Recruiting & Human Resources Specialist

Role overview

Clyde’s Restaurant Group is hiring a Recruiting & Human Resources Specialist to support its corporate HR and recruiting function in the Washington, DC area. The role is centered on helping attract, evaluate, and hire strong talent for a portfolio of 15 hospitality properties across the DMV region, covering both guest-facing and leadership positions.

The position reports to the Director of Recruiting & Human Resources and involves regular collaboration with General Managers, Executive Chefs, and corporate leaders. It combines recruiting operations, candidate communication, job posting management, onboarding coordination, and HR support. The environment is fast-moving, and success in the role depends on being organized, proactive, and able to work with limited supervision.

This job allows remote work for about 75% of the time, with the remaining time spent between the corporate office and restaurant locations.

Compensation and work schedule

The base pay for this role is $55,000 to $65,000 per year, depending on experience, with bonus potential. The standard schedule is a five-day workweek from Monday through Friday.

Key duties

You will partner with restaurant and corporate leaders to support hiring across hourly and management roles, maintain recruiting systems and records, and help ensure a strong candidate experience from first contact through onboarding. The role also includes employer branding, referral tracking, event coordination, and general recruiting administration.

What makes this opportunity appealing

Clyde’s Restaurant Group highlights its stability, respectful workplace culture, and broad benefits package. Employees have access to retirement savings, health coverage, paid leave options, wellness and therapy resources, dining benefits, parking support, financial assistance, training, tuition help, and charitable matching.

About Clyde’s Restaurant Group

Founded in 1963, Clyde’s Restaurant Group is a well-known hospitality company in the DMV market with a reputation for great guest service and a strong employee culture. Its properties include Clyde’s, Old Ebbitt Grill, The Hamilton, 1789 Restaurant, Fitzgerald’s, The Tombs, Rye Street Tavern, Cordelia Fishbar, Hamilton Live, and Ebbitt House, which is scheduled to open in Summer 2026.

Additional information

Clyde’s Restaurant Group uses E-Verify to confirm work authorization for new hires in the United States. Applicants who need accommodations during the application process can contact the company by email. The organization also states that candidates are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet every listed qualification, and it welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

Benefits and perks

• 100% company-funded pension plan, with vesting after 1 year
• 401(k) plan
• Bonus eligibility
• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, telemedicine, and wellness-coach coverage
• Access to reduced rates for wellness services
• Hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident insurance options
• Paid time off, sick leave, and medical/family leave of up to 8 weeks
• Special leave options for jury duty, voting, and school activities in DC
• Free behavioral therapy and digital CBT resources
• Half-price off-duty dining and complimentary shift meals
• Parking benefits
• Employee assistance for legal, emotional, financial, and work-life support
• Employee hardship assistance fund
• Best-in-class training and tuition reimbursement
• Annual flu shots
• Access to exclusive brand discounts
• Charitable matching up to $4,000 per year

Candidate profile

The ideal candidate is a highly organized, outgoing self-starter with strong follow-through and the ability to manage several openings at once. Comfort working independently in a remote environment is important, as is the ability to communicate clearly and build rapport with candidates and internal stakeholders. Experience in restaurants, hospitality, or another similarly fast-paced setting is expected.

Hiring process support

In this role, you will help manage the entire recruiting funnel, from job creation and advertising to background checks and onboarding. You will also help recruiters and hiring managers improve process efficiency, maintain accurate ATS data, and strengthen the company’s employer brand across channels.