General Manager – Upscale Dining

Charlotte, NC | Base Salary Up to $85,000 + Bonus Potential

Lead a Restaurant You’ll Be Proud to Call Yours

You have spent your career building teams, solving problems, driving results, and creating memorable guest experiences. Now you are ready for an opportunity where your leadership will be trusted, your ideas will matter, and your impact will be visible.

This is your opportunity to take the lead at one of Charlotte’s most distinctive dining destinations—an established, high-volume restaurant known for chef-driven cuisine, thoughtfully crafted cocktails, genuine hospitality, and an atmosphere guests cannot find anywhere else.

You will not be stepping into a cookie-cutter concept or simply maintaining someone else’s playbook. You will have the opportunity to put your leadership signature on the restaurant, develop a team that believes in what they do, and create an experience that keeps guests coming back.

What This Opportunity Gives You

A Restaurant With an Identity

You will lead a concept with personality, character, and a loyal following. The food, beverage program, and atmosphere give you something meaningful to represent—not just another restaurant to manage.

The Opportunity to Truly Lead

You will have ownership of the restaurant’s culture, performance, and guest experience. Your judgment will be trusted, your voice will be heard, and you will have the ability to make decisions that move the operation forward.

A Team You Can Develop

You will have the opportunity to coach managers, identify future leaders, and build a team that is engaged, accountable, and proud to work alongside you.

Support Without Micromanagement

You will be backed by an experienced local restaurant organization that understands the business and provides the resources you need to succeed—while giving you the space to lead.

A Career With Room to Grow

This is an established organization with continued opportunities for talented leaders. If you perform, develop people, and drive results, your growth does not have to stop at the restaurant level.

The Impact You’ll Make

In this role, you will:

• Set the tone for the restaurant’s culture and standard of hospitality
• Lead an upscale, high-volume operation with confidence and consistency
• Build strong relationships with your management team, employees, and guests
• Create a workplace where talented people want to stay and grow
• Partner with the culinary team to deliver seamless front- and back-of-house execution
• Use your understanding of sales, labor, inventory, and the P&L to strengthen profitability
• Protect the details that make the restaurant experience special
• Develop future leaders and create a strong bench
• Become a visible representative of the restaurant within the Charlotte community

This Could Be Your Next Step If…

• You have successfully led an upscale casual, polished casual, chef-driven, or high-volume full-service restaurant
• You enjoy being present on the floor and connected to both your guests and your team
• You know how to balance hospitality, people development, and financial performance
• You appreciate elevated cuisine, craft cocktails, wine, and thoughtful service
• You want the authority to lead—not simply the responsibility to execute
• You are ready to join an organization where your experience can make a meaningful difference

What You’ll Receive

• Base salary up to $85,000
• Bonus potential
• Support from an experienced local leadership team
• The opportunity to lead a respected Charlotte dining destination
• The autonomy to influence the restaurant and its culture
• Long-term professional growth within an established organization

You have already proven that you can run a restaurant. This opportunity is about finding the right restaurant to lead—one with a strong identity, an excellent reputation, and the potential to become the defining next chapter of your career. Send resumes to kimber@geckohospitality.com

Apply today for confidential consideration. Additional details will be shared with qualified candidates during the interview process.