Senior Manager, Brand Marketing (Menu Innovation)

Newport Beach, CA (Hybrid)

$150K/yr – $222K/yrSenior Level6+ years exp

Posted 13 days ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end menu innovation from insight to launch, coordinating with PD&C, Supply Chain, R&D/Culinary, Finance and Marketing to turn opportunities into measurable product launches and go-to-market plans.

  • Lead cross-functional teams to align consumer, financial and operational opportunities.
  • Develop briefs and go-to-market strategies in collaboration with culinary and branding.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Assess and activate new menu opportunities through the continuous evaluation of the competitive landscape, consumer insights, new food trends, and culture.
  • Faciliate the design, visibility, and prioritization of a large scope of core menu initiatives with executive leaders according to their consumer, financial, and operational opportunity size and risk profile.
  • Create insights-driven product development briefs to guide the creation and launch of new products in partnership with Chipotle’s culinary team.
  • Design go-to-market launch strategies and timelines, guiding product development from concept to validations to launch, including cross-functional coordination to ensure flawless consumer experience.
  • Facilitate closely with Product Development & Commercialization (PD&C), Supply Chain, FSQA, R&D/Culinary, Consumer Insights, Finance and Restaurant Operations from menu ideation to planning and execution.
  • Brief and lead internal and external communications partners across traditional ad agencies, experiential, social media, and digital teams to create high-impact go-to-market plans.
  • Develop and optimize emerging portfolios such as group occasions and digital sales channels.
  • Build a core menu team alongside the Director, Brand Marketing with 1-2 direct reports.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) in Marketing or Business required.
  • MBA preferred.
  • 6-8 Years of brand marketing experience required for this role; including supervisory experience
  • Brand Management experience in CPG products, Lifestyle or Food industries with a demonstrated ability to design and launch key initiatives at a consumer-centric organization.
  • Ability to lead through influence across cross-functional teams and facilitate and drive alignment across competing and time-sensitive priorities.
  • High level of executive presence, business acumen and presentation skills.
  • Successful track record for launching or innovating products and matching and setting scalable standards for a growing brand.

Benefits

  • medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k, sick leave, vacation time, and much more.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill

3.4 Glassdoor

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) is cultivating a better world by serving responsibly sourced, classically-cooked, real food with wholesome ingredients without artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Chipotle has over 3,800 restaurants in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Kuwait, and United Arab Emirates and it is the only restaurant company of its size that owns and operates all its restaurants in North America and Europe. With over 130,000 employees passionate about providing a great guest experience, Chipotle is a longtime leader and innovator in the food industry. Chipotle is committed to making its food more accessible to everyone while continuing to be a brand with a demonstrated purpose as it leads the way in digital, technology and sustainable business practices. For more information or to place an order online, visit CHIPOTLE.COM.

Founded in 1993
Newport Beach, California, USA
46K employees (1,581 in marketing)
53% recommend to a friend
50% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
9.4M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.1M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
46.1%
Direct
45.6%
Referral
6.4%
Social
1.1%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~46.5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
131 (0% of company)
Median Career Experience
15.5 years
Median Tenure
8.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$500M
Last Raise
$500M
Post IPO Debt, 9 months ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $500M

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