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Senior Manager

Dave & Buster's

Albany, NYFull-time$65–76K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$65–76K/yr
Location
Albany, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Senior Manager provides leadership, supervision, and direction on strategic initiatives and operating standards for selected front-of-house or back-of-house areas under the General Manager. The role focuses on business results, team leadership, financial performance, staffing, training, and guest experience in a restaurant and entertainment setting. The posting describes an average 50-hour work week and requires availability for weekends, nights, and holidays.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Restaurant OperationsCommunicationGoal AchievementBusiness OversightCost ManagementLabor ManagementBusiness AcumenTeam LeadershipGuest ExperienceWorking in Noisy Environments

Qualifications

Must Be 21+5+ Years Restaurant/Hospitality Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Job Description:

THE SENIOR MANAGER: provides overall leadership, supervision, and direction on strategic initiatives and operating standards to positively impact business results for selected front-of-house or back-of-house areas under the guidance of the General Manager.

What we are looking for!

  • You love working in a fast-paced, multi-faceted restaurant/entertainment scene

  • You can communicate with the team members and guests in a way that inspires FUN!

  • You thrive on instant satisfaction! There's nothing better than improving someone's experience or encouraging your team to elevate their performance

  • You have never met a goal you can't beat

  • You can handle 100K days while walking five miles a shift & working an average of 50-hour work weeks

  • The ability to oversee all aspects of the business - from the most minor details to the big picture

Requirements:

  • 21+ years of age
  • 5+ years of Restaurant/Hospitality Experience
  • Proficient in managing the cost of goods sold and labor
  • Strong business acumen
  • Ability to lead a team to create a memorable guest experience
  • The ability to work weekends, nights and holidays
  • Not afraid to work in a fast-paced, noisy environment with distracting conditions

What will you be doing daily?

  • Promote positive team member relations, including effective delegation of managerial duties and fostering high staff morale
  • Analyze financial reports and develop action plans to grow revenue and control costs in order to meet or exceed annual budgets
  • Ensure the execution of staff training programs
  • Ensure staffing levels and management coverage are appropriate to meet the needs of the business and maximize the customer experience
  • Deliver an unparalleled guest experience through the best combination of food, drinks, and games
  • Maintain a safe and secure environment for all guests and staff
  • Continuously improves operational execution through attention to detail and adherence to operating standards and procedures

PERKS!

  • Competitive salary

  • Quarterly bonus program

  • Health, Dental, Vision, Long & Short-term Disability

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Buster’s Legacy Fund (Supports team members during difficult times)

  • 401K matching plan

  • FREE food

  • FREE gameplay

  • Large leadership team = multiple managers per shift

  • FUN work environment

  • Grow your career! • Two FUN brands (Dave & Buster’s and Main Event Entertainment) under one roof = Double the growth opportunities

Dave & Buster’s Inc./Main Event Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary Range: 64543- 75933

We are an equal opportunity employer and participate in E-Verify in states where required.

How this job compares

Set against the 13,184 open Restaurant Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$65–76K/yr
  • New York median$60–75K/yr85 salary ranges
  • US median$58–70K/yr1,745 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $70K, is 4% above the New York median midpoint ($68K) — in the middle half of Restaurant Manager salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 295 open Restaurant Manager jobs in New York and 13,184 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience — more than three in four Restaurant Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 2 years, across 4,516 postings).
Education
74 of the 13,184 open Restaurant Manager jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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