Regional Director, Cecconi’s & Public Restaurants UK & Europe
Soho House via Caterer.com · GB
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About the Role
The Regional Director, Cecconi’s & Public Restaurants is a senior leader responsible for the performance, evolution, and growth of Soho House's public restaurant portfolio across the UK & Europe. This role leads diverse, high-profile restaurants, ensuring exceptional guest experiences and strong commercial performance. The Director acts as a strategic operator, brand ambassador, and culture carrier, driving operational excellence and connecting regional strategy with local execution.
Responsibilities
- Provide creative, strategic, and operational leadership across the Cecconi’s and Public Restaurants portfolio throughout the UK and Europe.
- Act as a trusted partner and coach to General Managers and senior restaurant leaders.
- Drive the commercial performance of the restaurants, managing revenue, profitability, labour, and costs.
- Review business performance regularly, identifying trends, opportunities, and risks, and implementing action plans.
- Protect and evolve the identity, quality, and hospitality standards of each restaurant.
- Partner with senior leadership to develop and execute the long-term strategy for public restaurants.
- Work closely with central functions including People & Development, Finance, Marketing, and F&B.
- Drive talent development, retention, and succession planning across the restaurants.
- Lead and support the successful delivery of new openings, major refurbishments, and business initiatives.
- Conduct regular site visits and structured business reviews.
- Support restaurant leaders in delivering exceptional guest experiences and strong team cultures.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, food safety, and health and safety regulations.
- Represent the public restaurant business at a senior level and act as an ambassador for the Soho House brand.
- Provide leadership input into annual planning, budgeting, and long-term strategies.
Requirements
- 15+ years of senior leadership experience in high-profile, high-volume hospitality, restaurant, lifestyle, or luxury businesses.
- Proven experience leading a multi-site, multi-market portfolio at a senior regional or equivalent level.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen, with a proven ability to drive profitability and sustainable business performance.
- Deep expertise in restaurant and Food & Beverage operations, with a strong understanding of premium, luxury, and experiential hospitality.
- Proven ability to lead, influence, and develop senior General Managers and operational leadership teams.
- Experience managing complex, international, and matrixed organisations with multiple stakeholders and operating models.
- A strategic thinker who can translate long-term business priorities into clear, practical operational execution.
- Strong understanding of talent development, succession planning, and building high-performing leadership teams.
- Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills, with the credibility to operate effectively at executive level.
- Highly commercially minded, entrepreneurial, and operationally hands-on.
- Willingness and ability to travel extensively across the UK & Europe.
Skills
- Strategic thinking
- Operational leadership
- Commercial acumen
- Financial management
- Talent development
- Relationship building
- Influencing
- Communication
Location
- UK
- Europe
Work Type
- Full-time
- Travel
Experience Level
- 15+ years of senior leadership experience
Benefits
- Weekly Pay
- Team meal whilst on shift
- Clothing Allowance
- Every House Membership
- 50% off Food & Drink
- Staff Room Rate; Any Bedroom, Any House, $100 a night
- Private Health and Dental Care
- Life Assurance
- Day off on your birthday
- Up to 50% Staff Discount on Cowshed & Soho Home
- 2 days paid a year to support a charity of your choice
- Free Counselling Sessions
- Cookhouse & House Tonic programmes
- Continuous training
- Team Events
- Competitive compensation packages
- Global benefits and perks
- Training to develop technical and managerial skills
About the Company
- Soho House is a collection of private members' clubs and restaurants.