Ggiata Background
The inspiration for Ggiata comes from childhood friends Noah Holton-Raphael, Max Bahramipour, and Jack Biebel, who grew up eating traditional East Coast style deli sandwiches in their hometown of Montclair, NJ. The deli was always an anchor in the community, a central meeting point for any occasion that called for friends and family to gather. Ggiata aims to be just that—a fixture in the LA community, providing exceptional food and hospitality to our neighborhoods and beyond.
The Opportunity
This is the first “business hire” for Ggiata. This person will generate crucial insights to help power our next phase of growth – scaling from 6 stores today in Los Angeles to Orange County, San Diego, and beyond. We think many neighborhoods across the country need amazing sandwiches and hospitality.
As a Finance & Strategy Associate, you will help drive better decision-making across the business — supporting General Managers in running more profitable restaurants, providing leadership with actionable insights to make better decisions, and helping guide the company’s growth strategy.
You’ll report directly to Jack Biebel, our Co-founder who leads Business Strategy, Finance, Real Estate Development, and Technology. You will also work with the rest of our leadership team including our Co-founders, COO, Director of People Ops, Head of Real Estate Development, and more.
What You'll Do
Operational Reporting + KPI Management
- You will help maintain our core reporting that powers our GM Meeting Metrics review and Leadership team meetings – Sales, Labor, Service Quality, Customer reviews etc
- You will explore ways to deploy Claude and other AI tools to automate recurring data queries
Strategic Finance + Research
- You will conduct ad-hoc analyses to support decision making within the entire business eg. (New Store Construction budgets, Vendor contracts, Menu unit economics, etc)
- You will help benchmark Ggiata against other best-in-class fast casual restaurants to identify opportunities for improvement
- You will utilize Real Estate Analytics tool to assess feasibility of new trade areas and markets
FP&A Support
- You will help prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports used within leadership reviews and investor updates
- You will help maintain our 3-year P&L and Cashflow forecast
Fundraising
- You will help maintain board-level reporting and support future financing efforts
Analytics Assistance within G&A functions
- You will provide analytical support to any function in need (eg. If People Ops needs help building a report for Employee retention – you will help!)
Why Join Us?
- Play a pivotal role in building a brand that’s expanding with intention
- Join a close-knit leadership team where your voice matters
- Competitive compensation, food perks, benefits, and room to grow
- Basically unlimited sandwiches
What We’re Looking For
- 3-5 years of experience in Investment Banking, Private Equity, Venture Capital, or Management Consulting – huge plus if you were industry-focused on Restaurant/Retail
- A strong understanding of restaurant unit economics
- Track record of reading quarterly earnings reports for restaurant brands
- Very strong financial modeling and presentation skills
- Comfortable working with unstructured data across disparate systems and synthesizing into usable format
- You have a general understanding of the LA restaurant scene and major nation-wide brands
- You read ALOT of newsletters and books focused on restaurants, politics, macro trends, consumer brands etc
Pay Range: $120,000-$140,000 + Equity. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills & experience.