Strategic Equipment Deployment & Innovation Analyst

Chipotle Mexican Grill; Newport Beach (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Paid vacation

Job summary

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. is seeking a Senior Analyst, Equipment Deployment & Innovation to lead deployment of restaurant equipment and back-of-house solutions.

You will coordinate with Operations, Development, Procurement, Facilities, and Technology to scale initiatives from pilot to enterprise, while ensuring safety and brand standards. You will drive program management, asset lifecycle, and cross-functional partnerships, shaping how equipment supports openings, remodels, and menu

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a 4-year college or university.
• 2–4 years of relevant work experience in Restaurant Operations and Equipment Development.
• Experience managing vendor relationships within the restaurant or food service industry.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and deployment initiatives.
• Experience with Smartsheet, reporting tools, and workflow management platforms preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead equipment deployment initiatives from pilot through enterprise implementation.
• Manage project plans, milestones, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.
• Develop tracking tools, reporting systems, and governance structures.
• Support restaurant openings, remodels, menu innovation and transformation programs.
• Drive asset lifecycle management, recovery and disposition programs.
• Support design, sourcing, testing, validation, and implementation of equipment and smallwares.
• Coordinate field evaluations and operational assessments.
• Gather operational feedback and develop recommendations.
• Ensure alignment with operational, food safety, quality, and brand standards.
• Manage relationships with manufacturers, distributors, service providers, and strategic partners.
• Coordinate vendor testing, implementation readiness, and performance reviews.
• Facilitate recurring business reviews and project meetings.
• Design scalable workflows supporting deployment, maintenance, replacement, and recovery activities.
• Develop reporting dashboards and performance metrics.
• Lead structured problem solving efforts across stakeholders.
• Lead project teams without direct reporting responsibility.
• Facilitate collaboration across Operations, Facilities, Development, Procurement, Supply Chain, Technology and Training.
• Present recommendations and implementation plans to leadership.

Skills

Vendor management

Cross-functional leadership

Project deployment

Education

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from a 4-year college or university

Tools

Smartsheet

Reporting tools

Workflow platforms

Job description

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. is seeking a Senior Analyst, Equipment Deployment & Innovation to lead deployment of restaurant equipment and back-of-house solutions.

You will coordinate with Operations, Development, Procurement, Facilities, and Technology to scale initiatives from pilot to enterprise, while ensuring safety and brand standards. You will drive program management, asset lifecycle, and cross-functional partnerships, shaping how equipment supports openings, remodels, and menu