District Manager- NY

Le Pain Quotidien; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401k with company match

Quarterly bonuses

Gift cards and discounts to brands

Monthly $35 cell phone reimbursement

Referral program

Job summary

Convive Brands, a New York-based hospitality group, seeks a District Manager to lead LPQ restaurants across the district, elevating hospitality and guest experiences while coaching leaders to achieve targets. You will drive profitability, develop internal talent, and ensure consistent standards across locations.

You will partner with restaurant teams on labor, costs, inventory, and forecasting, using data to prioritize actions and scale successful strategies across the district.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a minimum of 8-12 restaurants in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Strong hospitality focus and guest experience.
• Experience building internal talent pipelines and developing GMs and AGMs for long-term success.
• Strong people leadership, coaching, and accountability with care and clarity.
• Strong business and financial acumen, translating numbers into action at the restaurant level.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize, delegate, and lead through others.

Responsibilities

• Lead a district of LPQ restaurants with focus on consistent execution and guest experience.
• Coach restaurant leaders to deliver warm, consistent service and use guest feedback to improve.
• Drive sales growth and maintain margins across the district.
• Develop leaders who know the business and mentor teams across locations.
• Partner with restaurant leaders on labor, food costs, inventory, and forecasting.
• Lead district meetings to reinforce standards and share best practices.

Skills

Multi-unit leadership

Hospitality excellence

Talent development

Financial acumen

Data-driven decisions

Communication skills

Job description

Convive Brands is a New York-based hospitality group that builds and operates high-quality restaurant brands. Convive operates 50+ restaurants nationwide across two concepts: Le Pain Quotidien and Little Beet. As a patient, long-term investor-operator, it aims to build significant enterprise value through both organic growth and acquisition. With a focus on building a company rooted in long-term success in an ever-changing and hyper-competitive industry, we are growing our team with excitement about the future and grounded in how to get there. Challenges and opportunities exist at every level, alongside truly incredible upside. Convive employees embody confidence in navigating change, building and leading growing teams, and supporting strategic execution in the hospitality space.

Job Description: As a District Manager, you will help lead the team that defines what great looks like at LPQ. You will develop strong restaurant leaders, set the bar for hospitality and execution, and drive results across people, performance, and profitability, ensuring every restaurant in your district delivers an experience that clearly differentiates LPQ from the competition. Our District Managers spend their time in restaurants, building leadership capabilities and working side by side with the teams. Each District Manager Knows the Way, Goes the Way and Shows the Way! Does this sound like you?

What You’ll Do

Lead a district of LPQ restaurants with a focus on consistent execution, exceptional hospitality, and pride in the guest experience.

• How this shows up in your restaurants: You create restaurants that feel calm, welcoming, and unmistakably LPQ with smiling team members engaging and welcoming every guest. Your restaurants have beautifully set up display cases showcasing our fresh baked goods pulling guests into our restaurants Coach restaurant leaders to deliver warm, consistent service and to use guest feedback to continually elevate the experience
• How this shows up in your restaurants: You coach your teams to anticipate guest needs and consistently meet service standards You create an environment where guests feel at ease, knowing their needs are consistently me
• How this shows up in your restaurants: You develop leaders who know their business cold and are actively praising and coaching team members in all areas of the restaurant You drive positive sales growth and consistent margin management on deliverables to deliver to bottom line You build happy and engaged teams with strong retention and low turnover
• How this shows up in your restaurants: You recognize potential by identifying employees that show initiative and demonstrate a growth mindset You ensure multiple successors are ready for each critical role Partner with restaurant leaders to understand and manage their business, including labor, food costs, inventory, and forecasting.
• How this shows up in your restaurants: You discuss process improvements and can walk through your business acumen and how you accomplish results You discuss how your actions not only achieved immediate results but also how those actions contributed to sustainable long‑term success Ensure food safety and quality standards are upheld daily through visible leadership, training, and follow-through
• Create and execute district level sales and traffic driving strategies, scaling what works across all locations How this shows up in your restaurants: You ensure every store has a clear, actionable weekly sales plan You use data to prioritize high‑impact actions – focusing on top sellers and underperforming dayparts. You pilot initiatives in one store, measure results, and quickly scale successful strategies across the district.
• Lead engaging district meetings that reinforce standards, share best practices, and drive consistent follow through How this shows up in your restaurants: You highlight best practices from top‑performing stores and ensure those learnings are shared and adopted across the district. You use meetings to build consistency, reinforcing standards, celebrating wins, and addressing gaps with clarity and accountability. Your discussions keep managers engaged, asking questions, encouraging participation, and ensuring every voice is heard.

What You Bring

• Proven experience leading a minimum of 8-12 restaurants in a fast‑paced, high‑volume environment
• A passion for hospitality and a track record of building consistent, guest‑focused experiences
• Experience building internal talent pipelines and developing GMs and AGMs for long‑term success
• Strong people leadership skills, including coaching, development, and holding leaders accountable with care and clarity
• Strong business and financial acumen, with the ability to translate numbers into action at the restaurant level
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize, delegate, and lead through others
• Unwavering commitment to using data to inform decision‑making day to day, hour to hour
• Clear and confident communication skills with the ability to build trust at all levels

Our Perks and Benefits

• Real work‑life balance - daytime hours
• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• 401k with company match
• Quarterly Bonuses
• Quarterly gift card and discounts to be used at any of our brands
• Monthly cell phone reimbursement of $35
• A robust and "unlimited" employee referral program
• Life insurance, Commuter Benefits and Pet Insurance
• Genuine opportunities for growth across a family of brands
• A collaborative culture where your impact is seen, valued, and celebrated

The annualized range for this position (plus a bonus) is: $100,000-$120,000

Convive Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected class. Convive Brands celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Convive Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected class. Convive Brands celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Le Pain Quotidien means the daily bread. And to us, that means everything. It’s much more than mere sustenance; it’s a way of life. As our loaves emerge from the ovens, warm and fragrant, friends gather around our communal tables to share in the time-honored tradition of breaking bread. The hum of conversation fills the air, jam is passed around the table, and, ever so gracefully, time slows.

Convive Brands is a New York-based hospitality group that builds and operates high-quality restaurant brands. Convive operates 60+ restaurants nationwide across three concepts: Le Pain Quotidien, Little Beet, and Little Beet Table. As a patient, long-term investor‑operator, it aims to build significant enterprise value through both organic growth and acquisition.