ASIA'S HOSPITALITY RECRUITMENT SPECIALISTS — 25+ YEARS IN HOSPITALITY

Hospitality people who know what they're doing.

Hospitality recruitment across Asia, without adding to your recruitment headcount. We source, screen and interview candidates before they reach you.

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Hotel General Manager

Luxury Hotels · Southeast Asia

Available for confidential conversations

Director of F&B

5-Star International Experience

Open to relocation

Executive Chef

Fine Dining / Luxury Resort

Asia-wide experience

25+

Years in F&B / Hospitality

100k+

Candidates on file

DIRECT SEARCH

Beyond the active applicant market

90 Days

Replacement guarantee

TRUSTED ACROSS HOSPITALITY

A snapshot of hospitality brands and groups we’ve worked with.

ROSEWOOD • CÉ LA VI • JAMIE’S ITALIAN • PIRATA GROUP • AB INBEV • LKF GROUP • LSG SKY CHEFS • PIERRE MARCOLINI • MOMENTO HOSPITALITY • CULINARY ARTS GROUP • ZÉN • BULLDOZER GROUP • THE MANDALA GROUP • AL GHALIA • AL BATEEN • THE RUMA HOTEL • I’WA • TÉ BO • ROSEWOOD • CÉ LA VI • JAMIE’S ITALIAN • PIRATA GROUP • AB INBEV • LKF GROUP • LSG SKY CHEFS • PIERRE MARCOLINI • MOMENTO HOSPITALITY • CULINARY ARTS GROUP • ZÉN • BULLDOZER GROUP • THE MANDALA GROUP • AL GHALIA • AL BATEEN • THE RUMA HOTEL • I’WA • TÉ BO •

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

Don't take our word for it.

Once we've briefed them, they send through suitable applicants within the space of a week.

Hospitality Group

Nathan and his team at Cutting Edge Recruitment pulled out all the stops, interviewing extensively from both within and outside Hong Kong. They were thorough and professional, presenting us with a wide range of candidates. The new hire is now settling in well and exceeding expectations.

CEO

Cutting Edge will always be on top of our list because you guys are relentless and very professional.

CEO, Restaurant Group

Cutting Edge have been a valuable recruitment partner of ours for the last few years. They have a very people-centric approach that goes beyond just matching skills and experience.

Restaurant Group

I highly recommend Nathan as a professional, diligent and extremely competent consultant who helped me find the right position.

Executive Chef

You have been over of the most proactive, clearest communicating recruiters I have dealt with.

Director of Operations

THE COST OF AN OPEN ROLE

When a role stays empty, the work doesn’t disappear.

SEE WHERE ALL THAT WORK IS GOING ↓

CUTTING EDGE

RECRUITMENT

VACANCY IMPACT

SERVICE
PEOPLE
PROGRESS

READY?

TICKETS PRINTED

SPEED WITHOUT THE RUSH

Momentum wins talent. Speed protects your business.

Posting a job is easy. Finding the right person isn’t. We search beyond the active applicant market, approach people directly, then screen and interview them before they reach you — saving your team time and keeping poor-fit interviews out of their diaries.

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WE START BEFORE THE APPLICATIONS
We start searching as soon as we understand the role. Strong candidates can emerge within days; specialist searches may take longer.

02

WE SEARCH BEYOND THE JOB ADS
The best people often aren’t looking. We approach them directly rather than waiting for them to find your advert.

03

WE INTERVIEW BEFORE YOU MEET
We screen and interview candidates first, so your team only meets people we believe are worth meeting.

04

WE MOVE FAST, NOT CARELESSLY
We move quickly, but never at the expense of getting it right. Neither side should be rushed into the wrong decision.

FOR EMPLOYERS AND CANDIDATES

Expert recruitment support, whichever side of the search you’re on.

We help hospitality businesses hire specialist, senior and hard-to-fill talent—and connect experienced professionals with opportunities worth considering.

For Employers

Stop losing weeks to the wrong hire.

We handle sourcing, screening, and shortlisting so you only ever meet candidates worth interviewing — across the kitchen, the floor, and the boardroom.

Kitchen leadership: Executive Chefs to Sous Chefs
Front of house: GMs, Restaurant Managers, Sommeliers
Corporate: F&B Directors, HR, Marketing & Admin
Fine dining & Michelin specialists — not bulk staffing

For Candidates

Your next kitchen, your next role.

We work with hotel groups, restaurant brands, and hospitality businesses across Asia actively hiring right now.

Roles from junior to executive level
Niche specialists: Japanese, Thai, dim sum & more
Confidential, no-cost to candidates
Real conversations, not automated rejections

Not hiring today?

Get ahead of tomorrow.

Tell us the roles that are hardest for you to fill. When exceptional, relevant hospitality talent enters our network, we’ll let you know — confidentially.

