Chief Operating Officer - Pizza

Chief Operating Officer

The Chief Operating Officer will lead day‑to‑day operations for a growing platform focused on acquiring and integrating local mom and pop and regional pizzeria brands across the Northeast. This role is responsible for building operational consistency, professionalizing systems, and driving performance across a diverse portfolio of legacy businesses. The COO will be a key partner to the CEO and investors in scaling a fragmented group of brands into a disciplined multi‑unit platform.

• Oversee operations across all acquired and legacy pizzeria concepts, ensuring consistent execution and performance.
• Lead post‑acquisition integration efforts, including standardizing processes while preserving what makes each brand successful.
• Develop and implement scalable operating systems across labor, food cost, scheduling, training, and store‑level controls.
• Partner with finance to improve unit‑level economics, margins and cash flow.
• Build and develop a strong field leadership structure including district and regional managers.
• Establish clear performance metrics and accountability at the store and regional level.
• Lead operational due diligence on potential acquisitions and support transition planning.
• Drive cultural alignment across a portfolio of independently run businesses moving into a shared platform.
• Identify operational efficiencies and best practices that can be rolled out across the system.
• Serve as a visible leader in the field, supporting operators through change and growth.

• Senior operations leadership experience within multi‑unit pizza or restaurant brands.
• Proven experience integrating acquired businesses and standardizing operations at scale.
• Strong understanding of restaurant P&Ls, labor models and food cost management.
• Experience working with private equity or institutional investors preferred.
• Ability to lead through change and earn the trust of founder operators and long‑tenured teams.
• Hands‑on leadership style with a bias toward execution and accountability.

• Smooth integration of acquired pizzerias without disruption to customers or teams.
• Improved consistency, margins and performance across the portfolio.
• Clear operational playbooks that allow the platform to scale efficiently.
• A strong bench of operators capable of supporting continued acquisition‑driven growth.

$/yr - $/yr

Executive

Full‑time

Management

Industry: Restaurants

New York, NY