Lead one of Darling Group’s venues end to end, shaping exceptional guest experiences across one of Melbourne’s leading hospitality groups.
- Lead a venue end to end with real ownership
- Company-wide progression and development
- Competitive salary, incentives and venue discounts
Darling Group is a Melbourne hospitality group behind some of the city’s most recognisable dining and drinking venues, spanning cafés, restaurants and event spaces, each with a distinct identity and a strong point of view.
As a Venue Manager, you’ll lead one of our venues end to end, shaping the experience of every guest and building a team that loves what they do. It’s a role that blends leadership, commercial thinking and genuine hospitality, with real ownership of how your venue runs and performs.
In the role you will:
- Lead the day-to-day running of your venue and its floor team
- Own service standards and the guest experience, start to finish
- Coach, mentor and develop supervisors and assistant managers
- Drive training and development across the team
- Manage rostering, labour, stock and compliance
- Own your venue’s financial performance, KPIs and profitability
- Work with the group on local activity and commercial opportunities
What you'll Bring
- Proven leadership experience in a premium, fast-paced dining or events venue
- A talent for building, inspiring and developing high-performing teams
- A genuine passion for creating exceptional guest experiences
- Strong operational knowledge across rostering, inventory and service delivery
- Commercial acumen, with a solid grasp of budgets, KPIs and profitability
- Exceptional communication and organisational skills
- Availability for weekends, public holidays and a rotating roster, plus a valid RSA
What we offer
- Genuine career progression across our growing group of venues
- Ongoing training, mentorship and development
- Competitive salary, performance incentives and venue discounts
- A supportive, high-performing team that shares a love of hospitality
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Venue Managers in Melbourne employer: Darling Group
Darling Group is an exceptional employer that fosters a vibrant and collaborative work culture in the heart of Melbourne's hospitality scene. With a strong focus on employee growth, we offer ample opportunities for professional development and creativity in a dynamic environment, making it a rewarding place to advance your career while enjoying the unique advantages of working across multiple venues.
