Restaurant Manager - Rooftop | Curio Lagos

Ace Hospitality Management (Hotelaria); Albufeira; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Ace Hospitality Management (Hotelaria) seeks a dynamic Rooftop Restaurant and Bar Manager to lead daily operations, guest experience and commercial development at the Lagos rooftop within the hotel. You will oversee service standards, safety, and staff performance while ensuring a distinctive atmosphere aligned with the property's positioning.

The role requires hospitality excellence, strong leadership, and a hands-on approach to grow footfall, spend and loyalty through activations, events and

Qualifications

• Proven team leadership and operational management experience.
• Strong customer service, guest relations and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of restaurant financial performance.
• Experience in events, venue activation or F&B promotional initiatives is highly valued.
• Fluency in Portuguese and English; additional languages are an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily operation of the Rooftop restaurant and bar with high service standards.
• Coordinate the restaurant team, shifts and daily priorities.
• Ensure compliance with operating procedures, brand standards, food safety and health & safety requirements.
• Monitor service quality and address guest feedback promptly and professionally.
• Create a welcoming, engaging atmosphere aligned with the Rooftop positioning.
• Develop initiatives to increase footfall, spend and loyalty.
• Lead events and partnerships to drive traffic and revenue.

Skills

Hospitality leadership

Commercial awareness

Creativity

Customer experience

Team leadership

Communication

Bilingual: Portuguese/English

Job description

Role Mission

Lead the overall management, operation and commercial development of the Rooftop, ensuring an outstanding guest experience, strong operational standards and sustainable revenue performance.

The role combines operational excellence with creativity, commercial awareness and a “think outside the box” mindset, positioning the Rooftop as a vibrant destination within the hotel and the local market.

Responsibilities and Competencies

1. Restaurant operations and service excellence

• Manage the daily operation of the Rooftop restaurant and bar, ensuring high standards of service, presentation, hygiene and guest experience.

• Coordinate the restaurant team, including shift organization, service preparation and daily operational priorities.

• Ensure compliance with operating procedures, brand standards, food safety and health and safety requirements.

• Monitor service quality, remain visible during service periods and address guest feedback promptly and professionally.

2. Customer experience

• Create a welcoming, engaging and distinctive atmosphere aligned with the positioning of the Rooftop.

• Build strong relationships with hotel guests, external customers and regular clients.

• Anticipate guest expectations and promote personalized, authentic and memorable interactions.

3. Commercial and strategic development

• Develop and implement initiatives aimed at increasing footfall, average spend, revenue and customer loyalty.

• Identify opportunities to attract both hotel guests and the external and local market.

• Analize business performance, customer behavior, demand patterns and market trends to identify commercial opportunities.

• Contribute to pricing, menu positioning, promotions and revenue-generating concepts.

• Monitor local competitors and F&B trends, introducing ideas that strengthen differentiation and commercial relevance.

• Approach the Rooftop as a business unit with clear revenue and profitability potential.

4. Events, entertainment and Rooftop activation

• Create and coordinate a calendar of events and entertainment concepts designed to drive traffic and reinforce the Rooftop’s positioning.

• Develop initiatives such as themed evenings, sunset experiences, music sessions, gastronomic events and seasonal activations.

• Continuously propose innovative experiences consistent with the hotel’s positioning and target audiences.

• Coordinate operational requirements with internal departments and external partners.

• Assess the commercial impact of activations and recommend improvements based on results and customer feedback.

5. Marketing, communication and partnerships

• Work closely with Marketing and Sales to promote Rooftop events, experiences and special initiatives.

• Contribute ideas and content opportunities for digital communication and social media.

• Develop relationships with relevant local partners and stakeholders to increase visibility and reach.

• Help establish the Rooftop as a destination in Lagos, rather than solely an outlet serving hotel guests.

6. Team leadership

• Lead, motivate and develop the restaurant team, fostering accountability, engagement and exceptional customer service.

• Provide regular coaching and on-the-job training.

• Ensure the team understands the operational, customer and commercial objectives of the Rooftop.

• Promote collaboration between Restaurant, Bar, Kitchen, Front Office, Sales, Marketing and other hotel departments.

• Support recruitment, onboarding, performance management and team development activities.

7. Financial and performance management

• Monitor revenue, costs, productivity and operational performance.
• Support budget preparation, forecasting and cost-control activities.
• Manage staffing and resources efficiently according to expected business volumes.
• Monitor key performance indicators and implement corrective actions when required.
• Balance an exceptional customer experience with profitability and sustainable operational performance.

Candidate Profile

We are looking for a professional who combines hospitality excellence, strong commercial instinct and creativity. The ideal candidate should be:

• Dynamic, energetic, proactive and strongly oriented towards the customer experience.
• Commercially minded, with a clear understanding of how to create demand and generate revenue.
• Creative, curious and able to think outside the box.
• Entrepreneurial and comfortable taking ownership of the business and its results.
• Passionate about hospitality, restaurants, lifestyle, events and customer engagement.
• Highly visible and comfortable interacting directly with guests and local partners.
• Able to transform ideas into structured, operationally viable and measurable initiatives.
• Results-driven, organized and capable of managing several priorities simultaneously.
• A hands-on leader who motivates teams and promotes a strong service culture.

Experience and Qualifications

• Previous management experience in Restaurants, Bars or Food & Beverage operations, preferably in an upscale, lifestyle or high-quality hospitality environment.
• Proven team leadership and operational management experience.
• Strong customer service, guest relations and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of restaurant financial performance.
• Experience in events, venue activation or F&B promotional initiatives is highly valued.
• Fluency in Portuguese and English; additional languages are an advantage.
• Availability and flexibility to work according to operational requirements, including evenings, weekends and key events.

Key Success Factors

• Deliver an exceptional and differentiated Rooftop experience.
• Increase traffic, average spend, revenue and repeat business.
• Strengthen the Rooftop’s recognition among hotel guests and the local market.
• Maintain a consistent, relevant and commercially effective events calendar.
• Continuously introduce fresh ideas, partnerships and experiences.
• Build an engaged, accountable and service-oriented team.
• Establish the Rooftop as one of the hotel’s signature experiences and a destination in Lagos.