General Manager, Restaurants & Bars

General Manager, Restaurants & BarsNine Orchard Street, New York, NY Full Time • Salary ($135k - $160k) Expires: Oct 1, 2026Swan Room and Corner Bar are the restaurants and bars of Nine Orchard, on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Corner Bar is the all-day neighborhood bistro on the corner of Canal and Orchard — a room that belongs to the Lower East Side as much as it belongs to the building above it. Swan Room is its counterpoint: a soaring landmark banking hall turned evening destination for cocktails, live music, and the kind of night that ends up mattering. The rooms draw a wide mix — neighbors and travelers, first dates and family dinners, regulars and the people about to become regulars. Our guests can eat anywhere and choose to eat here. Keeping that choice earned, night after night, is the job.Yes, the restaurants live inside Nine Orchard, a 113-room hotel in the restored 1912 bank building at the foot of Orchard Street. The hotel is a gift: built-in occupancy, a stunning stage, and a brand the creative world is invested in. But we are not hiring a hotel F&B executive to manage outlets. We are hiring a restaurant General Manager to run great restaurants that happen to have a hotel attached.The role reports to the Director of Food & Beverage, who owns the overall food and beverage program. The General Manager owns the rooms: the service, the vibe, the feel, and the teams that deliver them every night.What you'll ownFull leadership of Swan Room and Corner Bar — service, floor culture, energy, pacing, music, lighting, the feel of the room at 8:45 on a FridayNightly floor presence. This is a working GM role; the job happens in the dining room, not the officeA guest-recognition culture worthy of a high-profile clientele — regulars, VIPs, and the people who should become regularsThe teamLead and develop the service managers across both roomsSet the hiring bar: people with taste, warmth, and a real connection to the city and the guests they serveThe businessOwn the P&L for restaurants and bars: revenue, labor, COGS, and the discipline that protects the guest experience rather than starving itPartner with the Director of Food & Beverage and Culinary Director on menus, beverage, and the standards of the pass — the program is set together; the execution is yoursWho we're looking for5+ years of restaurant leadership, including GM or multi-unit leadership of high-volume, critically regarded New York restaurantsA restaurant person: independent restaurants or ambitious restaurant groups — not primarily a hotel F&B careerGenuine beverage fluency — cocktails, wine, and bar culture — and the judgment to build a program, not just approve oneA record of building service teams: hiring, training, holding managers accountable, and raising the floorTaste, judgment, and genuine warmth with every kind of guest who walks inExperience with live programming, late-night formats, or music-driven roomsOpening or re-concepting experienceHotel exposure is welcome but not required — we will teach you the hotel; we can't teach you restaurantsWhat we expect in the first 12 monthsTake command of both rooms; establish nightly leadership presence and a visible service standardDeliver measurable improvement in service quality, guest sentiment, and repeat visitationCompensation and benefitsBase salary: $135,000–$160,000, commensurate with experienceBonus eligibleUnlimited PTOHealth, dental, and vision coverageSupplemental coverage options (life, disability, accident, critical illness)About MML HospitalityMML Hospitality operates a portfolio of culturally relevant hotels and restaurants including Hotel Saint Vincent (New Orleans) and Nine Orchard (New York), along with the food and beverage operations at The Driskill and The Proper in Austin — with two new properties and membership clubs opening in 2027. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.Required SkillsStrong Leadership SkillsAbility to Create a Positive Dining AtmosphereEffective Communication SkillsTeam Development and MentorshipFinancial Acumen in Managing BudgetsCollaboration With Culinary TeamsEvent planning and coordinationCustomer Service ExcellenceNine OrchardBoutique HotelPart of MML HospitalityWith the help of historians and artisans, a team of world-class architects meticulously restored the iconic, century-old Jarmulowsky Bank to its former Neo-Renaissance splendor. Requiring 1912 blueprint drawings and archival photographs, the Swan Room features grand, arched windows and a rehabilitated ornamental ceiling; pink Tennessee marble floors and Botticino marble walls, meanwhile, recall those found in Grand Central.From the painstakingly replicated original clocks and 60-foot domed rooftop tempietto to the historically-accurate millwork and the cornice moldings found throughout Nine Orchard's 12 floors, the neighborhood landmark's outstanding character and design details can now, once again, be appreciated and admired by visitors.