Chief Executive Officer

Foreground Consultancy; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality group in the UAE is seeking an experienced Chief Executive Officer to drive strategy, performance, and expansion across its diverse portfolio. The ideal candidate possesses senior executive experience in hospitality or F&B, particularly in scaling operations within the UAE market. This role encompasses complete P&L oversight and requires strong leadership skills to standardise operations and enhance profitability. The CEO will be vital in shaping the group’s future and engaging with partners and regulators.

Qualifications

• Senior executive experience within hospitality, F&B, or multi-brand consumer environments.
• Exposure to scaling restaurant or lifestyle concepts is essential.
• Experience operating in the UAE market is highly preferred.
• Commercial discipline with brand sensitivity and people leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall strategy, performance, and expansion agenda.
• Have full P&L responsibility and oversee operations and finance.
• Work closely with shareholders on expansion strategy and franchising.
• Act as the public face of the group with partners, landlords, and regulators.

Skills

Hospitality

Oversight

Operations

P&L

Strategy

Finance

Leadership

Job description

Our Client

Our client is a fast-growing hospitality and F&B group with a diversified portfolio of restaurant concepts and lifestyle venues across the UAE. The group is backed by strong investors and is entering a disciplined scale-up phase.

The Role

The Chief Executive Officer will lead the groups overall strategy, performance, and expansion agenda across existing and new concepts. This role will have full P&L responsibility and oversight of operations, finance, brand, and growth. A key focus will be standardising operations, strengthening leadership depth, and ensuring profitability across the portfolio. The CEO will work closely with shareholders on expansion strategy, franchising, and regional growth. The role will also act as the public face of the group with partners, landlords, and regulators.

Candidate Profile

Candidates must have senior executive experience within hospitality, F&B, or multi-brand consumer environments. Strong exposure to scaling restaurant or lifestyle concepts is essential. Experience operating in the UAE market is highly preferred. The ideal candidate combines commercial discipline with brand sensitivity and people leadership. Board and investor-facing experience is a strong advantage.

Required Skills

• Hospitality
• Oversight
• Operations
• P&L
• Strategy
• Finance
• Leadership