Product & Launch Manager

Street Smash Burgers; Madrid; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company benefits

Career growth

Training

Structured environment

Job summary

Street Smash Burgers in Madrid, Spain is seeking a Product & Launch Manager to own new product ideas from concept to post-launch review, ensuring timing across all four markets. You’ll sit between Product, Operations, Supply and Marketing to drive launches end-to-end.

With 4+ years in product development within QSR or multi-unit restaurant chains and a strong grasp of food costing, margins and sales analysis, you’ll translate ideas into business cases and lead kitchen tests and country launches.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in product development, category or menu management in QSR or multi-unit restaurant chains.
• Strong with numbers (food costing, margins, sales analysis) and honest about results.
• Comfortable in a kitchen, with a feel for what works operationally at speed.
• Hands-on and structured, with proven project management across parallel, multi-country launches.
• Professional working proficiency in English
• Based in Madrid and available to travel across our four markets.

Responsibilities

• Build and prioritise the product roadmap: burgers, limited editions, sides, desserts, drinks and combos.
• Turn each idea into a business case: target margin, expected sales, operational impact
• Develop recipes, technical specs and product costing with suppliers and Operations
• Run kitchen tests and in-store pilots: prep time, consistency, KDS impact, customer response
• Own the launch calendar, coordinating Supply, Operations, Delivery and Brand & Marketing
• Define packaging and equipment specs, and land every launch in every country on time
• Review each launch after four weeks and recommend keep, adjust or retire

Skills

Product development

Menu management

Project management

Kitchen operations

Financial analysis

Job description

Product & Launch Manager

Madrid, Spain

About Street

Street Smash Burgers was born in Lisbon in 2024 with a simple idea: going back to the roots of the burger with quality product and the smash technique. 100% beef, an open kitchen and a casual, authentic atmosphere. Today we’re growing across almost 40 restaurants in 4 countries, and we’re looking for people with the drive to learn, energy and rhythm to grow with us.

The role

You’ll own every new product end to end, from idea to post-launch review: what we launch, whether it works in the kitchen and on the P&L, and whether it reaches all four countries on time. You’ll sit right between Product, Operations, Supply and Marketing.

What you’ll do

• Build and prioritise the product roadmap: burgers, limited editions, sides, desserts, drinks and combos
• Turn each idea into a business case: target margin, expected sales, operational impact
• Develop recipes, technical specs and product costing with suppliers and Operations
• Run kitchen tests and in-store pilots: prep time, consistency, KDS impact, customer response
• Own the launch calendar, coordinating Supply, Operations, Delivery and Brand & Marketing
• Define packaging and equipment specs, and land every launch in every country on time
• Review each launch after four weeks and recommend keep, adjust or retire

Who we’re looking for

Must-have

• 4+ years in product development, category or menu management in QSR or multi-unit restaurant chains
• Strong with numbers (food costing, margins, sales analysis) and honest about results
• Comfortable in a kitchen, with a feel for what works operationally at speed
• Hands-on and structured, with proven project management across parallel, multi-country launches
• Professional working proficiency in English
• Based in Madrid and available to travel across our four markets

Nice-to-have

• Experience in a burger chain
• Professional working proficiency in Portuguese, Spanish or Italian

What we offer

• A structured, fast-growing company
• Dynamic, results-oriented environment
• Continuous training and real career growth
• Compensation package based on experience
• Company benefits