Chief Operating Officer - Pizza

Overview
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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

• 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 trust with founder operators and long tenured teams

• Hands on leadership style with a bias toward execution and accountability

What Success Looks Like

• 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