Beverage Director - NYC Pre-Opening, Program Leader

Mattos Hospitality; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Commuter Benefits

Gym Membership Discount

Dining Discounts

Job summary

Mattos Hospitality seeks a Beverage Director for a new New York City venture opening in 2027. You will lead the beverage program from pre-opening through launch, build the team, and establish standards that guide ongoing operations.

You will develop wine, spirits, cocktails, beer, and non-alcoholic programs across multiple experiences, while partnering with culinary leadership to create a cohesive beverage strategy and strong financial discipline.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as Beverage Director, Wine Director, or senior beverage leader in high-quality, full-service hospitality environments.
• Experience opening a restaurant or developing a beverage program from early stages is preferred.
• Deep knowledge of wine, spirits, cocktails, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages with ability to build a balanced program.
• Strong understanding of beverage service and its relationship to culinary and hospitality experience.
• Experience with purchasing, inventory management, pricing, beverage cost, margins, and financial performance.
• Ability to recruit, train, develop, and lead beverage professionals and educate broader service teams.
• Strong industry relationships and knowledge of distributors, importers, producers, and the beverage landscape.
• Organized in creating systems, controls, standards and structure from ground up.
• Clear communication and accountable leadership; collaborative across departments.
• Hands-on, detail-oriented with active floor presence and high service standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of the beverage program from pre-opening through launch and ongoing operations.
• Develop and maintain wine, spirits, cocktails, beer, and non-alcoholic programs for multiple experiences.
• Collaborate with culinary and restaurant leadership to ensure beverage complements the dining concept.
• Lead tastings, selection, pricing, menu development, and ongoing refinement of the program.
• Establish beverage systems, SOPs, service standards, inventory controls, training materials and procedures.
• Own beverage cost, pricing strategy, inventory levels, purchasing, and other financial and operational metrics.
• Partner with finance and senior leadership on budgets, forecasts, and beverage-related P&L performance.
• Recruit, train, develop, and lead beverage team; educate broader service teams.
• Maintain standards for wine/beverage service, including presentation, storage and knowledge.
• Foster hospitality-focused culture, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Job description

Mattos Hospitality seeks a Beverage Director for a new New York City venture opening in 2027. You will lead the beverage program from pre-opening through launch, build the team, and establish standards that guide ongoing operations.

You will develop wine, spirits, cocktails, beer, and non-alcoholic programs across multiple experiences, while partnering with culinary leadership to create a cohesive beverage strategy and strong financial discipline.