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Regional Director, Cecconi’s & Public Restaurants UK & Europe

Soho House via Caterer.com156 open roles

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Scope of the Job

At Soho House, the Regional Director, Cecconi’s & Public Restaurants is a senior regional leader responsible for the performance, evolution, and long-term growth of our public restaurant portfolio across the UK & Europe.

This role leads a diverse collection of high-profile restaurants and hospitality concepts, including Cecconi’s, Dean Street Townhouse, Café Boheme, and other public-facing restaurants. Working across multiple markets, brands, and operating models, the Regional Director ensures each business delivers an exceptional guest experience while achieving strong and sustainable commercial performance.

As a strategic operator, brand ambassador, and culture carrier, the Regional Director of Cecconi’s and Public Restaurants works closely with Regional Directors, General Managers and senior restaurant leaders to drive operational excellence, strengthen leadership capability, and ensure the consistent delivery of Soho House standards. The role connects regional strategy with local execution, balancing the individuality and character of each restaurant with the commercial discipline, operational standards, and hospitality excellence required across the portfolio.

Working closely with senior leadership and central functions, this role will shape the future of the public restaurant business across the business, identifying opportunities for growth, improving performance, developing talent, and ensuring our restaurants remain distinctive, relevant, and commercially successful.

A successful Regional Director will be an influential and highly credible hospitality leader, capable of operating at both a strategic and operational level. They will build strong relationships with restaurant leadership teams, create alignment across markets, and bring the experience, judgment, and commercial instinct required to lead a complex and high-profile international portfolio.

Main Duties...

  • Provide creative, strategic and operational leadership across the Cecconi’s and Public Restaurants portfolio throughout the UK and Europe, ensuring strong performance, consistent standards, and alignment with the wider business strategy.
  • Act as a trusted partner and coach to General Managers and senior restaurant leaders, strengthening leadership capability, accountability, succession planning, and operational performance.
  • Drive the commercial performance of the restaurants, working closely with Finance and operational leaders to manage revenue, profitability, labour, costs, and overall business performance. This role is responsible for Dean Street Townhouse, Redchurch Townhouse, Kettners, Cafe Boheme, Cecconi's Mayfair and Cecconi's Bicester. They are also responsible for and will support the other Regional Directors in: Cecconi’s Brighton, Speedboat ELE, Cecconi's AMS, Cecconi's BCN, Cecconis' Rome, Cecconi's Berlin, Cecconi's Copenhagen.
  • Review business performance regularly, identifying trends, opportunities, and risks and implementing clear action plans to improve operational effectiveness and commercial results.
  • Protect and evolve the identity, quality, and hospitality standards of each restaurant while ensuring consistency in the principles and expectations that define the wider business.
  • Partner with senior leadership to develop and execute the long-term strategy for the public restaurants, including growth opportunities, new concepts, openings, acquisitions, and business development. Develop the existing product, updating and changing concepts, refreshing the product look and feel and overall direction of the brands.
  • Work closely with central functions including People & Development, Recruitment, Learning & Development, Finance, Marketing, F&B, Design and other key stakeholders to ensure priorities are delivered effectively.
  • Drive talent development, retention, and succession planning across the restaurants, ensuring a strong pipeline of future General Managers and senior operational leaders.
  • Lead and support the successful delivery of new openings, major refurbishments, restaurant developments, and significant business initiatives.
  • Conduct regular site visits and structured business reviews to assess performance, coach leadership teams, identify opportunities, and ensure operational and cultural standards are being delivered.
  • Support restaurant leaders in delivering exceptional guest experiences, strong team cultures, and consistently high standards of food, beverage, service, and hospitality.
  • Ensure compliance with company policies, food safety, allergy procedures, health and safety, and all relevant local regulatory requirements.
  • Represent the public restaurant business at a senior level, building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and acting as an ambassador for the Soho House brand.
  • Provide leadership input into annual planning, budgeting, and long-term operational and commercial strategies.

Experience Required

  • 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, with the judgment and instincts to balance brand, guest experience, people, and performance.
  • Willingness and ability to travel extensively across the UK & Europe.

What's in it for you?

  • Weekly Pay
  • Team meal whilst on shift prepared by our chefs
  • Clothing Allowance
  • Every House Membership
  • 50% off Food & Drink, 7 days a week
  • 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
  • In conjunction with Soho Impact, take 2 days paid a year to support a charity of your choice.
  • Free Counselling Sessions
  • Cookhouse & House Tonic: Our Cookhouse & House Tonic programmes offer unique food and drink trainings, events and opportunities to inspire and educate.
  • Continuous training to develop yourself personally and professionally
  • Team Events: From fitness sessions to cinema screenings and art classes, each month we hold a series of fun events which you can sign up to

Soho House offers competitive compensation packages that feature global benefits and perks. Whether you’re seeking entry-level employment or a new opportunity to expand your profession, we offer training to develop the technical and managerial skills necessary to enhance your career

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