Assistant General Manager

JRM Hospitality; Sydney; On-site; AUD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Significant earning potential up to $D

Strong base salary with tipping

Career progression opportunities

Premium Sydney CBD location

Supportive leadership team

Job summary

JRM Hospitality in Sydney CBD is seeking an experienced Assistant General Manager for a premium Italian dining operation. You will lead from the floor, drive service standards and work closely with senior leadership and the culinary team to maintain exceptional guest experiences.

This role offers strong earnings potential up to about AUD 150K including tips, a base salary plus tipping structure, and clear opportunities for career progression within a growing hospitality group.

Qualifications

• Experience as Assistant General Manager, Restaurant Manager or General Manager in a premium restaurant.
• Experience managing a busy, large-scale restaurant operation.
• Italian or premium European restaurant experience preferred.
• Strong floor presence, engaging and passionate about guests.
• People leadership with experience training and developing restaurant teams.
• Commercially astute with understanding of labour, rostering and restaurant financials.
• Polished and detail-focused with energy for a vibrant environment.
• Ability to work with culinary and operational leadership.
• Ready to take ownership and progress your management career.
• Full Australian working rights essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead from the floor, driving service standards and setting the pace for the wider front-of-house team.
• Support the General Manager across all aspects of daily restaurant operations.
• Recruit, train, mentor and develop a polished, high-performing FOH team.
• Create an engaging service culture balancing professionalism, personality and genuine hospitality.
• Manage busy services while maintaining attention to detail and a seamless guest experience.
• Take ownership across rostering, labour management, training, systems and operational performance.
• Work closely with the kitchen leadership team to create a cohesive FOH and BOH operation.
• Develop future leaders within the business and maintain clear accountability across the management team.
• Build relationships with regular guests and become a visible presence within the restaurant.

Skills

Leadership

Floor presence

People leadership

Guest service

Commercial awareness

Job description

Assistant General Manager | Premium Italian Dining | Earning Potential to $150K

JRM Hospitality is partnering with an established hospitality operator to find an exceptional Assistant General Manager for an exciting premium restaurant opportunity in Sydney CBD.

We're looking for a polished, energetic hospitality professional who knows how to run a serious restaurant while still loving the buzz of being on the floor. This is a substantial operation requiring a leader who can balance refined service, strong commercial awareness and genuine hands‑on hospitality.

The restaurant will deliver a vibrant, premium Italian-inspired experience - sophisticated without being stuffy, energetic without compromising on standards. The successful candidate will work closely with senior leadership and an accomplished culinary team to drive the restaurant, develop its people and create a service culture guests want to return to.

For the right hospitality professional, this represents an opportunity to join a growing business with significant earning potential, strong tips and genuine career progression.

The Role

• Lead from the floor, driving service standards and setting the pace for the wider front-of-house team.


• Support the General Manager across all aspects of daily restaurant operations.


• Recruit, train, mentor and develop a polished, high-performing FOH team.


• Create an engaging service culture balancing professionalism, personality and genuine hospitality.


• Manage busy services while maintaining attention to detail and a seamless guest experience.


• Take ownership across rostering, labour management, training, systems and operational performance.


• Work closely with the kitchen leadership team to create a cohesive FOH and BOH operation.


• Develop future leaders within the business and maintain clear accountability across the management team.


• Build relationships with regular guests and become a visible presence within the restaurant.

About You

• An experienced Assistant General Manager, Restaurant Manager or General Manager from a premium restaurant environment.


• Previous experience managing a busy, large-scale restaurant operation is essential.


• Italian or premium European restaurant experience would be highly regarded.


• A natural floor presence - confident, engaging and genuinely passionate about looking after guests.


• Strong people leadership with proven experience training and developing restaurant teams.


• Commercially astute with a solid understanding of labour, rostering and restaurant financials.


• Polished and detail-focused, but with the personality and energy to suit a vibrant restaurant environment.


• Comfortable working alongside ambitious culinary and operational leadership.


• Ready to take ownership, challenge standards and continue progressing your management career.


• Full Australian working rights are essential.

What's On Offer

• Significant earning potential of up to circa $150K including tips for the right senior profile.


• Strong base salary plus an established and highly attractive tipping structure.


• Join an ambitious hospitality operator with exciting growth ahead.


• Work alongside experienced restaurant and culinary professionals.


• Genuine opportunity to develop into broader General Manager-level responsibility.


• Premium Sydney CBD location and a high-profile restaurant environment.


• Additional management opportunities available for strong candidates at different stages of their careers.

This is a role for a career restaurateur - someone who gets genuine satisfaction from a packed dining room, a sharp team, seamless service and the energy of a restaurant operating at its best.

If you've built your career in quality restaurants and are ready for a bigger leadership opportunity, apply now for a confidential conversation with JRM Hospitality.

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