Conscious Growth Business & Hospitality Advisory

Grow the right way.
Then hire.

Hospitality consulting and recruitment in Bali & Lombok: restructuring, leaner teams, streamlined operations and the right hires for hotels, villas and restaurants.

Most owners come to us asking for a new hire. Many need a clearer structure, a leaner hierarchy or better processes first. We start there, and recruit only when the business is ready for the right person.

Our Approach
15+ years in hospitality operations 20 searches filled in 2026 Network across Jakarta, Bali & Lombok Six working languages
Conscious Growth

Grow the right way first.

Most owners come to us asking for a new hire. Often the business needs something else first: a clearer structure, a leaner hierarchy, and processes that support the team instead of slowing it down. Hiring into a structure that does not work only makes the problem more expensive.

So we start with the business. We restructure where it is needed, streamline how the work gets done and help owners and managers lead with more clarity. Sometimes that means taking people out to build a leaner, more performant team. When a role is genuinely needed, we recruit for it, drawing on 15+ years in hospitality and a professional network across Jakarta, Bali and Lombok.

The Philosophy

Three principles we work by.

i.

Structure
before headcount.

Adding people to a structure that does not work multiplies the cost of the problem. We fix roles, reporting lines and processes first, so every hire has something solid to step into.

ii.

Lean is not
the same as cheap.

A leaner hierarchy means clearer roles and faster decisions, not cutting for its own sake. A smaller team, well organised and well led, regularly outperforms a larger one.

iii.

The right person,
not the available one.

When a role is genuinely needed, we deliver a focused shortlist with honest notes, and we turn down searches that are set up to fail before you spend money on them.

Services

Advisory first.
Recruitment when it is right.

Three services, in the order we usually apply them. Most engagements begin with the business itself; recruitment follows when a role is genuinely needed.

01 Where we start

Conscious Growth Advisory

Grow the right way before you grow bigger. Organisational reviews, restructuring, leaner hierarchies, streamlined processes, KPI and performance support, and one-to-one coaching for owners and management. Sometimes the right move is fewer people, better organised and better led.

02

Recruitment & Executive Search

The right hire, when the role is genuinely needed. Backed by 15+ years in hospitality and a professional network across Jakarta, Bali and Lombok, spanning every professional path from leadership and finance to operations, culinary and guest experience. Focused shortlists, honest notes, and career advisory for the professionals we place.

03

Employment & Legal Advisory

From complex cases to everyday questions. PKWT and PKWTT contracts, lawful restructuring, company regulations, KITAS and PT PMA, delivered with qualified Indonesian legal partners. How it works →

Our Approach

The order
matters.

We work from the inside of the business outwards. Recruitment is a step in the process, not the starting point.

01

Diagnose

How the business really runs: structure, roles, costs, processes, reporting and team morale.

02

Restructure

A leaner, clearer hierarchy. Sometimes fewer people, better organised and better led.

03

Streamline

Processes, reporting and KPIs that support the team instead of slowing it down.

04

Recruit, if needed

Only for roles the business genuinely needs, through direct search and our network.

05

Embed

Coaching owners and managers so the new way of working holds after we step back.

Advisory in Practice

Working alongside owners
and management.

Recruitment is one half of the work. The other is what happens inside the business once the right people are there — and often before.

01

Hand in hand with ownership and management

We work directly with owners, General Managers and senior teams — inside the business as it operates, rather than reporting on it from the outside and handing over a document.

02

Mitigation before it becomes expensive

Identifying where a business is exposed operationally, structurally or commercially, and dealing with it early. Most costly problems in hospitality were visible months before anyone acted on them.

03

Performance and reaching KPIs

Helping management define measures that reflect how the property actually runs — then supporting them week by week to reach those targets, not simply reviewing them afterwards.

04

Guidance while decisions are being made

Ongoing, confidential support for the decisions in front of an owner or GM right now — structure, people, priorities, difficult conversations — rather than advice delivered after the fact.

05

Managing with local culture, not against it

Helping foreign owners and managers achieve commercial results while working with Indonesian management culture rather than fighting it. This is usually the difference between a team that complies and a team that commits.

06

Team needs and morale as a performance lever

Surfacing what teams genuinely need so that performance improves because people are supported and understood — not because they are pressured. Morale is an operating metric, not a soft one.

Case Studies

Proven in real engagements, not theory.

Everything on this page comes from work alongside owners, General Managers and senior teams across Bali and Lombok: restructuring, leaner hierarchies, risk mitigation, performance and KPI delivery, and culture-led team management. Our engagements are confidential, so we take you through the case studies closest to your situation in the first conversation.

Trusted Partners & Other Services

Quality audits, career coaching,
legal & corporate support.

Beyond recruitment and advisory, we open doors through trusted partnerships from Jakarta to Bali — covering F&B consultancy, finance and quality audits, and operations and workflow. One point of contact, the right specialist every time.

Explore Other Services The first call is always free.
Currently Looking

Live opportunities.

A curated selection of roles we are actively recruiting for. Each placement handled personally and confidentially.

Finance

Finance Controller

Hotels & Villas — South Bali

Own controls, reporting, budgeting and cash management across a multi-property hospitality operation in South Bali.

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Finance Controller

Lifestyle Hotels — Kuta Lombok

Lead controls, reporting and growth planning for a lifestyle hospitality group in Lombok. Relocation support available.

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Assistant F&B Director

Luxury Resort — Kuta Lombok

Support restaurant, bar and banquet operations at a luxury property in Kuta Lombok. International luxury experience preferred.

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Reservations Supervisor

Villa & Property Management — South Bali

Lead a small reservations team, drive conversion and uphold response standards across all booking channels.

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Villa Supervisor

Villa & Property Management — South Bali

Run day-to-day operations across managed villas — standards, guest requests, maintenance and team supervision.

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20 searches filled across Bali and Lombok in 2026. See the track record.

Where We Recruit · Wilayah Kami

Two islands.
Two very different markets.

Uluwatu · Canggu · Ubud · Seminyak

Hospitality recruitment in Bali

Bali is a mature, fast-moving hospitality market — Uluwatu, Canggu, Ubud and Seminyak each demand a different kind of operator. Competition for proven GMs, revenue managers and reservations talent is intense, and the best candidates rarely answer job ads. We recruit through relationships built inside Bali's boutique hotel, villa and restaurant scene, matching people not only to a role but to a property's pace, ownership style and guest profile.

Kami membantu hotel butik, vila, dan restoran di Bali menemukan staf yang tepat — dari manajemen hingga reservasi.

Bali roles · Lowongan Bali →
Kuta Lombok · South Coast · Senggigi

Hospitality recruitment in Lombok

Lombok is Indonesia's next chapter — Kuta Lombok and the south coast are growing quickly, but the local talent pool for senior commercial and finance roles is still thin. Owners here often need people willing to build structure from scratch: first Head of Finance, first Head of Sales & Marketing, first proper reservations team. We know which candidates genuinely thrive in a frontier market and which only think they will — and that judgement is most of the placement.

Kami membantu properti di Lombok membangun tim dari awal — posisi keuangan, penjualan, dan operasional.

Lombok roles · Lowongan Lombok →
Your Language · Votre Langue · Su Idioma

Work with a recruiter
who speaks yours.

Français

Vous investissez ou opérez à Bali ou Lombok ? Travaillons ensemble — en français, du premier appel au contrat.

Español

¿Invierte u opera en Bali o Lombok? Trabajemos juntos — en español, desde la primera llamada.

Italiano

Investi o gestisci una struttura a Bali o Lombok? Lavoriamo insieme — in italiano, fin dal primo contatto.

Indonesian

Untuk pemilik properti dan kandidat di seluruh Indonesia — kami berbicara bahasa Anda, dari wawancara hingga penempatan.

Deutsch

Sie investieren oder führen ein Haus auf Bali oder Lombok? Arbeiten wir zusammen — auf Deutsch, vom ersten Gespräch an.

English

And of course, in English — the working language of hospitality across both islands.

Insights & Case Studies

From the field.

Real hiring stories, salary guides and practical advice for hospitality owners and professionals across Bali and Lombok. New pieces added regularly.

