Assistant Manager – Specialty Coffee, Natural Wine & Hybrid Hotel
Lead with warmth as Kabannas Assistant Manager: unite front and back of house, shape culture, grow the team, and deliver memorable guest moments from day one.
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Life at Kabannas
Situated just steps from London St Pancras, our new 240-key Kabannas blends the soul of a hostel with the comfort of a hotel - creating spaces where people connect, stories unfold and community thrives. Hospitality here is human: warm, welcoming, playful and proudly real.
Our Food & Beverage space is the heart of Kabannas London. By day, we pour specialty coffee; by night, natural wines, paired with a small, carefully curated food menu. Think relaxed, social moments in the city, brought to life with weekly programming: live music, talks and intimate events where travellers, locals and teammates come together, connect and make something special.
We create places where you can be yourself, enjoy coming to work and feel part of something bigger than just a job.
As our journey begins, we're looking for an Assistant Manager start on 20th of July - someone who leads with warmth, thrives on the energy of a new opening and is ready to shape the culture, the team and the Kabannas story from day one.
Your Part in the Kabannas Story
As Assistant Manager, you’ll lead, coach and support your teams, keeping operations running smoothly and ensuring our community vibe shines. Working closely with the General Manager, you'll guide performance, grow the team and keep communication seamless across departments.
Key responsibilities:
Lead all Front and Back of House teams as the main point of contact alongside the GM
Manage rotas, leave and absences together with the GM
Ensure smooth task flow and handovers across departments
Champion high service standards and memorable guest experiences
Support the team's growth through regular 1:1s and goal setting
Who You Are
You’re all about people - creating great moments, bringing energy to the room and making everyone feel at home. You take real ownership of your work, bring fresh ideas to the table and love getting stuck into projects that help Kabannas grow.
Ideally, you:
Have leadership experience in hospitality (hotel background a bonus)
Know how to inspire a team and build a genuinely great culture
Have a passion for (or experience in) specialty coffee or natural wine
Communicate openly, honestly and kindly
Stay organised, adaptable and cool under pressure
Care deeply about people creating memorable, personal service
We’re not looking for the perfect CVs, but for great humans.
Why Kabannas?
A team-first culture and some really good people around you
Real development and career growth - we're building something here, and we want you to grow with it
Rewards, recognition and experiences that go beyond the day-to-day
Free and discounted stays, plus generous food & drink discounts, for you, your friends and your family (fair warning: you're about to become very popular)
Your birthday off, on us
Paid volunteering, enhanced family leave, health & life cover
Be part of a fast-growing, modern hospitality brand doing things differently - where you can bring your energy, style and individuality every day.
- Department
- St Pancras Team
- Locations
- Kabannas London St Pancras
- Yearly salary
- £33,000
- Employment type
- Full-time
About Kabannas
Kabannas was built to make great stays affordable, right in the heart of the cities worth being in, and with plans to grow across Europe - one neighbourhood at a time. Whether you're here for work, play or just a change of scene, the goal is the same: turn first-timers into regulars.