Senior Manager, Category Management

Location: New York, NY; hybrid schedule with 3 days per week in the office

Salary: $149,000–$157,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a mealtime platform that combines dishes from 20+ exclusive restaurants and operates the culinary, technology, and dining experience end to end.

What you will do

• Own 12–18-month category and menu strategy roadmaps for an assigned portfolio of restaurant brands.
• Lead product development from ideation through launch across new menu items, limited-time offers, menu revamps, and new restaurant concepts.
• Translate sales data, customer behavior, and category trends into growth opportunities and business cases.
• Design product testing, sensory evaluations, and pilots to validate concepts, pricing, and operational feasibility.
• Monitor post-launch performance and optimize menus against sales, margin, and customer satisfaction goals.
• Partner with Culinary, Marketing, Supply Chain, Operations, Food Quality, Procurement, and Finance to execute concepts across hirify.global’s platforms.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in category management, brand management, menu strategy, or culinary innovation, ideally in multi-unit restaurants, food-tech, or CPG.
• Proven experience leading menu or product innovation from insight to launch, including limited-time offers and new concepts.
• Strong understanding of P&L drivers, COGS, pricing and elasticity, product mix, AOV, AIV, GOV, CAC/LTV, and same-store sales.
• Advanced Excel skills and the ability to build forecasts, gap bridges, trackers, and other analytical tools.
• Strong communication, stakeholder influence, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent experience is a plus.

Nice to have

• Experience with Looker.
• Experience with business process improvement.
• MBA or equivalent experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model with three required office days per week and the option to work in the office up to five days.
• Equity and 401(k) benefits.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans, plus company-paid short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid time off, vacation, sick leave, and parental leave.
• Discounted meals and perks across hirify.global’s restaurant brands.

Hiring process

• Interview scheduling and candidacy updates are provided by email or text.