About Us

Welcome to the height of luxury, where heritage wonder and contemporary flair collide. Centrally positioned in the heart of Circular Quay, InterContinental Sydney extends breathtaking panoramic views of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Set within the beautifully restored Treasury Building of 1851, InterContinental Sydney is renowned as one of the city’s prized icons. With 509 guest rooms including 28 luxury suites, an award-winning and world class Club InterContinental lounge and vibrant dining venues, a complete five-star experience awaits.

We invite you to join us at this incredibly exciting time for our hotel as a Banquets Team Leader (Full-time)

Your day to day

As Banquets Team Leader, you will work closely with the Assistant Events Manager to ensure all conferences and events run smoothly and to the highest standard.

You will lead your team with setting up, packing down, and ensuring seamless service for all conferences and events. Whether it be briefing the team at the beginning of the event; giving clear direction; or ensuring that each guest experience exceed their expectations; no two days will ever be the same.

This is a busy and varied role with connection to all departments across the Hotel. Your presentation, passion for service and eagerness to lead will be the key to creating a seamless, luxury experience for our guests.

What we need from you

To succeed as Banquets Team Leader you will need:

Previous experience in hotels, corporate events or convention centres highly regarded.

Strong Food and Beverage service skills

Meticulous attention to detail with a passion for striving for excellence

A confident, proactive and thorough problem solver, with strong conflict resolution skills

The innate ability to remain calm under pressure when responding to last minute changes

Impeccable presentation and grooming together with the ability to connect with VIP guests and visitors is a must.

Full Australian Working Rights. No WHV, we require a permanent long-term commitment to the role as it's a fabulous role with lots of development and long-term career opportunities!

What we offer

You’ll be rewarded for your hard work with a range of benefits that support you throughout your IHG career journey

High performing team, offering plenty of mentoring & coaching opportunities to develop your career

Free Meal on shift

Paid birthday leave

Enhanced parental leave program

Proactive paid wellness and mental health days

Some of the best colleague discounts across our IHG Hotels for accommodation, food and beverage

A massive colleague discounts platform for all your favorite brands and retailers

Your career journey will be supported through our lifelong development programs, IHG career milestone celebrations, and transfer of entitlements as you move and grow with IHG.

We are proud to be InterContinental Sydney and proud to be IHG and we know you will be too.