General Manager - Sayf
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About the Role
Sayf seeks a General Manager to run full operations including P&L, guest experience, compliance, team management, and VVIP/entertainment network. Requires 8-10 years as GM in upscale dining or nightlife with Arabic-concept experience and a strong personal network in Dubai's nightlife scene.
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Responsibilities
- Owns the full P&L; budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, and variance tracking against target
- Builds and actively grows a personal network across Dubai's hospitality, entertainment, and VVIP circles
- Owns VVIP acquisition and retention, including table strategy and direct relationships with top spend guests
- Owns the entertainment program end to end; booking DJs and talent, managing production, and setting the calendar around cost and revenue targets
- During closure, rehires and retrains the team, reconnects with suppliers and renegotiates terms, and rebuilds the VIP and entertainment calendar
- Runs daily operations; staffing, scheduling, inventory, and service standards, to brand standard
- Keeps the venue compliant with UAE labour law, Dubai Municipality and DTCM requirements, liquor licensing, and entertainment permit terms
- Hires, trains, schedules, and manages the team, with succession plans in place for key roles
Requirements
- 8–10 years as a General Manager, ideally in upscale dining or nightlife, with Arabic concept experience
- Dubai experience required, with an established, verifiable network in nightlife and VVIP circles
- Strong financial background; P&L ownership, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control
- Working knowledge of nightlife revenue mechanics; minimum spend, VIP/table allocation, talent and production cost management
- Arabic and English proficiency required
- Track record of UAE regulatory compliance in a licensed, entertainment permitted venue
- Experience with seasonal venues (closure/relaunch cycle) is a plus
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Company Overview
- Launched in Dubai in 2022 and Beirut in 2023, SAYF is where summer never ends — a season, a sensation, and a state of mind. Inspired by the golden warmth of endless summer nights, SAYF captures the spirit of happiness, energy, and celebration in its purest form.
Role Overview
- The General Manager runs Sayf's full operation; P&L, guest experience, compliance, team, and the venue's VVIP and entertainment network. This is a dual mandate role: strong financial ownership paired with a genuine, personal network in Dubai's nightlife and social scene.
Key Responsibilities
- Revenue Management: Owns the full P&L; budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, and variance tracking against target, and is accountable for margin and labour cost targets.
- Guest Relations & PR: Builds and actively grows a personal network across Dubai's hospitality, entertainment, and VVIP circles. Owns VVIP acquisition and retention, including table strategy and direct relationships with top spend guests.
- Entertainment Management: Owns the entertainment program end to end; booking DJs and talent, managing production, and setting the calendar around cost and revenue targets.
- Pre Season Relaunch: During closure, rehires and retrains the team, reconnects with suppliers and renegotiates terms where useful, and rebuilds the VIP and entertainment calendar so the venue reopens in September fully booked and ready.
- Operations & Guest Experience: Runs daily operations; staffing, scheduling, inventory, and service standards, to brand standard, and turns guest feedback into concrete service improvements on an ongoing basis.
- Compliance & Licensing: Keeps the venue compliant with UAE labour law, Dubai Municipality and DTCM requirements, liquor licensing, and entertainment permit terms.
- Team Management: Hires, trains, schedules, and manages the team, with succession plans in place for key roles, and runs performance reviews on the standard cycle.
Qualifications
- 8–10 years as a General Manager, ideally in upscale dining or nightlife, with Arabic concept experience is a must.
- Dubai experience required, with an established, verifiable network in nightlife and VVIP circles.
- Strong financial background; P&L ownership, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
- Working knowledge of nightlife revenue mechanics; minimum spend, VIP/table allocation, talent and production cost management.
- Arabic and English proficiency required.
- Experience with seasonal venues (closure/relaunch cycle) is a plus.
- Track record of UAE regulatory compliance in a licensed, entertainment permitted venue.
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