General Manager

General Manager – Restaurant & Café Location: Cambridge, MA Schedule: Onsite | Full-Time Compensation: Approximately $100,000 Base Salary A Restaurant Leadership Role With a Schedule You Can Actually Live With We are partnering with a well-established, high-volume restaurant group in Cambridge to hire an experienced General Manager to lead a unique all-day concept combining a bustling café with a full-service lunch and dinner restaurant. And unlike many GM opportunities in hospitality, this role offers a schedule designed to provide some consistency: Sundays & Mondays off Primarily 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM shifts Only one closing shift per week, approximately 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM Major holidays are protected Flexible PTO This is an opportunity for a proven restaurant leader who enjoys being on the floor, building strong teams, creating a great guest experience, and managing the details behind a successful operation. The environment is fast-paced but highly stable, with a long-tenured management team and a strong emphasis on hospitality, quality, consistency, and culture. Previous General Manager experience is required. We are looking for someone who has already successfully led a full-service restaurant and wants to find a long-term home where they can make an impact. What You’ll Do As General Manager, you will have ownership of the day-to-day operation while leading and developing the restaurant’s management and front-of-house teams. Lead daily operations across café, lunch, and dinner service Manage, coach, and develop a large front-of-house team and supporting management staff Oversee scheduling, payroll, hiring, onboarding, training, and ongoing development Maintain high standards for hospitality, service, cleanliness, and overall guest experience Manage high-volume shifts while remaining calm, organized, and visible on the floor Oversee ordering and support inventory and operational controls Manage reservations, private events, and third-party takeout/delivery operations Monitor staffing levels and adjust operations based on daily and seasonal volume Partner with ownership and operations leadership on sales goals and business performance Create accountability while maintaining a positive, welcoming, team-oriented culture Identify opportunities to improve processes, service, and restaurant operations Develop future leaders within the organization What We’re Looking For The ideal candidate will bring: 2+ years of General Manager experience within a full-service restaurant Experience managing a high-volume restaurant operation Strong people leadership and team-development skills A hospitality-first mentality Experience managing multiple service periods and operating styles Strong attention to det Benefits & Perks Approximately $100,000 base salary Health insurance, with the company covering approximately 50% of the premium Health benefits eligibility after 90 days Flexible PTO, starting around two weeks with flexibility based on experience Thanksgiving and Christmas off No traditional PTO blackout periods Sundays and Mondays off Predominantly daytime schedule, with most shifts running 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Only one closing shift per week, approximately 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM Parking included Stable, long-tenured leadership team Opportunity for long-term growth as the organization explores future locations and concepts Why Join? This is a stable, established restaurant with a leadership team that believes strongly in taking care of its people. You’ll be joining an operation that values hospitality, personality, creativity, adaptability, and quality — without the late-night schedule that comes with many restaurant leadership positions. #J-18808-Ljbffr