Associate Operations Manager, Kitchen Innovation

Yum! Brands
Irvine
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 109,400 - 125,000 annuallyFunction: Business OperationsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Organizational","Influence","Judgment","Project management"]

Support the development, testing, and operational validation of next-generation Taco Bell kitchen solutions. Partner cross-functionally to translate Kitchen 2030 strategy into problem statements, success metrics, and test plans, coordinate real-world pilots, and analyze results across labor, throughput, order accuracy, and unit economics. Build business cases and rollout roadmaps to move proven concepts toward scale across 7,500+ restaurants.

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Yum! Brands
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Associate Operations Manager, Kitchen Innovation

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Job Summary

Support the development, testing, and operational validation of next-generation Taco Bell kitchen solutions. Partner cross-functionally to translate Kitchen 2030 strategy into problem statements, success metrics, and test plans, coordinate real-world pilots, and analyze results across labor, throughput, order accuracy, and unit economics. Build business cases and rollout roadmaps to move proven concepts toward scale across 7,500+ restaurants.
Location: Irvine
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Business Operations
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop business, operational, and economic cases for next-generation kitchen solutions by partnering with cross-functional teams to take concepts from pilot to scale.
  • •Translate Kitchen 2030 strategy into problem statements, success metrics, and test plans while protecting accuracy, speed, quality, and consistency.
  • •Coordinate real-world testing and validation of kitchen equipment, technologies, layouts, and processes.
  • •Analyze pilot results and quantify impact across labor, throughput, order accuracy, and unit economics to enable scalability across 7,500+ restaurants.
  • •Support pilot-to-scale execution by translating test results into deployment decisions, defining rollout criteria, and building business cases and roadmaps for leaders and franchisees.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 109,400 - 125,000 annually
Perks:401kChildcareHealth InsuranceDentalGym MembershipPaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Minimum of 6 years of experience in QSR, multi-unit restaurant operations, restaurant innovation, or adjacent foodservice environments with direct exposure to kitchen operations at scale.
  • •Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred or equivalent practical experience.
  • •Demonstrated ability to develop and communicate business cases connecting operational solutions to P&L impact (labor, throughput, capex, margin, scalability).
  • •Strong judgment in tradeoff-heavy environments balancing speed, quality, consistency, complexity, and cost.
  • •Proven track record leading pilots and tests in real restaurant environments with understanding of the gap between lab concepts and field-ready solutions.
Experience:QSRMulti-unit restaurant operationsRestaurant innovationFoodservice
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationOrganizationalInfluenceJudgmentProject management

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Yum! Brands
Yum! Brands is a global quick-service restaurant company that develops, franchises and operates KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill, serving tens of thousands of restaurants across more than 150 countries with digital and franchise-led growth strategies.
Industry: Restaurants & Food Service
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Louisville, United States
Founded: 1997
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