Christian Dior Hospitality Senior Manager
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Senior
- Department
- Food & Beverage Service
- Posted
- Sep 15, 2026
About Christian Dior
Christian Dior, founded in Paris in 1946, stands as one of the world’s most influential maisons, uniting haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, fragrance, beauty, and exceptional retail experiences. As an employer, Dior offers a culture shaped by artistic audacity, meticulous craftsmanship, and the pursuit of excellence, where heritage and innovation continually enrich one another. Its teams collaborate across ateliers, studios, boutiques, and corporate functions within an international environment that values elegance, precision, inclusivity, and entrepreneurial spirit. Working at Dior means contributing to a legacy of timeless style while helping define the future of luxury with creativity, discipline, and purpose.
Christian Dior seeks Hospitality Senior Manager in Tokyo, Japan. Lead F&B strategy and operations for luxury fine dining and café venues.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead the planning and execution of all Food & Beverage activities, ensuring meticulous attention to detail and alignment with Dior's brand standards
- Define and implement client acquisition and retention strategies in collaboration with Retail, Clienteling, Marketing, PR, and Communications teams
- Develop and articulate a clear strategic vision for Dior hospitality in Japan, including positioning, market development, and long-term growth opportunities for fine dining and café concepts
- Direct and manage all aspects of restaurant and café operations, ensuring consistent adherence to brand standards, service excellence, and operational efficiency
- Monitor and analyze key performance indicators for all hospitality venues, identifying improvement opportunities and implementing corrective actions to achieve financial targets
- Lead the launch of new fine dining concepts, ensuring readiness across operations, guest journey, team training, service standards, and brand experience
- Recruit, train, and mentor a high-performing team of hospitality professionals, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
- Conduct regular performance reviews and provide constructive feedback to support team professional growth and career development
- Develop and manage annual budgets for all hospitality operations, ensuring fiscal responsibility and maximizing profitability
- Implement cost control measures without compromising quality or guest experience
- Coordinate with Dior HQ Hospitality teams and operational partners on product offerings, service guidelines, and marketing activation plans
- Act as primary liaison between hospitality department and other critical functions at Japan Head Office, including Retail, Clienteling, Marketing, Communications, HR, IT, and Finance
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management, Business Administration, or related field
- Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in Food & Beverage and luxury hospitality
- Significant senior leadership responsibility in fine dining restaurants, luxury hotels, or premium hospitality groups
- Prior experience as Director or General Manager of a fine dining restaurant, ideally 1- or 2-Michelin-starred
- Proven success in launching fine dining restaurants or comparable luxury hospitality concepts
- Demonstrated ability to build and execute strategic plans and develop distinctive hospitality vision
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with ability to collaborate effectively with diverse internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent problem-solving abilities with proactive and innovative approach to challenges
- Profound understanding of the luxury market, customer expectations, and service standards in Japan
- Solid understanding of Japanese F&B customer behavior and local hospitality landscape
- Flexibility to travel as required
Skills
Experience
Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in Food & Beverage and luxury hospitality, including significant senior leadership responsibility in fine dining establishments, luxury hotels, or premium hospitality groups. Prior experience as Director or General Manager of a Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant is highly valued. Demonstrated success in launching and developing fine dining concepts, including pre-opening planning, team establishment, service model definition, guest acquisition strategies, and post-opening performance management, is essential.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management, Business Administration, or a related field. A Master's degree is preferred.
Workplace
This position is based in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Culture
Christian Dior fosters a culture of refined creativity, exceptional craftsmanship, and continuous innovation, where teams are encouraged to uphold the Maison’s heritage while shaping the future of luxury. As an employer, it offers a dynamic and exacting environment that values collaboration, excellence, and the development of talent across artistic, retail, and corporate disciplines.
About Cerulean
Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.
Frequently Asked Questions
The luxury industry is characterised by a diverse and nuanced nomenclature. Esteemed houses frequently employ proprietary terminology, and even within a single organisation like Christian Dior, titles may vary across global markets to reflect local conventions. To ensure absolute clarity, Cerulean assigns a standardised, industry-coherent canonical title to every listing. However, it is worth noting that this role is functionally synonymous with «Food & Beverage Director», «Fine Dining Operations Director», «Hospitality Operations Manager», «Restaurant & Café Manager», and other variations. Our sophisticated search architecture anticipates these variations, ensuring that inquiries using related terms will seamlessly yield the exact roles you desire.