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Restaurant Assistant Manager roles qualify for EB-3 green card sponsorship when employers file PERM labor certification through the DOL, demonstrating no qualified U.S. workers are available. Multi-unit restaurant groups and hospitality companies with high turnover regularly pursue this sponsorship pathway for experienced foreign supervisory talent.
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Who We Are
White Lodging develops and operates a portfolio of award-winning premium hotels, rooftop bars, and restaurants in some of the country's most dynamic cities. We know that the hospitality business, like life, is about how you make people feel. That's where you come in. You'll help bring the virtue of hospitality to life while we create an environment that allows you to be your best self and grow.
We are hiring a Restaurant General Manager to lead food and beverage operations at one of our premium hotel restaurants. This is a senior restaurant leadership role for an experienced hospitality professional who is equal parts operator, people developer, and business driver — someone who builds exceptional teams, delivers outstanding guest experiences, and owns the full financial performance of a high-volume hotel restaurant. If you're a Restaurant General Manager, Food and Beverage Director, Assistant General Manager ready to step up, or a senior dining room manager looking for restaurant GM jobs with a growth-oriented hospitality company, White Lodging offers the portfolio, the culture, and the career path to match your ambition. With multiple hotel properties in each market, your next opportunity is always within reach.
Responsibilities:
- Lead all aspects of hotel restaurant operations — delivering a seamless, elevated dining experience across multiple meal periods in a high-volume premium hotel food and beverage environment
- Recruit, direct, and develop a team of restaurant managers and front-of-house associates — fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, internal promotion, and long-term professional growth
- Drive restaurant operational performance through consistent execution of systems, processes, service standards, and White Lodging operational protocols across every shift and every meal period
- Own the full financial performance of the restaurant — managing P&L, budgets, labor cost, food cost, forecasting, and strategic revenue initiatives to consistently achieve and exceed profitability goals
- Partner closely with the Executive Chef and beverage team to ensure menu quality, kitchen and dining room operational flow, and a strong wine and beverage program culture throughout the restaurant
- Champion guest satisfaction and hotel restaurant brand reputation — ensuring service excellence at every touchpoint and resolving all guest concerns with urgency and professionalism
- Collaborate cross-functionally with hotel corporate leadership, marketing, and events teams to align on promotions, activations, and hotel restaurant business development goals
What You'll Bring
- Proven experience as a Restaurant General Manager, Food and Beverage Director, or senior restaurant leader managing multiple managers across diverse front-of-house and back-of-house teams in a high-volume hotel or upscale restaurant environment — strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to own restaurant P&L, manage labor and food costs, and drive profitability in a full-service hotel dining or upscale restaurant setting
- Strong background in upscale dining operations with deep knowledge of wine, food and beverage pairings, and beverage program management — Sommelier certification a plus but not required
- Experience managing multiple meal periods across a full-service hotel restaurant — prior oversight of In-Room Dining or banquet food and beverage operations a significant advantage
- Process-driven operational leadership approach with exceptional organizational and execution skills — you build systems that work and hold your team accountable to them
- Demonstrated success developing restaurant managers and associates, driving positive team culture, and building the internal promotion pipeline that defines a healthy restaurant operation
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a genuine focus on continuous improvement, long-term restaurant growth strategy, and elevating the guest experience at every opportunity
- Strong communication, business acumen, and creative problem-solving abilities — you lead with data, act with urgency, and communicate with clarity at every level of the organization
What You Can Look Forward To
- Day 1 Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- Vacation and Paid Time Off (PTO) with rollover
- Complimentary wellness tools
- Unlimited referral bonuses
- 401(k) with company match
- Hostcare Resources healthcare concierge
- Leadership development opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement
- Discounts on hotel rooms, dining, and other travel/entertainment experiences
- Multiple hotels and restaurants in each market = more opportunities
White Lodging is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all associates.
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Summary:
Who We Are
White Lodging develops and operates a portfolio of award-winning premium hotels, rooftop bars, and restaurants in some of the country's most dynamic cities. We know that the hospitality business, like life, is about how you make people feel. That's where you come in. You'll help bring the virtue of hospitality to life while we create an environment that allows you to be your best self and grow.
We are hiring a Restaurant General Manager to lead food and beverage operations at one of our premium hotel restaurants. This is a senior restaurant leadership role for an experienced hospitality professional who is equal parts operator, people developer, and business driver — someone who builds exceptional teams, delivers outstanding guest experiences, and owns the full financial performance of a high-volume hotel restaurant. If you're a Restaurant General Manager, Food and Beverage Director, Assistant General Manager ready to step up, or a senior dining room manager looking for restaurant GM jobs with a growth-oriented hospitality company, White Lodging offers the portfolio, the culture, and the career path to match your ambition. With multiple hotel properties in each market, your next opportunity is always within reach.
