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Hospitality Talent Acquisition Across Australia
Most hospitality venues hire the same way post a job ad, review applications, pick the best of who applies. It works until it doesn't. When a key role sits empty for six weeks, when the wrong manager fractures a team, or when the third hire in twelve months still doesn't stick, the problem isn't the candidates. It's the process.
Talent acquisition is a different discipline entirely. Where recruitment fills a vacancy, talent acquisition builds a pipeline. Where recruitment reacts, talent acquisition plans ahead. The difference shows up in your retention numbers, your team culture, and ultimately your guest experience.
At Roamio, we work alongside independent hospitality venues across Australia as an embedded talent partner not an agency you call when things go wrong, but a specialist embedded in your hiring strategy from the start. Based in Sydney and with deep roots in Melbourne's hospitality scene, we work with venues across NSW, Victoria, and beyond from metropolitan restaurant groups to regional operators in some of Australia's most exciting food and beverage destinations.
Our approach centres on leadership. A strong General Manager, a capable Head Chef, an experienced Venue Manager these aren't just roles to fill. They are the people who determine whether your systems are followed, your culture is protected, and your team shows up every day ready to perform. We assess leadership capability, decision-making, and cultural alignment alongside technical skill. The result is placements that don't just meet the brief they move the business forward.
We work with a select number of venues at any one time. That's intentional. It means we know your business, your team dynamics, and what you actually need not just what the job description says.
Why talent acquisition isn't the same as recruitment
From Sydney to Melbourne and everywhere the standard is high.
We've run the sections, managed the rosters, and sat in the debrief after a bad service. Twenty years across hotels, pubs, stadiums, and cafes means we don't need to guess what great looks like we've hired it, trained it, and held it to account ourselves.
That's what operator-led recruitment actually means.
“Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.”
Kitchen & Culinary Executive Chef, Sous Chef
Food & Beverage F&B Director, F&B Manager, F&B Supervisor, Sales & Events Executive
Hotel & Operations General Manager, Hotel Manager, Assistant Hotel Manager, Front Office Manager, Housekeeping Manager, Maintenance Manager, HR Manager, Reservations Manager, Director of Sales
Hospitality Roles We Specialise In
Our network runs deep across hotels, restaurant groups, pubs, stadiums, and catering operations. We're not matching CVs to job descriptions we're identifying leaders before your competition does.
We find hospitality people that others can’t
We are already talking to the people your venue needs.