Venue Manager | Galway Hooker

Open Door Pub Co. Pty LTD; City Of Stirling; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous food and beverage discounts

Leadership development

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Australian Venue Co. is seeking an experienced Venue Manager for Galway Hooker, a distinctive Irish pub in Scarborough, WA. You will own people, performance and guest experience, leading an established team and directing the venue's commercial strategy.

You’ll drive revenue with live entertainment, sports events and local marketing while maintaining high standards across service, food and beverage. RSA accreditation is required or achievable.

Qualifications

• Proven Venue Manager or senior leadership experience within a busy pub, bar or entertainment venue.
• Strong commercial capability across P&L, labour, stock management and venue KPIs.
• Experience leading, developing and retaining high-performing teams.
• Current WA RSA and Approved Manager accreditation, or the ability to obtain them.

Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching and developing the venue management and front-of-house teams
• Taking ownership of the venue’s P&L, labour, stock, budgets and overall performance
• Driving revenue through entertainment, sporting events, local marketing and community engagement
• Building a strong, accountable and high-performing team culture
• Maintaining exceptional standards across service, food, beverage, compliance and presentation
• Creating memorable experiences that keep guests coming back

Skills

Venue management

P&L management

Team leadership

Hospitality operations

Job description

Lead one of Perth’s most distinctive hospitality venues

This isn’t your standard pub management role. Australian Venue Co. is looking for an experienced Venue Manager to take the lead at Galway Hooker, an authentic Irish pub in the heart of Scarborough’s vibrant beachfront precinct. Built in Ireland, transported to Western Australia and reassembled in Scarborough, Galway Hooker brings the warmth, energy and character of a traditional Irish pub to one of Perth’s busiest coastal destinations. Known for live music, big sporting moments, perfectly poured pints and a lively late-night atmosphere, this is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of a venue with a strong identity, loyal following and plenty of personality.

The opportunity As Venue Manager, you’ll have full ownership of the venue’s people, performance and guest experience. You’ll lead an established team, drive the commercial direction of the business and continue building Galway Hooker’s reputation as one of Scarborough’s standout hospitality destinations.

Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching and developing the venue management and front-of-house teams
• Taking ownership of the venue’s P&L, labour, stock, budgets and overall performance
• Driving revenue through entertainment, sporting events, local marketing and community engagement
• Building a strong, accountable and high-performing team culture
• Maintaining exceptional standards across service, food, beverage, compliance and presentation
• Creating memorable experiences that keep guests coming back

What’s on offer?

Competitive salary package with OTE up to $139,000 (base salary + super + performance-based bonus)

Full ownership of an established and distinctive hospitality venue

Support from an experienced operational leadership team

Ongoing leadership development and career progression

Opportunities across Australian Venue Co.’s extensive national portfolio

Generous food and beverage discounts across AVC venues

About you

You’re an experienced hospitality leader who knows how to balance people, performance and guest experience. You’ll bring:

• Proven Venue Manager or senior leadership experience within a busy pub, bar or entertainment venue
• Strong commercial capability across P&L, labour, stock management and venue KPIs
• Experience leading, developing and retaining high-performing teams
• A confident, visible and hands-on leadership style
• An understanding of beverage-led operations, live entertainment and late-night trade
• A genuine passion for hospitality and creating memorable guest experiences
• Current WA RSA and Approved Manager accreditation, or the ability to obtain them

If you’re ready to lead a venue with genuine character in one of Perth’s best coastal locations, we’d love to hear from you. Make your career one to remember at Aus Venue Co. The work you do will directly impact everyone of our customers and our aim is to ensure our employees are provided with the support and knowledge to exceed our customers’ expectations.

Company culture

Australian Venue Co. promotes a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion through programs like AVC Pride for LGBTQIA+ support, Her Hospo for empowering women, and a First Nations Committee for reconciliation. We are committed to growing our understanding and engagement in diversity, equity and inclusion to build a more inclusive industry.

Turn your hospo job into a rewarding career Whether you’re already in a hospitality management role or you’re ready for career progression into management, you can take the next step with Australian Venue Co. We’re passionate about training & developing our team members and providing internal career advancement opportunities. At AVC, we turn hospo jobs into careers! Join our team & get access to our AdVanCe Career Pathways program, our in-house development program that is tailored to the hospitality industry. If your next step is to become a Duty Manager, Assistant Venue Manager or Venue Manager, we can support you on your career journey.