Regional Director, Kitchen Operations

Description

As Regional Director, Kitchen Operations (Director of Kitchen Operations), you'll lead kitchen excellence across an entire region made up of multiple markets, kitchen locations, and the multi-unit leaders who run them. You'll drive results through your Area Leaders — setting the standard for food quality, safety, and operational efficiency at scale, while building the leadership bench that will carry the brand's growth forward. You'll balance big-picture regional strategy with the discipline to hold your leaders accountable to goop Kitchen's uncompromising standards.

• Regional Operational Leadership: Oversee day-to-day kitchen operations across your entire region by leading, coaching, and holding your Area Leaders accountable ensuring consistency, efficiency, and top-tier execution at every location.
• Food Quality & Safety: Set and enforce rigorous regional standards for ingredient sourcing, food safety, and overall quality—because nothing less than the best makes the cut, at every location, every time.
• Team & Multi-Unit Leader Development: Build, inspire, and lead a high-performing culinary and operations team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning; develop a bench of strong leaders including succession planning, performance management, and career pathing for future regional leaders.
• Efficiency & Innovation: Identify opportunities to streamline processes, optimize kitchen workflows, and implement cutting-edge systems to enhance productivity.
• P+L & Cost Management: Own budgeting, purchasing, and inventory control performance across your region, maximizing efficiency without compromising on quality.
• Guest Experience: Ensure every meal served across your region meets goop Kitchen's uncompromising standards, delivering food that's fresh, clean, and bursting with flavor.
• Growth & Expansion: Play a key role in our expansion strategy, helping us scale while maintaining the integrity of our menus, service, and operations.
• Standardization Across Markets: Drive consistent SOPs, training, and operational systems across all markets in your region, ensuring every location and leader operates from the same playbook.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with the Senior Director of Operations and peer regional leaders to align on company-wide initiatives, share best practices, and support enterprise-level decision-making.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in high-volume kitchen operations, including at least 3 years in Regional or Director level kitchen leadership
• Proven success in multi-unit management, scaling operations, and opening new locations
• Experience in high growth environments 
• Strong financial acumen—experience managing budgets, inventory, and cost controls
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with a proven track record of developing and inspiring teams 
• Familiarity with scratch kitchen, gluten-free, or clean-ingredient menus 
• Experience with delivery-first or digital food concepts is a plus
• Deep understanding of food safety, compliance regulations, and best practices
• A passion for clean, high-quality food and a deep understanding of cooking methods and techniques
• Bilingual (Spanish/English)