District Manager

About the Role

As an Area Leader, you will drive operational excellence and talent development across multiple sweetgreen locations.

Responsibilities

• Develop an internal succession plan and a deep bench of managers at all levels by identifying and nurturing raw talent and head coaches.
• Move capability and performance with urgency, ensuring a clear understanding of the sweetgreen profile to recruit high-potential internal and external talent.
• Drive continuous performance improvement by focusing on leading indicators and key metrics, balancing people, financial, and customer experience goals.
• Meet or exceed annual P&L objectives, with a focus on top-line sales, productivity, and production management.
• Boost top-line sales through community marketing, throughput and technology initiatives, new product launches, and a strong merchandising mentality.
• Train, coach, and inspire teams to deliver exceptional customer experiences and high-quality culinary operations while adhering to sweetgreen’s policies and procedures.
• Lead head coach development personally and professionally through goal setting, feedback, and understanding what motivates people to improve performance.
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships to support stores, remove barriers, and prioritize customer, people, and results.
• Foster a positive, team-oriented environment with a healthy competitive spirit, encouraging best practice sharing and goal achievement.
• Grow community connections in each restaurant neighborhood by developing brand ambassadors and maximizing sweetgreen’s community-based programs.

Requirements

• 5+ years of prior restaurant experience, with 3+ years in multi-unit management.
• Proven experience balancing new store openings and existing business performance, including project management and delegation.
• Strong communication skills that engage teams in a genuine, authentic way to drive behavior and results.
• Highly organized, adaptable, and capable of multitasking in a fast-paced environment.
• 2+ years of experience managing both front-of-house and back-of-house/kitchen operations.
• Disciplined approach to priority setting, with the ability to identify root causes of operational and people challenges and act quickly to improve performance.
• Demonstrated management of restaurant regulatory areas, including employee safety, HAACP, wage and hour compliance, immigration, and food safety.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.
• Personal characteristics reflective of sweetgreen: high-energy, action-oriented, self-motivated, service-focused, flexible, ethical, and fun-loving with a humble attitude.
• Passion for sweetgreen’s core values and belief in the "sweetlife."

Benefits

• Competitive base salary + 20% bonus potential.
• Stock options.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans for you and your family.
• Flexible PTO plan.
• 401k program.
• Paid family leave to support new parents.
• Complimentary greens and sweetgreen swag.
• Opportunities for personal and professional development, with a clear career path.
• Collaborative team environment where core values are lived and supported.

Pay

Starting salary range based on experience: $115,000—$125,000 USD.