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

Soho House•Temple, TX

21d

About The Position

The Regional Director, Cecconi’s & Public Restaurants is a senior regional leader responsible for the performance, evolution, and long-term growth of Soho House’s public restaurant portfolio across the UK and Europe. The role oversees high-profile restaurants and hospitality concepts, including Cecconi’s, Dean Street Townhouse, Café Boheme, and other public-facing restaurants. It connects regional strategy with local execution, balancing each restaurant’s distinctive identity with commercial discipline, operational standards, and hospitality excellence. The role provides strategic and operational leadership across multiple markets, brands, and operating models. It works closely with Regional Directors, General Managers, senior restaurant leaders, central functions, and senior leadership to improve performance, develop talent, maintain Soho House standards, and shape the future of the public restaurant business. The position is responsible for Dean Street Townhouse, Redchurch Townhouse, Kettners, Cafe Boheme, Cecconi's Mayfair, and Cecconi's Bicester, and supports other Regional Directors across Cecconi’s Brighton, Speedboat ELE, Cecconi's AMS, Cecconi's BCN, Cecconis' Rome, Cecconi's Berlin, and Cecconi's Copenhagen. Extensive travel across the UK and Europe is required. The successful candidate is an influential and credible hospitality leader able to operate strategically and hands-on, build strong relationships with restaurant leadership teams, align teams across markets, and balance brand, guest experience, people, and commercial performance.

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.
Ability to 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.
Commercially minded, entrepreneurial, and operationally hands-on, with sound judgment to balance brand, guest experience, people, and performance.
Willingness and ability to travel extensively across the UK and Europe.

Responsibilities

Provide creative, strategic, and operational leadership across the Cecconi’s and Public Restaurants portfolio throughout the UK and Europe.
Partner with and coach General Managers and senior restaurant leaders, strengthening leadership capability, accountability, succession planning, and operational performance.
Drive commercial performance in partnership with Finance and operational leaders, managing revenue, profitability, labour, costs, and overall business performance.
Review business performance, identify trends, opportunities, and risks, and implement action plans to improve operational effectiveness and commercial results.
Protect and evolve each restaurant’s identity, quality, and hospitality standards while maintaining consistency with wider business principles and expectations.
Partner with senior leadership to develop and execute long-term strategy for the public restaurants, including growth opportunities, new concepts, openings, acquisitions, and business development.
Develop existing products and refresh concepts, product look and feel, and brand direction.
Work with central functions, including People & Development, Recruitment, Learning & Development, Finance, Marketing, F&B, and Design, to deliver priorities.
Drive talent development, retention, and succession planning, building a pipeline of future General Managers and senior operational leaders.
Lead and support 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 check operational and cultural standards.
Support restaurant leaders in delivering exceptional guest experiences, strong team cultures, and high standards of food, beverage, service, and hospitality.
Ensure compliance with company policies, food safety, allergy procedures, health and safety, and relevant local regulatory requirements.
Represent the public restaurant business at a senior level, build internal and external stakeholder relationships, and act as a Soho House brand ambassador.
Provide leadership input into annual planning, budgeting, and long-term operational and commercial strategies.

Benefits

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
Two paid days a year to support a charity of your choice, in conjunction with Soho Impact
Free counselling sessions
Cookhouse & House Tonic food and drink training, events, and opportunities
Continuous training for personal and professional development
Monthly team events, including fitness sessions, cinema screenings, and art classes
Competitive compensation packages with global benefits and perks