Brand & Operations Director, Multi-Unit F&B

La Petite Maison (LPM); Dubai; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Le Café LPM in Dubai is seeking a Brand Operations Manager to co-lead with the Brand Executive Chef, owning brand, people and performance across openings.

You are the business guardian of the brand, operations and boutique experiences, reporting directly to the CEO as we scale across markets.

This role blends strategic brand stewardship with hands-on leadership, P&L ownership, and cross‑functional collaboration to ensure consistency and growth.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years in brand management, concept development, or multi-site F&B operations, with at least 3-5 years in a senior leadership role.
• Proven track record leading cross-functional teams, managing new openings, dealing with landlords, managing architects, interior designers, project managers and while maintaining brand integrity across markets.
• Financially literate, culturally fluent, and comfortable operating across international markets.

Responsibilities

• Brand Strategy & Identity: represent the concept, ensure compliance, and evolve it with intention in close collaboration with the CEO, the support office, and the culinary team.
• Leadership & People: lead all department heads directly - inspiring, challenging, and building a culture where people are trusted, held to high standards, and proud of what they create.
• Operational Excellence: own the critical path, lead new openings end-to-end, and keep every location running with the same standards, systems, and energy as the first.
• Financial Acumen & Inventory: own the P&L, drive profitability, and maintain tight control over costs and inventory - across existing locations and into future projects, pre-openings, budgets, and reinvestment decisions.
• Guest-Centric & Cultural Awareness: understand that the brand is felt through the guest experience and that experience must translate across cultures, cities, and communities without losing what makes Le Café LPM what it is.

Skills

Brand management

Concept development

Multi-site F&B operations

Cross-functional leadership

Financial literacy

Mobility

Job description

Le Café LPM in Dubai is seeking a Brand Operations Manager to co-lead with the Brand Executive Chef, owning brand, people and performance across openings.

You are the business guardian of the brand, operations and boutique experiences, reporting directly to the CEO as we scale across markets.

This role blends strategic brand stewardship with hands-on leadership, P&L ownership, and cross‑functional collaboration to ensure consistency and growth.