If you're an experienced multi-unit restaurant operations leader who thrives on building strong teams, improving performance, and driving operational excellence, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact. Our client is seeking a Director of Business Operations to partner closely with ownership in leading a growing, high-volume restaurant organization with multiple locations throughout the Omaha metro.
This is a highly visible leadership role for someone who enjoys coaching leaders, streamlining operations, and creating consistency across multiple locations while maintaining an outstanding guest experience.
What You'll Do
- Provide operational leadership across multiple restaurant locations.
- Lead, mentor, and develop General Managers while creating accountability for performance and results.
- Partner with ownership to implement operational strategies and support continued business growth.
- Analyze operational and financial performance, identifying opportunities to improve profitability and efficiency.
- Ensure consistency in guest experience, food quality, service standards, and operational execution.
- Drive labor, food, and beverage cost management while maintaining exceptional customer service.
- Utilize restaurant technology and reporting tools to improve operational processes and decision making.
- Oversee staffing strategies, leadership development, and succession planning.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, liquor licensing, and company standards.
- Support marketing initiatives, community involvement, promotions, and special events that drive customer engagement.
What They're Looking For
Required Qualifications
- Multi-unit restaurant operations leadership experience.
- Experience leading and developing Restaurant General Managers.
- Strong background improving operational efficiency through restaurant technology and reporting systems.
- Demonstrated success coaching, mentoring, and holding leaders accountable.
- Strong business acumen with experience managing budgets, labor, food costs, and overall profitability.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, hands-on environment while partnering with a driven, entrepreneurial business owner.
Preferred Experience
- Experience with Toast or similar restaurant POS platforms.
- Background overseeing high-volume casual dining, sports bar, or hospitality operations.
Why This Opportunity?
- Executive-level leadership position with direct influence on company strategy and growth.
- Opportunity to shape operations across multiple established restaurant locations.
- Partner directly with ownership on operational initiatives and long-term planning.
- Fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture where ideas and execution matter.
- Join a well-established organization with hundreds of employees and a strong presence in the Omaha market.
If you're a proven restaurant operations leader who enjoys developing people, improving performance, and helping businesses grow, we'd love to connect with you. This is an opportunity to take ownership of operations, make a measurable impact, and help lead a successful multi-location organization into its next phase of growth.
For confidential consideration, please complete our Lutz application for this role listed on our website: www.lutz.us/current-opportunities. You can also send your resume to Jana Mustard at [email protected]. We understand that confidentiality is extremely important, and your resume will NOT be forwarded to our client without your permission.
Job Number – 3636082SG
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Pay: $130,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Restaurant management: 2 years (Required)
- Multi-location Management: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person
