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Talent Acquisition & Recruiting

Hospitality Executive Search & Restaurant Talent Acquisition Services

Success in hospitality comes down to one thing: people. 

Empowered Hospitality is a hospitality recruiting agency built by former restaurant and hospitality operators who understand what it takes to build strong teams. Our firsthand industry experience and deep talent networks allow us to support hospitality businesses with the leadership and talent they need to grow. 

Whether you’re hiring a key executive, filling a critical leadership role, expanding your team, or staffing an entire restaurant opening, we provide strategic hospitality recruiting services—from executive search to full team build-outs. 

We partner with restaurants, hospitality groups, and hospitality brands to deliver executive search, management recruiting, high-volume hiring for openings and expansions, and long-term talent strategy. Our team has successfully placed these roles across the hospitality industry—and we’re ready to help you build the right team, too.

We commonly support hospitality businesses with

Executive Search & Leadership Recruitment

Hiring the right leader is one of the most important decisions a restaurant brand can make. The wrong hire costs time, money, and momentum — the right one accelerates growth. 

Our restaurant executive search and hospitality leadership recruitment services are designed to help you secure high-impact leaders with confidence. Every search is customized to your organization’s structure, culture, and growth goals. 

We help you: 

  • Define leadership competencies and success profiles
  • Conduct salary benchmarking and hospitality compensation analysis
  • Develop targeted search strategies
  • Access passive candidates within our industry network
  • Conduct structured screening and reference evaluation
  • Manage offer negotiation and closing strategy
  • Support onboarding and transition planning 

 

Recruiting Management & High-Volume Hiring Support

Scaling quickly? Opening multiple locations? Managing high-volume hiring? 

Our recruiting management services are designed for restaurant and hospitality brands that need structured, scalable hiring support beyond a single executive search. 

We provide high-volume recruiting services on an hourly or fractional basis, giving you flexible access to experienced hospitality talent acquisition professionals without committing to a full-time internal hire. 

Our support includes: 

  • High-volume candidate sourcing and screening
  • Full-cycle recruiting management
  • Interview coordination and hiring workflow oversight
  • Fractional talent acquisition leadership
  • Hiring process design and optimization
  • Employer branding and job posting strategy 

 

Talent Acquisition Strategy for Growing Restaurant Brands

Sustainable growth requires more than filling open roles — it requires a structured, data-driven hiring strategy. 

We partner with restaurant and hospitality brands to evaluate, strengthen, and scale their current recruitment efforts. Whether you’re experiencing hiring bottlenecks, inconsistent candidate quality, or rapid expansion, we provide strategic oversight to improve performance. 

Our hospitality talent acquisition strategy services include: 

  • Recruitment process audits and performance analysis
  • Evaluation of current sourcing channels and job postings
  • Time-to-fill and candidate quality assessment
  • Compensation benchmarking and market positioning review
  • Hiring workflow design and optimization
  • Succession planning and leadership pipeline development
  • Fractional talent acquisition leadership support 

 

Employer Branding & Hiring Positioning for Restaurants

In competitive hiring markets, strong employer branding helps hospitality businesses attract better candidates and reduce time-to-fill for critical roles.

Empowered Hospitality works with restaurant and hospitality brands to strengthen how their organization is presented to potential candidates — from job descriptions and recruitment messaging to interview experiences and employer reputation.

Our team provides hands-on support for employer branding and hiring positioning, including:

  • Developing employer branding strategies for restaurant and hospitality teams
  • Refining job descriptions and role positioning for competitive markets
  • Strengthening job postings and candidate messaging
  • Improving candidate experience throughout the hiring process
  • Aligning recruitment messaging with company culture and values
  • Advising leadership teams on employer reputation and hiring visibility
  • Helping organizations attract high-quality hospitality talent

Hospitality Roles We Recruit For

As a specialized hospitality recruiting agency, we support hiring across restaurant operations, culinary leadership, and corporate hospitality roles. Our restaurant executive search and talent acquisition services have placed high-performing professionals in positions including: 

Culinary & Kitchen Leadership 

  • Executive Chef
  • Chef de Cuisine
  • Sous Chef
  • Pastry Chef
  • Corporate Chef
  • Kitchen Manager 

Restaurant Operations Leadership 

  • General Manager
  • Assistant General Manager
  • Director of Operations
  • Multi-Unit Manager
  • Regional Operations Manager
  • Front of House Manager 

Corporate & Strategic Hospitality Roles 

  • VP of Operations
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Director of Human Resources
  • Talent Acquisition Manager
  • Finance & Accounting Leadership
  •  Marketing & Brand Directors 

Food & Beverage & Specialty Roles 

  • Food & Beverage Director
  • Beverage Director
  • Sommelier
  • Catering Director
  • Event Operations Manager 

We specialize in recruiting leaders who understand hospitality performance, culture, and profitability — not just resumes. 

