CloudKitchens

Culinary Brand Manager - Los Angeles, CA

CloudKitchens$115K — $150K *
Food & Beverages
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in brand strategy, marketing, or consumer insights, ideally in food and restaurant
  • Strong writing ability to distill complex market dynamics into clear briefs
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, non-corporate environment
  • Experience launching brands from concept to market
  • Data-literate with the ability to extract insights from various metrics
  • Confident in articulating and defending brand positioning

Responsibilities

  • Lead concept direction for brand strategies, including cuisine type and target customer
  • Conduct competitive research and produce menu direction, identifying market opportunities
  • Manage the brand go/no-go process, setting criteria for brand viability
  • Write menu copy that conveys the culinary vision to consumers
  • Handle menu structure, pricing, and modeling as brands prepare to launch
  • Oversee digital onboarding processes and maintain deployment checklists
  • Drive brand launch and growth, utilizing proven strategies and experimental tactics
  • Monitor brand performance and integrate feedback into future strategy

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance with multiple plan options
  • Company-paid life and disability insurance
  • Voluntary insurance options such as critical illness and accident insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care
  • Discretionary vacation days and paid holidays
  • Paid parental and sick leave
  • Pet insurance discounts
Full Job Description
What you'll do

You're the person who answers: what brands should we be building, for whom, and why? You combine market research, consumer insight, and competitive analysis to identify brand opportunities - then translate those opportunities into clear, actionable briefs that the culinary and design team can execute against. You're the connective tissue between business strategy and creative output.

You're the person who answers: what test brands should we be building, for whom, and why? You combine market research, consumer insight, and competitive analysis to identify brand concepts worth prototyping on our robotic platform - then translate those concepts into clear, actionable briefs that the culinary and design team can execute against in R&D. You're the connective tissue between our robotics roadmap and the creative output that brings each test brand to life.

Responsibilities
  • Lead concept direction for every brand: define cuisine type, target customer, and strategic positioning
  • Drive competitive landscape research and produce menu direction - identify whitespace and define what dishes and components should exist
  • Own the brand go/no-go process - define criteria and make the call on what's worth building
  • Write menu copy - translate the brand's culinary vision into consumer-facing language
  • Own menu structure, pricing, and PMIX modeling as brands move toward launch
  • Coordinate digital onboarding into KitchenOS & POS; own the deployment checklist
  • Drive launch and growth in the first 60 days - run proven playbook tactics while actively testing new ones
  • Track brand performance; own the feedback loop back into strategy


What we are looking for
  • 5+ years in brand strategy, marketing, or consumer insights - ideally in food and restaurant
  • Strong writer and thinker: you can distill complex market dynamics into a clear creative brief
  • Comfort with ambiguity: you're building brands in a fast-moving, scrappy environment - not a corporate brand team
  • Experience taking a brand from zero to launch (not just managing an existing brand)
  • Data-literate: you can pull insights from sales, ratings, and customer feedback to inform brand decisions
  • Strong point of view on what makes a brand resonate - and the confidence to defend it


Why join us

  • Demand for online food delivery is growing really fast! In the last 5 years, just in the US, the overall market has expanded 10X from $10B to $100B, and could expand to $500bn- $1T by 2030.
  • Changing the restaurant industry: You'll be part of a team that helps restaurants succeed in online food delivery.
  • Collaborative environment: You will receive support and guidance from experienced colleagues and managers, helping you to learn, grow and achieve your goals, and you'll work closely with other teams to ensure our customer's success.


What else you need to know

Our work environment is fast-paced and dynamic, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and fun. We believe that a stimulating and enjoyable workplace is key to driving innovation and achieving excellence. At Lab37 Robotics, every team member plays a vital role in shaping the future of food production, and we are committed to supporting our employees' growth and success.

Pay and benefits: We are looking for best in class for both talent and work ethic and provide benefits and pay to match.

Join us at Lab37 Robotics and be a part of a forward-thinking company that's transforming the way the world approaches food.

The base salary range for this role is $115,000 - $150,000 per year.

Actual compensation will be determined on an individual basis and may vary depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package. You may also be eligible for equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus.

Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees):
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options).
  • Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term).
  • Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity.
  • Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
  • Pet insurance discount.
  • 401(k).
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
  • Time Off policies:
    • Discretionary vacation days
    • 8 paid holidays per year
    • Paid sick time
    • Paid Bereavement leave
    • Paid Parental Leave

Benefits are subject to change at the company's discretion.
Atoms accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

Ready to join us as we serve those who serve others?

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About CloudKitchens

CloudKitchens is a technology company that provides a platform for restaurants to operate delivery-only kitchens. The company's platform allows restaurants to expand their delivery reach without the need for additional physical locations, while also providing real-time data and analytics to optimize operations. CloudKitchens was founded in 2016 by Travis Kalanick, the co-founder of Uber, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
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2016

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