Wedding Venue General Manager

Wedgewood Weddings • Castro Valley, CA

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About The Position

The General Manager in Training (GMIT) program is a 6–12 month development track for experienced leaders preparing to manage a Wedgewood Weddings venue. The role provides hands-on training alongside a top-performing General Manager at a Wedgewood Weddings venue, with experience across sales, event execution, culinary operations, banquet operations, and financial management. Training is supported by General Managers and centralized HR, marketing, and accounting teams. After training, the successful candidate is expected to lead their own venue. Relocation flexibility throughout Northern California is required after training; nationwide relocation options are available after completing training.

Wedgewood Weddings is a family-owned company founded in 1986, with more than 80 venues nationwide. It offers an all-inclusive wedding-planning approach and aims to deliver value, service, and convenience through memorable events. The company describes its culture as supportive, collaborative, and focused on hospitality.

Requirements

• Leadership experience managing people in hospitality, events, or a sales-driven environment.
• Ability to work in high-volume service and fast-paced operations.
• Results-oriented approach and ability to motivate teams to achieve goals.
• Coaching ability, with a leadership style based on accountability and encouragement.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and time management.
• Comfort using business software such as Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Passion for hospitality and interest in career growth.
• Flexibility to relocate throughout Northern California after training.

Responsibilities

• Oversee venue departments, including culinary, sales, event planning, and banquet operations.
• Recruit, train, coach, motivate, and develop team members through daily leadership.
• Manage revenue, labor, and cost control to drive financial performance.
• Execute high-volume events with precision and a guest-first mindset.
• Champion company culture and uphold brand standards with positivity, professionalism, and integrity.
• Adapt to a schedule that includes evenings, weekends, holidays, shifts longer than eight hours, and workweeks longer than 40 hours.

Benefits

• Bonus potential
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Sick leave
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) match
• Employee Ownership Program participation for General Managers, with payouts tied to company financial performance, tenure, and other performance factors
• Quarterly bonus
• Training bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed