Assistant General Manager

Assistant General ManagerDùndú is an independent fast-casual Nigerian restaurant in Midtown Manhattan. We serve authentic Nigerian food with a focus on bold flavors, quality ingredients, warm hospitality, and consistently high standards.We are an ambitious, growing company with strong systems, a commitment to excellence, and a belief that great restaurants are built by great people. We value integrity, consistency, respect, ownership, continuous improvement, and people who take pride in their craft.Join us for an exciting opportunity to grow and help build what comes next!The opportunity ahead of Dùndú is far greater than what we have built so far. Getting there will require real work—strengthening systems, solving problems, developing people, improving what works, and building what doesn't yet exist. I'm looking for someone who finds that compelling.Years of management experience alone won't determine who is right for this role. Someone with ten years could be the wrong fit; someone much earlier in their career could be exceptional—and vice versa. Experience matters. But mindset and a continuous drive to learn, improve, and do better matter more.Who we're looking for:You understand restaurant operations deeply but can step back and see the bigger picture. You spot what could work better, take ownership, and look for lasting solutions—not just today's fix.You are a teachable leader and willing to learn—you'll love it here cause you'll lead others and keep getting better yourself.You think naturally in systems. You look for what's causing problems and figure out a way to fix them, knowing that strong systems drive consistency, great food, great service, and scalable growth.You are exceptionally detail-oriented and have high standards of excellence. Please, if both don't matter deeply to you, you'll hate it here. You'll find working with me frustrating because my attention to detail and pursuit of excellence are relentless. Some call it obsessive; I prefer relentless.You are disciplined, dependable and accountable. You follow through, use sound judgment, and can be trusted without being watched or chased.You are a confident, independent thinker without the ego. Challenge assumptions. Bring ideas. Make your case. But you're humble enough to listen, learn, be led, and change your mind when needed.You are ambitious, see extraordinary possibility and want to help build it and be rewarded for it. Research Dùndú carefully. If you can't envision Dùndú becoming an NYSE-listed company in the next dozen years (or growing bigger than Chipotle), we're not for you. I want people ambitious enough to help build toward that vision—and patient enough to do the detailed, unglamorous work required to get there.You have a NYC Food Handler's License.Why Join Dùndú Now?You're not joining an idea or hoping somebody wants what we're selling. Dùndú is an established brand with a product our guests and catering clients love, strong service, and proven, repeatable systems. We've demonstrated that the fundamentals work.You won't be one of thousands executing decisions made several layers above you. Your contribution can be visible, consequential, and felt.Strong, competitive pay that reflects your experience, capabilities, and contribution.As the business grows, exceptional performance will lead to greater responsibility, greater leadership opportunities, and greater financial reward.You'll have a front-row seat to building a company—not just operating inside one.Your ideas and judgment can directly shape what we build and how we build it.The people who grow with Dùndú and help create meaningful long-term value will have the opportunity to benefit from the value they help create.For the wrong person, this probably sounds exhausting. But for the person we're looking for, that is precisely what makes this opportunity compelling.If you've made it this far reading my letter, understand all the reasons not to apply, and you're still energized by the idea of joining us to build Dùndú—and genuinely believe you'd be a great fit—I'd like to meet you. Please apply.I hope to meet you, FS