Featured · Leadership 9 min read

Managing in Bali as a foreign leader: how to hear what your team is not telling you.

Hierarchy, indirect communication and what “yes” can really mean — plus how to build strong Indonesian leadership around you, and why recruitment cannot fix an unclear structure.

Pablo Calvino · Founder, BranchCollab Read the article →
Leadership · New

Why your staff keep leaving: sometimes it is not the staff

When people keep resigning, the cause is often the owner rather than the team — plus how to manage across Indonesia’s islands, languages, cultures and religions, and where one-to-one coaching helps.

Read the article → Recruitment · New

Hiring a Hotel or Villa Manager in Bali: define the job before you search for the person

What owners should settle before a search begins — responsibilities, decision authority, salary against real scope, what to ask in interviews, and what the first 90 days should look like.

Read the guide → Salary Guide

Villa Manager & Supervisor salaries in Bali, 2026: what the market really pays

Real ranges for basic pay, allowances, BPJS and THR — plus why location, owner type and six-day weeks are moving the numbers. In English and Indonesian.

Read the guide → Panduan · Indonesian

Gaji villa & tips karier: cara dibayar lebih tinggi di industri hospitality

Kisaran gaji Villa Supervisor dan Villa Manager di Bali, plus saran karier kami: mengapa bertahan 2–3 tahun di satu posisi membuat gaji Anda naik tajam di kemudian hari.

Baca panduan →
Frequently Asked

Common questions.

Do you always recommend hiring?

No. Many businesses that ask for a new hire need a clearer structure, a leaner hierarchy or better processes first. We start with how the business runs and recommend recruitment only when a role is genuinely needed. Sometimes the right answer is fewer people, better organised.

What does a Conscious Growth engagement involve?

We diagnose how the business really operates, restructure where needed, streamline processes and reporting, and coach owners and managers so the changes hold. We work alongside owners, General Managers and senior teams rather than handing over a report.

Where do you work?

Across Bali and Lombok, with a professional network that extends to Jakarta and the wider Indonesian archipelago.

What kinds of roles do you recruit for?

Hotel, villa, restaurant and retreat roles across every professional path: General Managers, Directors of Rooms, Executive Chefs, Finance Controllers, commercial and revenue leaders, Villa Managers, plus operational, reservations and guest experience talent.

Can you advise on PKWT and PKWTT contracts?

Yes. Together with our qualified legal partners, we advise on choosing between fixed-term (PKWT) and permanent (PKWTT) contracts, employment documentation, lawful restructuring, and work permits for foreign hires.

What languages do you work in?

Six: English, Indonesian, French, Spanish, German and Italian, which helps foreign owners investing in Bali or Lombok who prefer to work in their own language.

Is the first call really free?

Yes. Every engagement starts with a complimentary conversation to understand what is happening in the business and whether we are the right fit.

Pablo Calvino, founder of BranchCollab
The Founder

Pablo Calvino.

BranchCollab is led by Pablo Calvino, with 15+ years across hospitality operations, regional business development and recruitment in Europe and Indonesia — including Michelin-starred kitchens, high-volume restaurants, luxury resorts and Accor Southeast Asia.

Searches are handled personally and supported by trusted specialists when deeper functional assessment is required. We work across six languages — English, Indonesian, French, Spanish, German and Italian.

Get the right person on the right mission, in the right place.
Conscious Growth
For Candidates · Untuk Kandidat

Looking for your next role?

Open positions across Bali and Lombok, updated regularly. Applications take a few minutes and are handled confidentially.

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Words from the field

Trust, earned quietly.

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We had spent months with a larger agency before Pablo placed our GM in six weeks. Different league.

Owner Boutique Resort — Lombok
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Pablo understood the spirit of our property before we'd even finished briefing him. The candidates he sent were extraordinary — and the one we chose has reshaped our team.

General Manager Boutique Hotel — Bali
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Hospitality recruiters in Indonesia rarely understand restaurants. Pablo does — he has lived it. He found us the right Head Chef on the first introduction.

Owner Restaurant Group — Lombok