Director of Food & Beverage - Amangani
Aman · Amangani, Jackson, United States
Location Overview
Join our team in Amangani. In the foothills of the Tetons, near the year-round mountain resort of Jackson Hole, Amangani looks out across the peaks and plains of the Snake River Valley. Evoking the pioneering spirit of the Old West in its redwood and sandstone architecture, the all-season retreat invites guests to discover outdoor adventure and the extraordinary natural beauty of Wyoming.
Role
The Director of Food and Beverage is responsible for delivering exceptional dining experiences, maintaining the highest service standards, and driving the commercial success of all F&B venues. The ideal candidate is a visionary leader with a deep understanding of luxury hospitality, local culture, and international service experience.
As a member of the Executive Committee, the Director of Food & Beverage serves as a strategic business partner to the General Manager, contributing to overall resort strategy, business planning, guest experience initiatives, capital investments, and operational leadership while overseeing restaurants, bars, in-room dining, and events.
Responsibilities
Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement
- Develop and execute strategic business plans that support the resort's operational, financial, guest satisfaction, and employee engagement objectives.
- Lead and develop the Food & Beverage Division, ensuring all Aman standards, policies, procedures, brand guidelines, menu standards, and service.
Operations and Guest Experience
- Direct and oversee the Food & Beverage components of the resort's restaurants, pool, outdoor dining, seasonal recreation, special events, ski-season activations, and guest experiences, ensuring service delivery, staffing, amenities, programming, presentation, and guest engagement consistently reflect Aman luxury standards.
Culinary, Beverage and Product
- Partner with the Executive Chef to develop, review, and continuously refine menus, beverage programs, wine lists, cocktail offerings, and special promotions that reflect Aman standards, local culture, seasonality, guest preferences, and commercial objectives.
Financial and Commercial Performance
- Prepare and manage annual budgets, forecasts, CAPEX plans, strategic initiatives, and business improvement plans for the division.
- Monitor and analyze revenue, profitability, labor productivity, food cost, beverage cost, operating expenses, and departmental KPIs, implementing corrective actions where required.
Quality Assurance, Compliance and Brand Standards
- Ensure compliance with all Aman standards, menu guidelines, operating procedures, HACCP requirements, food safety regulations, sanitation standards, fire and life safety requirements, and local regulatory obligations.
- Develop and maintain an audit program to regularly assess compliance across service delivery, menu governance, beverage programs, outlet presentation, operating procedures, and guest experience standards
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in hospitality management, Business Administration, Hotel Management, or related field preferred; equivalent luxury hospitality leadership experience will be considered.
- Minimum five years of executive-level Food & Beverage leadership experience within a luxury resort environment, including experience overseeing multiple outlets, in-room dining, events, and beverage operations.
- Minimum three years of experience as a Director of Food & Beverage within a luxury hotel or resort environment required; mountain resort experience strongly preferred.
- Proven success in financial management, budgeting, forecasting, P&L management, revenue optimization, and cost control.
- Strong strategic planning, commercial acumen, and business development capabilities.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and inspire high-performing teams.
- Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain any certifications, permits, or licenses required by Wyoming law and Teton County regulations, including alcohol-service related certifications where applicable.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States (U.S. citizen, permanent resident or other valid work authorization).
Benefits
At Aman Group, we believe that our colleagues are at the core of our success. We offer competitive benefits including exciting international career opportunities in a company that is expanding rapidly. We prioritise and support your career journey, making you feel valued, included and at home.
- Competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.
- Extensive private health insurance, life and personal accident insurance, travel insurance.
- Access to the Colleague Complimentary Stay Scheme allowing you to explore our Aman and Janu properties and to enjoy discounted rates on Retail, F&B and Spa experiences.
- Exclusive training and development opportunities supporting your growth with us.
If you thrive in an ultra-luxury environment and are passionate about warm and personalised hospitality where every detail matters, we invite you to apply to join us on our journey.