Fast Casual Area Manager - Growth & Openings

GoGo Ya; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dining discounts across Umami Riot

Opening bonus

Performance bonus (up to 10%)

Job summary

Umami Riot is seeking an Area Manager, Fast Casual to lead our Boston-area concepts with a hands‑on, field‑driven approach. You’ll own operations, hospitality, people, and financials, while building scalable systems and a strong leadership bench for future growth.

You’ll drive opening activities, manage P&L, and coach managers to deliver high‑quality food, service, and safety. A growth‑mocussed culture awaits the right operator in Boston.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of progressive restaurant management experience.
• At least 2 years leading multiple units in fast-casual, QSR, or high-volume counter service.
• You own a P&L, labor targets, food cost, inventory, and four-wall KPIs.
• Experience opening restaurants or leading openings through launch and stabilization.
• You can balance numbers with people, coaching and developing teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the day‑to‑day performance of our fast‑casual concepts — operations, hospitality, people, financials, and everything in between
• Take real ownership of the P&L, including sales, labor, food cost, inventory, prime cost, and four‑wall performance
• Lead from the floor, keeping standards high across food quality, service, cleanliness, safety, and execution
• Build operating rhythms that stick — line checks, opening and closing standards, shift huddles, manager walkthroughs, inventory controls, and more
• Coach and develop managers consistently, building the bench we need for future growth
• Partner with Corporate Chef, HR, Marketing, and Operations teams to keep the business moving forward
• Lead new restaurant openings from pre‑opening planning through opening day and stabilization
• Create training systems and develop internal talent so future locations can be staffed with people who already know how we operate
• Own our operational relationships with Time Out Market and future food hall and landlord partners
• Spot the gap, diagnose the issue, and bring the plan — before it becomes a bigger problem

Skills

Restaurant management

P&L ownership

Team leadership

Operations execution

Hospitality focus

Budgeting

Job description

Umami Riot is seeking an Area Manager, Fast Casual to lead our Boston-area concepts with a hands‑on, field‑driven approach. You’ll own operations, hospitality, people, and financials, while building scalable systems and a strong leadership bench for future growth.

You’ll drive opening activities, manage P&L, and coach managers to deliver high‑quality food, service, and safety. A growth‑mocussed culture awaits the right operator in Boston.