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About Picnic

Picnic is transforming office lunch. We make it easy and exciting for employees to order from top local restaurants — with no fees or tips. By grouping deliveries, we keep costs low while delivering joy to workplaces every day. Companies use Picnic to boost employee satisfaction, encourage in-office attendance, and simplify lunch logistics.

About Picnic

Picnic is transforming office lunch. We make it easy and exciting for employees to order from top local restaurants — with no fees or tips. By grouping deliveries, we keep costs low while delivering joy to workplaces every day. Companies use Picnic to boost employee satisfaction, encourage in-office attendance, and simplify lunch logistics.

About The Role

We’re hiring a City Manager to lead Picnic’s expansion into the Bay Area. This is a high-impact, entrepreneurial role that combines strategy, execution, and ownership. You’ll be responsible for making your city successful — working across sales, operations, and restaurant partnerships to build a thriving local ecosystem.

What You’ll Do

• Drive city success from day one: Set goals, track performance, and adapt strategy based on what’s working - get every company in your city to do lunch in a better way.
• Lead sales: Work with CEO’s and CxO’s of every major company in your city to get them on Picnic.
• Own restaurant partnerships: Work with top restaurants to onboard menus, improve presentation, and secure pricing that delights customers
• Ensure client success: Oversee activations and rollouts for key accounts, ensuring a seamless and exciting launch experience
• Be the local expert: Understand the dynamics of your market — from competitor activity to customer preferences — and use those insights to guide decisions
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Work with marketing, ops, product, and leadership to bring ideas to life and scale what works
• Create the brand awareness in your city: Drive the brand in your city through community engagement

Requirements

• 3–4 years at a top-tier management consulting firm, top tier investment bank, top tier CPG brand manager. MBA from a top business school is a plus.
• Strong analytical mindset — you can dig into the numbers to uncover insights and make data-driven decisions
• Ability to think strategically and act tactically; you enjoy rolling up your sleeves and making things happen
• Excellent communication and project management skills
• Entrepreneurial, resourceful, and comfortable with ambiguity
• Passion for food, startups, or improving the future of work is a big plus

Why Picnic

• Be the founder of your market — with real ownership and autonomy
• Join a fast-growing, mission-driven company reshaping the office experience

Make an immediate impact and grow quickly with the company

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Services

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