General Manager - WAKA Restaurant

Role summary

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The General Manager will lead the daily operation, commercial performance, guest experience, and team development of WAKA Restaurant at Sofitel Al Hamra Beach Resort. Candidates should have strong restaurant or hospitality leadership experience, ideally in a luxury hotel or high-volume destination venue. The role requires sound financial knowledge, experience with budgeting and cost control, confident people leadership, and a strong understanding of food, beverage, service, and guest relations. The successful candidate is expected to build an engaging service culture, maintain quality and brand standards, develop revenue opportunities, manage staffing effectively, and work closely with hotel and resort leadership. Excellent English communication, professional presentation, and the ability to work flexibly in a fast-paced environment are essential.

About the employer

Sofitel Al Hamra Beach Resort is a luxury beachfront property in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, operated under Sofitel, Accor’s French-inspired luxury hospitality brand. The resort combines contemporary comfort with local Emirati character and offers upscale accommodation, restaurants, leisure facilities, pools, and direct beach access. WAKA Restaurant is one of the resort’s dining venues and forms part of its wider food and beverage operation. Accor is a major international hospitality group with hotels and resorts across more than 100 countries, including brands such as Sofitel, Fairmont, Raffles, Pullman, Novotel, and ibis. Employees typically benefit from an international working environment, structured career development, brand training, and opportunities to progress within the group.