Director of Dining Services

Position Overview

Premier luxury senior living community in Seattle undergoing significant growth and transformation. The Director of Dining Services must be a highly experienced hospitality leader capable of balancing resident satisfaction, financial performance, employee engagement, and operational excellence in a highly visible environment.

Required Experience

• Leadership Experience
  - Minimum 5-7 years of progressive food service leadership experience.
  - Previous Director of Dining Services, Executive Dining Manager, Executive Chef, Hotel F&B Director, Country Club Food & Beverage Director, or Luxury Senior Living leadership experience preferred.
  - Experience leading multiple managers and large frontline teams.
  - Demonstrated success in building leadership teams and developing future leaders.

• Financial Acumen
  - Strong P&L management experience.
  - Proven success managing labor budgets.
  - Experience controlling food cost and inventory.
  - Comfortable with financial reporting, forecasting, and operational analytics.
  - Strong understanding of productivity management.

• Client & Resident Relations
  - Executive-level communication skills.
  - Experience managing high-expectation clients and stakeholders.
  - Ability to navigate resident concerns professionally and confidently.
  - Skilled relationship builder.

• Specific Needs
  - Stabilize labor management.
  - Eliminate unnecessary overtime.
  - Improve food cost performance.
  - Ensure consistent financial reporting and accountability.
  - Maintain survey readiness standards.
  - Strengthen management team performance.
  - Build a sustainable staffing model.
  - Improve utilization of operational systems and reporting tools.
  - Lead through the expansion and future opening of the new tower.
  - Collaborate with Culinary, Operations, and Leadership to elevate the dining experience.