Autonomous Restaurant Manager – $92k-$141k + Home Office Allowance

Innovatelab; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 92,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium healthcare

Home-office allowance

Distributed team

Job summary

InnovateLab in Columbus, OH is hiring a Restaurant Manager to operate with high autonomy and a freelance contract. The role includes overseeing general operations, maintaining accounts during volume spikes, and ensuring clear, proactive communication with clients and team members.

The package features a salary range of $92,000 to $141,000, premium healthcare, and a generous home-office allowance for our distributed team, with applications currently open and actively reviewed.

Qualifications

• Self-direction and initiative to work autonomously in a distributed team.
• Ability to prioritize when multiple tasks are urgent.
• Clear written communication for emails and updates.
• Curiosity about why InnovateLab customers do what they do.
• Experience working on-site in Columbus, OH or willingness to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Pressure-test assumptions before they harden into expensive mistakes
• Keep your Conflict Resolution edge sharp as the OH market shifts
• Build the Line Cooking habits a manager role can lean on for years
• Show up for the unglamorous general maintenance nobody volunteers for
• Keep a steady hand on InnovateLab accounts when volume spikes
• Question the brief when the brief doesn't match reality
• Spot the Columbus pattern in feedback before it becomes a complaint

Skills

Self-direction

Prioritization

Written communication

Curiosity about customers

On-site Columbus experience or willing

Job description

InnovateLab in Columbus, OH is hiring a Restaurant Manager to operate with high autonomy and a freelance contract. The role includes overseeing general operations, maintaining accounts during volume spikes, and ensuring clear, proactive communication with clients and team members.

The package features a salary range of $92,000 to $141,000, premium healthcare, and a generous home-office allowance for our distributed team, with applications currently open and actively reviewed.