District Manager- Los Angeles

About the Role As a District Manager, you will help lead the team that defines what great looks like at LPQ. You will develop strong restaurant leaders, set the bar for hospitality and execution, and drive results across people, performance, and profitability, ensuring every restaurant in your district delivers an experience that clearly differentiates LPQ from the competition. Our District Managers spend their time in restaurants, building leadership capabilities and working side by side with the teams. Each District Manager Knows the Way, Goes the Way and Shows the Way! What You’ll Do Lead a district of LPQ restaurants with a focus on consistent execution, exceptional hospitality, and pride in the guest experience. How this shows up in your restaurants: You create restaurants that feel calm, welcoming, and unmistakably LPQ with smiling team members engaging and welcoming every guest. Your restaurants have beautifully set up display cases showcasing our fresh baked goods, pulling guests into our restaurants. You coach restaurant leaders to deliver warm, consistent service and use guest feedback to continually elevate the experience. You coach your teams to anticipate guest needs and consistently meet service standards. You create an environment where guests feel at ease, knowing their needs are consistently met. Develop and support General Managers and Assistant General Managers through clear expectations, ongoing coaching, and accountability. Develop leaders who know their business inside and out and actively praise and coach team members in all areas of the restaurant. Drive positive sales growth and consistent margin management to deliver to the bottom line. Build happy and engaged teams with strong retention and low turnover. Build strong bench strength by identifying talent early, creating development plans, and preparing leaders for growth. Recognize potential by identifying employees that show initiative and demonstrate a growth mindset. Ensure multiple successors are ready for each critical role. Partner with restaurant leaders to understand and manage their business, including labor, food costs, inventory, and forecasting. Discuss process improvements and walk through your business acumen and how you accomplish results. Show how your actions not only achieved immediate results but also contributed to sustainable long-term success. Ensure food safety and quality standards are upheld daily through visible leadership, training, and follow-through. Lead by example, demonstrate open communication, and empower teams to take ownership of food safety and quality. Use data and insights to spot trends, solve problems at root, and drive meaningful improvements across the restaurants. Connect numbers to behaviors and performance, not just reports. Use sales, labor, waste, and guest metrics daily and adjust plans accordingly. Use data to celebrate wins, highlight improvements, and reinforce strong execution. Create and execute district‑level sales and traffic‑driving strategies, scaling what works across all locations. Ensure every store has a clear, actionable weekly sales plan. Prioritize high‑impact actions, focusing on top sellers and underperforming dayparts. Pilot initiatives in one store, measure results, and quickly scale successful strategies across the district. Lead engaging district meetings that reinforce standards, share best practices, and drive consistent follow‑through. Highlight best practices from top‑performing stores, ensuring learnings are shared and adopted across the district. Build consistency, celebrate wins, and address gaps with clarity and accountability. Keep managers engaged, encourage participation, and ensure every voice is heard. What You Bring Proven experience leading a minimum of 8-12 restaurants in a fast‑paced, high‑volume environment. A passion for hospitality and a track record of building consistent, guest‑focused experiences. Experience building internal talent pipelines and developing GMs and AGMs for long‑term success. Strong people leadership skills, including coaching, development, and holding leaders accountable with care and clarity. Strong business and financial acumen, with the ability to translate numbers into action at the restaurant level. Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize, delegate, and lead through others. Unwavering commitment to using data to inform decision‑making day to day, hour to hour. Clear and confident communication skills with the ability to build trust at all levels. Benefits Real work‑life balance – daytime hours Medical, dental and vision benefits PTO starting at 3 weeks 401k with company match Life insurance Commuter benefits Pet insurance Team member discounts at all our brands Genuine opportunities for growth across a family of brands A collaborative culture where your impact is seen, valued, and celebrated Quarterly bonuses Quarterly gift card and discounts to be used at any of our brands Monthly cell phone reimbursement of $35 A robust and "unlimited" employee referral program EEO Statement Convive Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, veteran status, or other protected class. Convive Brands celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. #J-18808-Ljbffr