Project Manager, Food Innovation.

Location.

Hybrid, evenly split between WFH and our HQ in San Francisco. This role must be based in San Francisco.

About us.

Founded in 2002, TCE is the USA’s leading food & beverage innovation consultancy. We work with, or have worked with, over 30% of the top 200 restaurant brands in the USA. We create the f&b brands of the future, and sometimes we create and operate our own, like Starbird. At TCE you’ll find classically trained chefs working alongside designers, branding experts and food anthropologists. We fuse culinary excellence with human-centered design, to forge the future of how we eat and drink.

We work at a fast pace on multiple projects, simultaneously traveling, exploring, tasting, learning, communicating and planning. If this sounds like the food & beverage adventure of your dreams, we want to hear from you.

Our work is complex, but our method is simple:

• Solve from every angle.
• Lead with empathy. Follow through with know-how.
• Inspire action.

Join us.

We are committed to creating a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. Our goals and commitments are shaped and strengthened by our team. There is more work to be done. Join us, and help us build a future where all voices are heard and everyone can feel they belong.

About you.

As a project manager, you embrace ambiguity, and seek to create clear predictable plans. But you can accept that, sometimes, even the most bulletproof plan needs to turn on a dime. You can admit when you don’t have the answer, but you have a point of view on the best path forward, and can connect the creative, strategic, and business thinkers on your team with grace and good humor.

About the role.

Our Project Managers make life on each project the best it can be. Project Managers partner with a close-knit team of Strategy and Culinary leads, designing project plans from inception through completion, leading meetings, culinary immersions and tours throughout the USA and beyond, keeping teams on task and deliverables on time.

Core skills.

• Time management: One stage of a project often relies on another stage meeting its deadline or maintaining its schedule. This kind of coordination makes it vital that project Managers keep tight schedules.
• Team oriented problem-solving: We are looking for proactive, collaborative and creative thinkers, ready to lead and to follow in the rapid ebb and flow of consultancy life.
• Communication: Demonstrated excellent written and verbal skills. To develop and maintain schedules, you will need to be aware of the challenges or obstacles that team members may be facing.
• Flexibility and adaptability: A self-starter, you bring structure to ambiguous situations where we are breaking new ground.

Responsibilities.

• Develop a clear plan of action on your programs.
• Keep studio resourcing and time-tracking systems up-to-date.
• Ensure all deliverables are clearly specified.
• Support Business Development pursuits through creating proposal decks and writing contracts for prospective clients.
• Translate project scope and requirements into tasks and schedule.
• Be the conductor of the team’s communication with our clients.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties for the flawless execution of projects.
• Keep the team current with critical information, and filtering information effectively.
• Convey the process and work plan to clients and your teams.

Requirements.

• Ability to travel to client sites frequently for culinary tours and immersions.
• Business writing skills and ability to produce project documentation.
• 3+ years of experience (5+ for senior level) in relevant project management roles.
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail, prioritization and stakeholder management.
• Experienced user of MS/Apple/Gsuite toolset (Gdocs, Gsheets, Keynote or equivalents).
• Ability to work well with teams from the largest to smallest.
• Strong critical thinking and verbal communication.

Remuneration.

Intermediate level:

• Daily family meal from our Research & Development kitchen.
• Company bonus up to 10% of Base Salary.
• Health, Dental and Vision plan. Company contributes to 401k after 12 months' continuous employment.
• $200/month Culinary Research & Development Stipend for meals & ingredients, books, and other culinary research materials.
• $75,000 - $90,000 Base Salary.

Senior Project Manager level:

• Company bonus up to 10% of Base Salary.
• $200/month Culinary Research & Development Stipend for meals & ingredients, books and other culinary research materials.
• $90,000 - $105,000 Base Salary.
• Daily family meal from our Research & Development kitchen.
• Health, Dental and Vision plan. Company contributes to 401k after 12 months' continuous employment.