Regional Director of Operations, Multi Unit Restaurant Group, Greater Boston MA
A growing New England restaurant group operating high volume, full service properties across the region is hiring a Regional Director of Operations to lead the General Managers in its Greater Boston restaurants. Gravity Talent Partners is running this search confidentially on the company's behalf.
What You Will Own
Lead General Managers across a region of high volume, full service restaurants
Own regional sales, margin, labor and guest metrics against plan
Build the management bench: hire, develop and promote GMs and their teams
Hold brand standards, food quality and service consistency in every unit
Lead openings, remodels and operational projects in the region
Partner with culinary, marketing, finance and people teams at the company level
What We Are Looking For
Multi unit restaurant leadership as a Regional Director, Area Director or Director of Operations
A record of growing sales and margin across a group of high volume, full service restaurants
A proven developer of General Managers and management benches
Strong financial command: P&L, labor, cost control and forecasting at the region level
Comfortable on the floor and in the boardroom, with the travel a region requires
Compensation
Up to $200K, full time.
How to Apply
Apply below and your information comes straight to our team. A Gravity Talent Partners recruiter reviews every application and will reach out if your background is a fit. This search is confidential.
The Regional Director of Operations Role
A Regional Director of Operations runs a group of restaurants through their General Managers. The job is to deliver the region's numbers, sales, margin, labor and guest scores, while keeping every unit true to the brand and building the leaders who will run the next ones.
Day to day, the Regional Director is in the restaurants: walking the floor and the kitchen, reviewing results with the GM, coaching, and fixing what is not working. Back at the desk, the role owns the regional P&L, the forecast, staffing plans, the hiring pipeline for managers and the calendar of openings, remodels and projects.
The best Regional Directors are developers of people first. They hire well, promote from within, and build benches deep enough that a GM promotion or a new opening does not weaken the units left behind. They also carry the company's standards into every store, so food, service and cleanliness look the same across the region.
Candidates typically come from multi unit roles such as Area Director, District Manager or Director of Operations in high volume, full service or upscale casual groups, usually after a strong run as a General Manager.
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