# General Manager — Sunset Hospitality Group

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Location: Dubai, UAE
Type: full_time · Level: senior
Monthly salary: AED 60,000 to 90,000 per month (estimated, not employer-stated) (UAE salaries are tax-free)
Posted: 2026-09-23
Apply: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/general-manager-at-sunset-hospitality-group-4469440177?_l=en

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## Description

Sunset Hospitality Group (SHG) is a leading multinational lifestyle hospitality group, with a wide portfolio encompassing Hotels & Resorts, Restaurants, Beach Clubs, Nightclubs, Fitness Centers, and more. SHG operates 113 properties in 26 countries with a commitment to deliver authentic and diverse hospitality experiences that bring people together, all around the world.

We are seeking a highly commercial and dynamic General Manager with a strong track record in premium nightlife or lifestyle dining. The ideal candidate will bring solid pre-opening experience, with the ability to build an operation from the ground up, drive commercial performance, and successfully lead the venue through opening and beyond.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the overall operations and commercial performance of the venue, ensuring exceptional standards across guest experience, service, entertainment and F&B.

• Take full ownership of the venue’s P&L, budgeting, forecasting, revenue generation and cost management, identifying opportunities to maximize profitability.

• For new openings, lead pre-opening operational readiness, including recruitment, team structure, SOP implementation, OS&E coordination, training and launch preparation.

• Develop and execute strategies to drive footfall, average spend, repeat business and overall revenue performance.

• Work closely with Marketing, Entertainment, Culinary and Beverage teams to develop activations, events and experiences that strengthen the venue’s positioning and commercial performance.

• Build, lead and develop a high-performing multicultural team, ensuring strong engagement, accountability and succession planning.

• Maintain a strong presence on the floor, ensuring consistently high standards of service, guest engagement and VIP experience.

• Build and maintain relationships with VIP guests, regular clientele, partners and key stakeholders to strengthen guest loyalty and brand reputation.

• Monitor operational and financial KPIs, analyze performance trends and implement corrective actions and improvement initiatives where required.

• Ensure full compliance with company standards, licensing requirements, health & safety regulations and all applicable operational policies.

Ideal Candidate:

• Proven experience as a General Manager within premium nightlife, lifestyle dining, or entertainment-led upscale dining concepts, with previous international experience considered an added advantage.

• Strong pre-opening experience, from operational planning and recruitment through to opening readiness and launch.

• Strong commercial acumen with hands-on experience in P&L, budgeting, forecasting, cost control and revenue optimization.

• Proven ability to drive revenue, guest spend and overall venue performance.

• Strong understanding of guest experience, VIP clientele and high-energy lifestyle operations.

• Experience building, developing and leading large, multicultural teams.

• Ability to collaborate closely with Marketing, Entertainment, Culinary, Beverage and other key functions.

• Strong operational, organizational and stakeholder management skills.

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