Hiring the right leader is one of the most important decisions a restaurant brand can make. The wrong hire costs time, money, and momentum — the right one accelerates growth. 

Our restaurant executive search and hospitality leadership recruitment services are designed to help you secure high-impact leaders with confidence. Every search is customized to your organization’s structure, culture, and growth goals. 

We help you: 

  • Define leadership competencies and success profiles
  • Conduct salary benchmarking and hospitality compensation analysis
  • Develop targeted search strategies
  • Access passive candidates within our industry network
  • Conduct structured screening and reference evaluation
  • Manage offer negotiation and closing strategy
  • Support onboarding and transition planning 

 

Scaling quickly? Opening multiple locations? Managing high-volume hiring? 

Our recruiting management services are designed for restaurant and hospitality brands that need structured, scalable hiring support beyond a single executive search. 

We provide high-volume recruiting services on an hourly or fractional basis, giving you flexible access to experienced hospitality talent acquisition professionals without committing to a full-time internal hire. 

Our support includes: 

  • High-volume candidate sourcing and screening
  • Full-cycle recruiting management
  • Interview coordination and hiring workflow oversight
  • Fractional talent acquisition leadership
  • Hiring process design and optimization
  • Employer branding and job posting strategy 

 

Sustainable growth requires more than filling open roles — it requires a structured, data-driven hiring strategy. 

We partner with restaurant and hospitality brands to evaluate, strengthen, and scale their current recruitment efforts. Whether you’re experiencing hiring bottlenecks, inconsistent candidate quality, or rapid expansion, we provide strategic oversight to improve performance. 

Our hospitality talent acquisition strategy services include: 

  • Recruitment process audits and performance analysis
  • Evaluation of current sourcing channels and job postings
  • Time-to-fill and candidate quality assessment
  • Compensation benchmarking and market positioning review
  • Hiring workflow design and optimization
  • Succession planning and leadership pipeline development
  • Fractional talent acquisition leadership support 

 

In competitive hiring markets, strong employer branding helps hospitality businesses attract better candidates and reduce time-to-fill for critical roles.

Empowered Hospitality works with restaurant and hospitality brands to strengthen how their organization is presented to potential candidates — from job descriptions and recruitment messaging to interview experiences and employer reputation.

Our team provides hands-on support for employer branding and hiring positioning, including:

  • Developing employer branding strategies for restaurant and hospitality teams
  • Refining job descriptions and role positioning for competitive markets
  • Strengthening job postings and candidate messaging
  • Improving candidate experience throughout the hiring process
  • Aligning recruitment messaging with company culture and values
  • Advising leadership teams on employer reputation and hiring visibility
  • Helping organizations attract high-quality hospitality talent

As a specialized hospitality recruiting agency, we support hiring across restaurant operations, culinary leadership, and corporate hospitality roles. Our restaurant executive search and talent acquisition services have placed high-performing professionals in positions including: 

Culinary & Kitchen Leadership 

  • Executive Chef
  • Chef de Cuisine
  • Sous Chef
  • Pastry Chef
  • Corporate Chef
  • Kitchen Manager 

Restaurant Operations Leadership 

  • General Manager
  • Assistant General Manager
  • Director of Operations
  • Multi-Unit Manager
  • Regional Operations Manager
  • Front of House Manager 

Corporate & Strategic Hospitality Roles 

  • VP of Operations
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Director of Human Resources
  • Talent Acquisition Manager
  • Finance & Accounting Leadership
  •  Marketing & Brand Directors 

Food & Beverage & Specialty Roles 

  • Food & Beverage Director
  • Beverage Director
  • Sommelier
  • Catering Director
  • Event Operations Manager 

We specialize in recruiting leaders who understand hospitality performance, culture, and profitability — not just resumes. 

Success Stories

I have loved working with EH....Beyond this, they have found great candidates for our open positions and placed multiple managers for our business. Great people that I was struggling to find myself.

— Lee Weiss, Lee Weiss, General Manager

From recruiting and policy-building to on and off-boarding and PEO implementation, E|H helped us elevate to the next level and did a great job integrating with our team.

— Jaclyn Pascocello, Chief Operating Officer, Spacious

Let’s Build a Smarter People Strategy

If you’re looking for outsourced hospitality HR support, restaurant executive search, payroll support, fractional HR leadership, hourly recruiting help, or anything in between, we’re ready to help. Let’s talk about your people!