The Torchy's legacy began in Austin, Texas in 2006 with an idea, a dedicated executive chef and a food trailer to now operating in dozens of locations across multiple states. OUR MISSION: Be Damn Good. OUR VISION: Serve people the best damn tacos. OUR WHY: Passion. OUR MOTTO: Devil is in the details.

Here’s what we need:

We are looking for a tenacious leader who has a proven track record in successfully leading New Restaurant Opening project efforts to ensure openings are efficient and always improving. Most importantly, that all teams involved in New Restaurant Openings are actively communicating and on the same page.

What you’ll be doing:

Responsible for bridging the gap between all departments involved in a new restaurant opening

Coordinate across multiple teams to move forward on strategic goals while managing dependencies and removing obstacles that stand between the team and business success.

Defining the scope and responsibility of each department, holding each area accountable for their role in a new restaurant opening

Project lifecycle including but not limited to: planning, scope definition, execution, and delivery

Escalating to leadership any asks or issues that need quick resolution

Develop new restaurant project plans from the ground up complete with budgetary information and resource needs

Map out complex processes to help prioritization and drive decisions

Be able to clearly articulate and present project objectives to all stakeholders involved

Host regular pre and post restaurant opening review meetings with all necessary departments, including Operations, Construction, Technology, Recruiting and Marketing to ensure that all stakeholders are aligned on their role and responsibility for the project of opening new stores

Deliver timeline communication with transparency and visibility

QUE-SO…here’s what you’ll need:

Have regularly attended new restaurant openings and held a leadership position throughout new restaurant openings

Restaurant or retail new store opening experience a must

Project management training and certification (e.g., PMP) desired

Experience: 5 Years or equivalent

Ability to go outside of your comfort zone to understand needs and challenges of different teams

You thrive in a constantly changing and fast-paced environment

Natural leadership ability to communicate changes and get the team on board

Tenacious in ensuring deliverables are achieved and overcome obstacles to achieve goals

Ability to travel for new restaurant openings as needed

Let’s TACO ‘bout perks:

Discounts on DAMN GOOD food and merchandise

Competitive benefits packages

Unlimited PTO

401k

Personal development opportunities

Fun company parties

Badass co-workers