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About the Role
As General Manager, you will partner with the Executive Kitchen Manager to oversee restaurant operations, focusing on front-of-house excellence, inventory, cost management, and labor planning. You will drive team development, financial performance, and operational efficiency to shape the company culture and ensure success during every shift.
Responsibilities
- Oversees all front-of-house operations to ensure service excellence, brand standards, and consistent daily execution.
- Leads by example, fostering a positive, professional culture through hiring, training, coaching, and motivating staff to meet company goals.
- Sets and communicates performance expectations, holds team members accountable, aligns staff with business strategies, and maintains transparent communication with leadership.
- Manages budgets and financial reports, monitors profitability, ensures accounting compliance, and drives sales and profit-improvement initiatives.
- Creates effective schedules that meet business and labor needs, ensures proper staffing levels, and builds a strong leadership pipeline.
- Manages inventory, ordering, and vendor relationships to ensure efficiency, quality, and operational support.
Requirements
- 3+ years of management experience in a high-volume, full-service restaurant.
- Strong knowledge of brand standards, steps of service, and front of house operations.
- Proven leadership skills with experience hiring, training, and developing service-driven teams.
- Ability to manage budgets and interpret financial statements (e.g., labor cost, P&L).
- Effective communication and organizational skills, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
- Ability to stand for long periods of time.
- Ability to lift 20+ lbs.
- Comfortable with being exposed to hot and cold temperatures.
- Applicant must be 18 years of age or older and able to provide documentation to work in the United States legally.
Skills
- Service excellence
- Inventory management
- Cost management
- Labor planning
- Team development
- Financial performance
- Operational efficiency
- Hiring
- Training
- Coaching
- Motivating staff
- Budget management
- Financial reporting
- Profitability monitoring
- Accounting compliance
- Sales improvement
- Profit improvement
- Scheduling
- Staffing
- Leadership pipeline development
- Ordering
- Vendor relationship management
- Communication skills
- Organizational skills
- Cross-functional collaboration
Location
- 1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10022
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3+ years of management experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business, Hospitality, or related field.
Salary/Compensations
- $185,000 - $220,000 annual base salary
- Eligibility for the annual incentive plan based on individual and company performance.
Benefits
- Competitive Pay & Benefits
- Employer Contribution for individuals and eligible dependents' medical insurance
- Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Commuter Spending Accounts
- 401(k) Plan with company match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Discounts through BenefitHub
- Employee Meal Discounts
- Paid Time Off (PTO) to support work-life balance (accrued based on length of service)
- Paid Sick Leave (PSL) to care for your health or loved ones
- Quarterly Wellness Days - extra time off to recharge every season
- Car Allowance
- Bonus Eligible
- Opportunities for growth; we love promoting within!
About the Company
- Din Tai Fung (DTF) is a globally celebrated, family-owned restaurant brand founded in 1972 and internationally renowned for its iconic Xiao Long Bao.
- What started as a small family business has grown into one of the most recognized restaurant brands in the world, with more than 165 locations across 13 countries and a reputation for extraordinary quality, precision, and hospitality.
- Our Manhattan location represents an exciting chapter in our growth in New York, bringing the DTF experience to one of the most dynamic and competitive restaurant markets in the world.
- This restaurant operates at a high level of volume and precision, where strong leadership, operational excellence, and teamwork are essential to delivering the exceptional guest experience we’re known for globally.
Equal Opportunity
- Din Tai Fung North America is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
- We are committed to creating an inclusive environment and welcome all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status, in accordance with applicable federal, state/provincial, and local laws.
- In the United States, Din Tai Fung North America participates in E-Verify to confirm work authorization for all new hires.