Director of Restaurants and Bars- Four Seasons Hotel Madrid

Job Description

The Director of Restaurants and Bars leads the hotel’s food and beverage outlets, ensuring outstanding guest service, strong financial performance, and consistent Four Seasons standards. Candidates typically need substantial luxury-hospitality experience, proven leadership of restaurants and bars, excellent knowledge of service operations, budgeting, revenue management, and staff development. Fluency in English is generally expected, while Spanish and other languages are advantageous. The successful candidate will be commercially minded, visible with guests, confident managing multicultural teams, and capable of building innovative dining concepts. Expectations include maintaining high service and hygiene standards, controlling costs, improving guest satisfaction, collaborating with culinary and hotel leadership, and supporting recruitment, training, and employee engagement.

Company Info

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is a leading luxury hospitality company operating hotels, resorts, private residences, and vacation experiences worldwide. Founded in 1961, the company is recognized for highly personalized service, elegant properties, and a strong people-first culture. Four Seasons Hotel Madrid brings this approach to the Spanish capital, combining refined accommodation with restaurants, bars, wellness facilities, and event spaces. The company places considerable emphasis on employee development, service excellence, discretion, and creating memorable experiences for guests. Depending on the position and local conditions, employees may receive benefits such as meals, uniforms, training, health-related support, discounts, and performance incentives. Four Seasons generally seeks experienced hospitality professionals who are polished, collaborative, commercially aware, and committed to consistently high standards in a multicultural luxury environment.

Destination Guide

Spain’s islands offer varied hospitality opportunities, particularly in hotels, restaurants, bars, resorts, tourism, wellness, and watersports. The Balearic Islands—Mallorca, Ibiza, Menorca, and Formentera—have strong seasonal demand, while the Canary Islands provide more year-round employment, especially in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, and Fuerteventura. Island culture is relaxed and sociable, with local festivals, seafood, outdoor living, and a strong emphasis on family and community. Lifestyle benefits include beaches, mild weather, and an active outdoor scene, although housing can be expensive and seasonal work may involve shared accommodation. EU, EEA, and Swiss citizens can work without a visa, subject to registration requirements. Non-EU applicants generally need an employer-sponsored work permit before starting employment. Candidates should verify contract terms, accommodation, transport, taxation, and whether the role is based in Madrid or an island property before relocating.