Director of Food & Beverage | Des Moines, IA | $90,000 to $105,000 + incentive A 145-room boutique hotel in a restored historic building, part of a respected lifestyle hotel company, is seeking a Director of Food and Beverage to lead the complete F&B experience. As a member of the Executive Committee, you’ll shape the restaurant and bar experience, banquets and catering, in-room dining, and the wine, spirits, and cocktail program, with real influence over product, service culture, and financial performance. The senior F&B team is being rebuilt, creating an opportunity to establish standards and build a close partnership with culinary leadership. What You’ll Do: • Lead restaurant service, bar operations, banquets, catering, weddings, and private events • Shape the wine, spirits, and craft cocktail program • Own budgeting, forecasting, labor, product costs, inventory, and profitability • Hire, develop, and hold managers accountable • Collaborate with chefs, sales leaders, hotel executives, and corporate partners • Serve as a senior property leader on the Executive Committee What You’ll Need: • Leadership experience in an elevated, modern restaurant, bar, lifestyle hotel, luxury property, resort, or sophisticated multi-outlet operation • Credibility across restaurant service, banquets, catering, weddings, and private events • Strong beverage knowledge, including wine, spirits, and craft cocktails • Financial command of budgeting, forecasting, labor, product costs, inventory, and profitability • Experience hiring, developing, and holding managers accountable Nice to Have: • Experience at a luxury or design-forward independent hotel property • Track record of building or rebuilding a senior F&B team • Interest in growing toward GM, corporate, or VP-level responsibility Compensation and Benefits: $90,000 to $105,000 base salary plus Executive Committee incentive up to 20%, relocation assistance may be available, medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k, and paid time off. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply directly.