The Chief Operating Officer will lead day-to-day execution across guest experience, sales, marketing, technology, finance, and people operations. This role translates company strategy into measurable results, establishes repeatable operating systems, manages department leaders, owns P&L performance, improves workflows through AI and automation, and protects guest experience while scaling the business. The COO will partner closely with the founder and CEO on priorities, accountability, staffing, capacity planning, and operational decisions.

Serve as a high-trust, cross-functional operator resolving employee issues, vendor disputes, compliance gaps, contracts, and finance edge cases. Own onboarding/offboarding, coordinate outside counsel, document decisions, create policies and SOPs, and protect leadership time. Drive permanent solutions and recover or protect $150K–$300K+ annually through negotiations and system improvements.