explore new ingredients, techniques, and flavor combinations
- A sophisticated understanding of spirits, including an appreciation for luxury, rare, and allocated bottlings
- The ability to translate spirits knowledge into compelling guest experiences and sales through engaging, authentic storytelling
- Demonstrated experience executing elevated, detail-oriented hospitality
- A proven ability to work independently, make thoughtful decisions, and take full ownership of a program
- Strong leadership skills and a genuine passion for mentoring and developing teams
- A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset and the confidence to move initiatives forward without constant supervision
- The ability to transition naturally between bartending, guest relations, and operational leadership during busy service
- Creativity balanced with operational discipline and commercial awareness
- Confidence, discretion, humility, and a collaborative approach to hospitality