Responsibilities:
- Lead all aspects of hotel restaurant operations — delivering a seamless, elevated dining experience across multiple meal periods in a high-volume premium hotel food and beverage environment
- Recruit, direct, and develop a team of restaurant managers and front-of-house associates — fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, internal promotion, and long-term professional growth
- Drive restaurant operational performance through consistent execution of systems, processes, service standards, and White Lodging operational protocols across every shift and every meal period
- Own the full financial performance of the restaurant — managing P&L, budgets, labor cost, food cost, forecasting, and strategic revenue initiatives to consistently achieve and exceed profitability goals
- Partner closely with the Executive Chef and beverage team to ensure menu quality, kitchen and dining room operational flow, and a strong wine and beverage program culture throughout the restaurant
- Champion guest satisfaction and hotel restaurant brand reputation — ensuring service excellence at every touchpoint and resolving all guest concerns with urgency and professionalism
- Collaborate cross-functionally with hotel corporate leadership, marketing, and events teams to align on promotions, activations, and hotel restaurant business development goals
What You'll Bring
- Proven experience as a Restaurant General Manager, Food and Beverage Director, or senior restaurant leader managing multiple managers across diverse front-of-house and back-of-house teams in a high-volume hotel or upscale restaurant environment — strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to own restaurant P&L, manage labor and food costs, and drive profitability in a full-service hotel dining or upscale restaurant setting
- Strong background in upscale dining operations with deep knowledge of wine, food and beverage pairings, and beverage program management — Sommelier certification a plus but not required
- Experience managing multiple meal periods across a full-service hotel restaurant — prior oversight of In-Room Dining or banquet food and beverage operations a significant advantage
- Process-driven operational leadership approach with exceptional organizational and execution skills — you build systems that work and hold your team accountable to them
- Demonstrated success developing restaurant managers and associates, driving positive team culture, and building the internal promotion pipeline that defines a healthy restaurant operation
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a genuine focus on continuous improvement, long-term restaurant growth strategy, and elevating the guest experience at every opportunity
- Strong communication, business acumen, and creative problem-solving abilities — you lead with data, act with urgency, and communicate with clarity at every level of the organization
What You Can Look Forward To
- Day 1 Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- Vacation and Paid Time Off (PTO) with rollover
- Complimentary wellness tools
- Unlimited referral bonuses
- 401(k) with company match
- Hostcare Resources healthcare concierge
- Leadership development opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement
- Discounts on hotel rooms, dining, and other travel/entertainment experiences
- Multiple hotels and restaurants in each market = more opportunities
White Lodging is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all associates.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Restaurant Assistant Manager
Verify your supervisory experience documentation early
PERM requires your employer to define your job duties precisely. Collect performance reviews, org charts, and scheduling records that prove you directly supervised staff and managed operations, not just assisted a general manager.
Target multi-unit operators over single locations
Restaurant groups running five or more locations have HR infrastructure and immigration counsel already in place. Single-location independent owners rarely have the administrative capacity to navigate PERM labor certification for the first time.
Search green-card-sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Restaurant Assistant Manager openings by employers with active green card sponsorship history, cutting out the guesswork of cold-applying to companies that have never sponsored a foreign worker.
Understand the prevailing wage before your offer
Your employer must pay the DOL prevailing wage for your role and location. Look up the current rate using the OFLC Wage Search before negotiating your offer, so you're not caught off guard after the PERM filing begins.
Ask employers about their PERM timeline expectations
DOL analyst review for PERM applications currently averages well over a year, and that's before the I-140 and adjustment of status stages. Confirm your prospective employer understands the full timeline and intends to retain you throughout.
Check whether EB-2 or EB-3 applies to your credentials
Most Restaurant Assistant Manager candidates file under EB-3 as skilled workers. If you hold a relevant advanced degree in hospitality management or business administration, your employer's immigration counsel should evaluate EB-2 eligibility during the initial case assessment.
Green Card Restaurant Assistant Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Restaurant Assistant Manager role qualify for a green card?
Yes. Restaurant Assistant Manager is classified as a skilled worker position, making it eligible for EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process. Your employer files with the DOL to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available, then files an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. If you hold a relevant advanced degree, EB-2 may also apply.
How does the green card process differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa requires the role to qualify as a specialty occupation, which can be difficult to establish for assistant manager positions without a direct degree-to-job connection. EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM has no annual cap lottery, offers permanent residency rather than temporary status, and is a more reliable pathway for hospitality management roles where H-1B eligibility is contested.
How long does PERM labor certification take for a restaurant management role?
DOL analyst review for PERM applications is currently averaging over 500 calendar days, with significant variation depending on workload and audit triggers. Add I-140 adjudication time and adjustment of status processing afterward. Nationals from India and China face additional wait times due to priority date backlogs, while most other countries see shorter queues at the EB-3 level.
Where can I find Restaurant Assistant Manager jobs that sponsor green cards?
Migrate Mate lets you search Restaurant Assistant Manager roles filtered by employers with documented green card sponsorship history. This removes the need to cold-apply and ask about sponsorship, since the employers listed have already demonstrated willingness to sponsor foreign workers through the PERM and I-140 process.
What documentation do I need to support my PERM application?
Your employer needs to accurately define your job duties and minimum requirements before filing. You'll need evidence supporting your qualifications for those requirements, including degrees, transcripts, and employment records showing supervisory experience. USCIS may also request additional documentation during I-140 adjudication, so organizing records of direct staff management, scheduling, and operational oversight strengthens your case.