Market Manager, Corgi Cafe

Corgi
Corgi

Sales & Business Development

San Francisco, CA, USA

USD 130k-150k / year

Posted on Jul 9, 2026

Corgi Insurance

Corgi is building an AI financial infrastructure company

Market Manager, Corgi Cafe

$130K - $150KSan Francisco, CA, US
Job type
Full-time
Role
Operations
Experience
3+ years
Visa
US citizen/visa only
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About the role

  • Own small operational problems before they become leadership problems.
  • Coordinate repairs, maintenance, equipment issues, cleaning, pest control, signage, trash, and supply issues.
  • Escalate serious issues quickly and clearly.
  • Be willing to do hands-on work when needed.
  • Keep cafes operational, safe, and presentable.

What we are looking for

  • 3 to 8+ years of multi-unit cafe, restaurant, retail, hospitality, or fast-casual operations experience.
  • Experience managing Store Managers, Shift Leads, or multi-location teams.
  • Strong understanding of labor, inventory, waste, scheduling, training, and store-level profitability.
  • Hands-on leadership style.
  • High standards for cleanliness, speed, product quality, and hospitality.
  • Ability to read numbers and turn them into action.
  • Strong communicator who can be direct without creating drama.
  • Comfortable operating in a startup environment with incomplete systems.
  • Willing to work nights, weekends, early mornings, and emergencies when needed.
  • No ego. Must be willing to jump behind the bar, clean, move furniture, stock shelves, handle vendors, or solve whatever problem is in front of them.

Ideal background

  • Market Manager, District Manager, Regional Manager, Area Manager, or Multi-Unit Manager at a fast-casual, cafe, juice, coffee, or hospitality brand.
  • Experience at companies like Joe & The Juice, Blank Street, Starbucks, Blue Bottle, Sweetgreen, Cava, Chipotle, Pret, Philz, Equator, or a strong independent cafe group.
  • Experience opening new locations is a major plus.
  • Experience in high-volume urban stores is a major plus.
  • Military, hospitality, or intense field-operations background is a plus.

Traits that matter

  • High integrity.
  • High urgency.
  • Calm under pressure.
  • Strong work ethic.
  • Low drama.
  • Direct communicator.
  • Detail obsessed.
  • Comfortable with chaos.
  • Strong with people and numbers.
  • Leads from the front.
  • Takes ownership without waiting to be asked.

Within 30 days

  • You understand every cafe in your market.
  • You know the team, the managers, the biggest operational problems, and the daily routines.
  • You have fixed obvious gaps in cleanliness, stocking, scheduling, and accountability.

Within 60 days

  • Store Managers are executing better.
  • Standards are more consistent.
  • Labor, waste, inventory, and customer experience are improving.
  • The market feels more organized and less reactive.

Within 90 days

  • The cafes in your market are operating with clear routines, stronger managers, better numbers, and fewer escalations.
  • New openings are smoother.
  • Leadership trusts you to own the market without constant supervision.

Compensation

Competitive base salary plus performance-based upside. Final compensation depends on experience, market, and scope of responsibility.

Why this role matters

Corgi Cafe is scaling quickly. The difference between a great cafe network and a chaotic one is strong field leadership. This person will be one of the key operators responsible for turning Corgi Cafe from a few exciting locations into a disciplined, high-performing cafe brand.

About Corgi Insurance

Corgi is a full-stack insurance carrier building better, faster insurance products for startups. We’re not a broker, so we underwrite and issue policies directly, with fewer handoffs and less friction. Cutting out intermediaries lets us tailor coverage to how companies actually operate and price risk more efficiently.