Restaurant General Manager | Full Time | Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services, with a platform spanning venue development and end-to-end capabilities across venue management, hospitality, and sponsorship sales. Founded in 2015, the company serves a collection of seven world-class owned venues and a client roster of the most iconic arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions, spanning four continents. 

The Restaurant General Manager is responsible for the efficient, professional, and profitable operation of the food service operations at the assigned venue. This individual ultimately oversees every managerial, full-time, and part-time position and ensures full compliance with state and federal labor laws, sanitation and food-related ordinances, and alcohol service regulations. In addition to managing the day-to-day business operations.

This role will pay a yearly salary of $110,000 to $125,000 and is bonus eligible.

Benefits for Full-Time roles: Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan, 401(k) matching, and Paid Time Off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays).

This position will remain open until July 31, 2026

We are launching a flagship modern luxury restaurant inside the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, one of Los Angeles’ most anticipated cultural destinations. This is a hospitality experience designed at the intersection of art, design, and modern luxury dining—bold, glamorous, high-energy, and deeply intentional in every detail. The concept blends elevated cuisine with a cinematic, nightlife-influenced atmosphere where service, design, and pacing come together to create something truly unforgettable. We are seeking a world-class General Manager who thrives in this environment, someone with presence, precision, and charisma who knows how to run a dynamic room while building a strong, cohesive culture behind the scenes.

This is a true opening leadership role: you will help define the DNA of the restaurant from the ground up.

• Lead all daily operations with excellence, energy, and absolute attention to detail
• Build, train, and inspire a best-in-class front-of-house and leadership team
• Create and evolve a service culture rooted in modern luxury hospitality
• Partner closely with culinary leadership to deliver a seamless, elevated guest experience
• Own financial performance, including labor, cost controls, and revenue optimization
• Collaborate with OVG leadership on opening strategy and long-term vision
• Set the tone on the floor—visible, engaged, and deeply connected to the guest experience
• Establish standards that balance precision with personality, warmth, and energy
• Build a team culture that attracts and retains elite hospitality talent
• Ensure legal, efficient, professional, and profitable operation of the assigned venue.
• Generate and review financial reports, including budgets, projections, forecasting, revenue analysis, disbursements, capital investments, labor and product costs, wage and salary control, and P&L financial statements.
• Oversee scheduling and labor allocation.
• Evaluate recent historical sales and purchasing data for the purpose of identifying purchasing patterns and the accurate cost of goods.
• Program and maintain the point of sale system to ensure accurate financial reporting, tracking of accountability, and commodity levels by location.
• Inspects the operation on a regular basis to ensure that the established quality standards are maintained.
• Develops an effective management team.
• Gives the managers clear direction and provides the necessary assistance for them to perform their work.
• Evaluates each manager’s performance and makes recommendations for their improvement.
• Reviews and assists in the development of menus and marketing plans with the appropriate department heads.

• MA or MS; BA or BS with a business-related major.
• Minimum 5-7+ years of management experience in the food-related or concessions industry.
• Strong background in modern luxury, celebrity-driven, or high-energy fine dining environments.
• Experience in destination dining, entertainment-driven venues, or Las Vegas-style concepts strongly preferred.
• Nationally recognized, advanced food service sanitation training course certification.
• Ability to communicate with employees, co-workers, volunteers, management staff, and guests in a clear, professional, and courteous manner that fosters a positive, enthusiastic, and cooperative work environment.
• Ability to make sound business/operations decisions quickly and under pressure.
• Solid working knowledge of computer applications: Microsoft Office, POS systems, and timekeeping systems.
• Ability to work well in a team-oriented, fast-paced, event-driven environment.
• Possess a valid Food Handler's certificate and Alcohol Service Permit if required by state or local government.
• Ability to calculate basic and complex math functions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages).
• Ability to handle cash accurately and responsibly.
• Ability to consistently adhere to the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, ethics, and confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently with little direction.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (“protected class”) including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.