General Manager

Zuma - London; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global restaurant group is seeking accomplished General Managers to join their team in the UK. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in high-volume, high-quality dining and possess a commercial mindset. The role involves leading operations to enhance customer experience, motivating teams, and ensuring service excellence. Join a respected hospitality group with ambitious global expansion projects and great career potential. Competitive compensation to be discussed.

Benefits

Access to the Azumi Global Leadership Pathway

Training from top operators

Mobility across multi-market openings

Qualifications

• Experience from a high-volume, high-quality restaurant background.
• Demonstrated ability to drive revenue while maintaining high standards.
• Experience with global expansion and multi-market openings is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations to deliver world-class guest experience.
• Energise the dining room and elevate loyal guests.
• Deepen relationships with guests in every market.
• Inspire teams and build a high-performance culture.
• Thrive in dynamic, high-energy environments.

Skills

Strong commercial mindset

Sales experience

Marketing expertise

Business development skills

Job description

Overview

We have an exceptional opportunity for accomplished General Managers to join our global restaurant collection and step into leadership roles for our future international openings. With an exciting pipeline of new Zuma, ROKA and Azumi group projects across the world, this is a rare chance to accelerate your career within one of the most respected hospitality groups globally.

You’ll be an outstanding operator with an instinct for world-class guest experience. You’ll know how to energise a dining room, elevate already-loyal guests, and sustain the level of luxury service our restaurants are known for. With strong existing connections, you’ll understand how to deepen that and build new momentum in every market you lead.

We’re looking for leaders who inspire by example, motivators who lift their teams, build high-performance cultures, and thrive in dynamic, high-energy environments.

Our ideal candidate will come from a similarly high-volume, high-quality background and bring a strong commercial mindset. A natural ability in sales, marketing and business development is essential to continue driving revenue and protecting the standards of a restaurant of this calibre.

With ambitious global expansion ahead across the Azumi Collection, including Zuma, ROKA and Oblix, this is an extraordinary opportunity to join a forward-thinking, internationally recognised group and play a pivotal role in shaping its next chapter.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations to deliver world-class guest experience in high-volume environments.
• Energise the dining room, elevate loyal guests, and sustain luxury service.
• Deepen relationships with guests and build momentum in every market you lead.
• Inspire by example, motivate teams, and build a high-performance culture.
• Thrive in dynamic, high-energy environments and adapt to multiple openings and markets.

Qualifications

• From a similarly high-volume, high-quality background.
• Strong commercial mindset with experience in sales, marketing and business development.
• Ability to drive revenue while protecting standards of a premier restaurant group.
• Experience with global expansion projects and multi-market openings is advantageous.

Why Join

• Access to the Azumi Global Leadership Pathway
• Training from the world’s best operators
• Mobility across multi-market openings
• Foundational understanding of Zuma DNA prior to opening a new or taking on an established location

Compensation: To be discussed