Hospitality Recruitment Manager

RDG Overview:

Envisioned by Marine and Greg Galy through their travels, experiences, and thirst for discovery and adventures, the first MILA restaurant (part of RDG) opened in Miami Beach, FL, in January 2020. MILA is a restaurant, rooftop lounge, and mixology bar aiming to transport guests on a culinary journey of flavorful MediterrAsian cuisine. Balancing genuine hospitality, fine dining, and refined nightlife, MILA has quickly established itself as the go-to destination in the upscale Miami social scene.

We are first and foremost a group of individuals who strive for excellence and seek to illuminate the senses. We believe in the rhythms of life and we are driven by the experience of adventure. Our principles stand for giving our customers the most transporting experience, an organic design and a refined culinary journey. D R E A M I T

MILA has grown above and beyond our expectations in its first two years despite facing significant pandemic-related restrictions, and ranked #5 of The Restaurant Business Top 100 ranking.
Following the success of the original restaurant, RDG plans to expand to new concepts and locations, focusing initially on the Florida market. It has shown the quickest development rates and is anticipating some of the best economic growth worldwide.

B U I L D I T

Through its elevated brand portfolio, and its exclusive membership, RDG aims to create a full network of venues and experiences offering a unique lifestyle to its guests and members in Florida and to become one of the leaders of the luxury restaurant industry in the United States.

G R O W I T

RDG is now actively exploring other national markets such as New York City, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, as well as further afield in London, Dubai and Mexico City for potential expansion opportunities.

Summary:

As the Manager, Talent Acquisition (Hourly Employees), you will assist the Chief People Officer with the development and execution of RDG’s hiring strategy for hourly employees to meet our short- and long-term business needs. The ideal candidate will have a passion for attracting and hiring diverse talent and for building a Talent Acquisition program with purpose – creating an opportunity for candidates and hiring managers alike to have an exceptional experience throughout the process, regardless of the candidate stage.

In this role, you’ll provide guidance and mentorship to further develop our firm wide talent acquisition capabilities, implement scalable talent acquisition processes that balance efficiency and agility, and leverage data and insights

to counsel the practices on their hiring strategies. This role will be responsible for developing strategies that set RDG apart within the industry with a focus on new technologies, social recruiting, sourcing platforms and candidate engagement.

This position reports to the Chief People Officer and partners with senior leadership while supervising a talent acquisition recruiter to fulfill the hiring goals across all of RDG’s hourly food and beverage practice areas. We are seeking a highly energetic, self-starter with a minimum of 6+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition management experience in a luxury restaurant, hotel or hospitality setting.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage and develops an Immigration Specialist and Recruiter to help execute the recruitment process flawlessly.
• Enhance RDG’s employment brand, from content of job creation, and advertising.
• Extensive experience in recruiting diverse candidates and utilizing diversity hiring platforms.
• Develop and monitor recruiting metrics that demonstrate ROI including time to fill, cost per hire, diversity, retention, etc.
• Knowledge of market survey reports, and ability to allocate compensation based on geographical data/area.
• Oversight of Immigration process which is not limited to J1 visa program and ancillary visas (O, H, E etc)
• Work with International J1 immigration agencies to ensure we are receiving top notch talent.
• Ability to produce hiring metric repots monthly that align with our hiring philosophy.
• Drive an hourly talent recruiting and workforce strategy for all functions from Interns to junior management level.
• Design and execute recruiting strategies to attract, evaluate and hire qualified candidates.
• Promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace and ensure recruiting strategies and programs attract diverse candidates.
• Responsible for reviewing invoices, vendor contracts and department bills timely and efficiently.
• Maintain talent pipelines by engaging with candidates and past applicants for future staffing needs
• Define and drive monthly talent metrics that inspire performance while helping business leaders to make informed decisions.
• Drive the orchestration of hourly recruitment events to establish a strong employer brand
• Lead hourly hiring and workforce planning process across all food & beverage functions for cuspace for future openings (set up, banners, advertisements,
• Allocate one day per week to identify passive candidates and source proactively.
• Expertise in Talent Acquisition best practices and innovation with the ability to help build sustainable long-term strategies.
• Ability to fully articulate a world class hourly workforce planning model to align with RDG’s hiring vision
• Oversee and improve the candidate experience to be superior and unmatched
• Lead the development and implementation of Talent Acquisition systems and processes through the use of the ATS (Applicant Tracking System)

Requirements/Qualifications:

• 8+ years of innovative, senior level, full-life cycle Talent Acquisition (TA) management experience in a luxury restaurant, hotel, or food and beverage service environment, to include comprehensive knowledge around experienced and campus level recruitment.
• Recruitment experience with all roles within in Food & Beverage (front of house), culinary operations, marketing, finance, IT, HR, etc.
• Extensive diversity, equity, and inclusion recruitment experience is paramount to the role.
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration or related field of study or any equivalent combination of education and/or experience is required.
• Knowledge of immigration process, visa durations, fees and application requirements.
• Professional Human Resources (PHR), Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR), or other relevant industry certification such as SHRM is desired.
• Experience working with C-level executives, Partners and senior leadership to fulfill hiring goals
• Applicable knowledge of the current talent landscape, crucial fill roles and recruiting strategies (workforce planning) is essential.
• Possess exceptional influencing skills to establish credibility and trust with internal customers and build influential relationships
• Demonstrated successful use of recruiting metrics and reporting standards to drive decision-making in the business.
• Knowledge of various recruiting technologies such as ADP to automate and scale processes
• Strong development, execution, and implementation of TA programs and support models
• You are an excellent connector who collaborates, problem solves and can help celebrate wins while learning from mistakes

Other Skills and Knowledge:

Physical Demands And Work Environment:

• General office assignments-(typing), which lends itself to repetitive motion.
• Sitting in a stationary position for several hours within the day.