General Managers • Hotel Managers • Operations Directors • F&B Directors • Restaurant Managers • Assistant Restaurant Managers • Bar Managers • Beverage Directors • Sommeliers • Front Office Managers • Rooms Division Managers • Executive Chefs • Culinary Directors • Executive Sous Chefs • Sous Chefs • Chefs de Cuisine • Head Chefs • Pastry Chefs • Bakery Chefs • Chocolatiers • Sushi Chefs • Omakase Chefs • Teppanyaki Chefs • Japanese Cuisine Chefs • Dim Sum Chefs • Chinese Cuisine Specialists • Cantonese Cuisine Chefs • Thai Cuisine Chefs • Italian Cuisine Chefs • R&D Chefs • Central & Cloud Kitchen Managers • Food Production Managers • Food Factory Managers • Quality Assurance Managers • Food Safety Managers • Procurement Managers • Supply Chain Managers • New Opening Teams • Pre-opening Specialists • Hospitality HR Leaders • Talent Acquisition Managers • Marketing Directors • Commercial Directors • Finance Directors • General Managers • Hotel Managers • Operations Directors • F&B Directors • Restaurant Managers • Assistant Restaurant Managers • Bar Managers • Beverage Directors • Sommeliers • Front Office Managers • Rooms Division Managers • Executive Chefs • Culinary Directors • Executive Sous Chefs • Sous Chefs • Chefs de Cuisine • Head Chefs • Pastry Chefs • Bakery Chefs • Chocolatiers • Sushi Chefs • Omakase Chefs • Teppanyaki Chefs • Japanese Cuisine Chefs • Dim Sum Chefs • Chinese Cuisine Specialists • Cantonese Cuisine Chefs • Thai Cuisine Chefs • Italian Cuisine Chefs • R&D Chefs • Central & Cloud Kitchen Managers • Food Production Managers • Food Factory Managers • Quality Assurance Managers • Food Safety Managers • Procurement Managers • Supply Chain Managers • New Opening Teams • Pre-opening Specialists • Hospitality HR Leaders • Talent Acquisition Managers • Marketing Directors • Commercial Directors • Finance Directors •

Packages

Pick a package, brief the role, meet your shortlist.

No lengthy proposals. Choose the level of coverage your search needs and we get to work the same day.

More recruitment capacity. Without more recruitment headcount.

We find them. We screen them. We interview them. You meet the people worth meeting.

Essential Recruitment

Up to 5 candidate interviews

HK$24,800

A focused recruitment package for businesses that want quality candidates without committing to a traditional placement fee.

Includes:

Up to 5 candidate interviews
Candidate sourcing and search
Screening and first-stage interviews by Cutting Edge
Curated candidate profiles and interview summaries
Interview credits valid for 12 months
30-Day Money-Back Promise

Prefer bank transfer or want to talk?

WhatsApp Us · Enquire Online

Advantage Recruitment

Up to 10 candidate interviews

HK$34,800

More recruitment capacity and better value per interview — ideal for growing teams and repeat hiring.

Includes:

Up to 10 candidate interviews
Candidate sourcing and search
Screening and first-stage interviews by Cutting Edge
Curated candidate profiles and interview summaries
Interview credits valid for 12 months
30-Day Money-Back Promise

Prefer bank transfer or want to talk?

WhatsApp Us · Enquire Online

Managed Search

Traditional end-to-end recruitment

Bespoke

Our traditional recruitment service for important, specialist or complex hires. We manage the search from brief through to successful placement.

Includes:

Dedicated end-to-end search
Candidate sourcing, screening and interviewing
Tailored search strategy
Bespoke commercial terms
90-Day Placement Guarantee available under agreed terms

Want to discuss your search?

WhatsApp Us · Enquire Online

Fees and terms are tailored to each assignment.

30-Day Money-Back Promise

No interview? Your money back.

If you haven’t interviewed any of the candidates we’ve introduced within the first 30 days, you can request a 100% refund of your package fee, subject to the package terms.

Applies to Essential and Advantage.

90-Day Placement Guarantee

For Managed Search assignments.

Managed Search assignments can include our 90-Day Placement Guarantee. If a covered placement leaves during the guarantee period, we’ll conduct a replacement search in accordance with the agreed terms.

Applies to Managed Search, not Essential or Advantage.

ESSENTIAL & ADVANTAGE

How the interview packages work

Tell us who you need.

We take the brief and start searching.

We do the heavy lifting.

We source, screen and interview candidates before they reach you.

You choose who to meet.

Review our candidate profiles and interview summaries. You only interview the people you want to.

One interview uses one credit.

Essential includes up to 5 interviews. Advantage includes up to 10.

HIRE EARLY? KEEP WHAT'S LEFT.

Your unused interviews don't disappear.

Hire before you've used all your interviews? The remaining credits can be used on another role during your package's 12-month validity.

TELL US WHO YOU NEED

Tell us who you need. We'll find them.

Brief a role today and hear back from a dedicated hospitality recruiter within one business day.

Looking for a role?

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