CEO of Pizza Factory

We are seeking an experienced and driven operational leader to lead this restaurant franchisor with more than 100 franchised units. This person will primarily manage a corporate/franchisor team of ~10 people to support the franchisees and to add units/franchisees to the system – secondarily, this person will oversee the one corporate restaurant (experienced manager in place, little day-to-day needed from CEO here). This person will be responsible for both setting and executing the business’s strategy and running all aspects of the business. This person needs to be high IQ and EQ, low-ego, scrappy, comfortable taking ownership and figuring stuff out, and must have an interest in small business operations. While restaurant and/or franchising experience is a plus, the existing team brings a lot of institutional knowledge and we will consider exceptional candidates from a variety of backgrounds.

About Wonder Franchises: We are a growing investment platform focused on acquiring and operating franchisors and franchisee portfolios with EBITDA between $1-5 million. Our mission is to identify promising opportunities within the franchising sector and drive operational excellence (and growth) across our portfolio companies. Our managing partner comes from Apollo’s PE group and our CEO and Head of Strategy & Ops are HBS alums.  https://www.wonderfranchises.com/

Requirements

While the job is remote you must be based on the west coast (CA ideally) and willing to travel ~1 week per month, as there will be frequent travel to the office (in CA) and franchise store locations (all in the western US).

Benefits

Competitive cash comp (base and bonus), along with a management incentive plan (profits interest).