Consumer Services & Experiential · COO & Operations

Multi-Unit COO & Operations Executive Search

Norman Consultants recruits COOs and operations leaders for multi-unit, four-wall, and experiential consumer businesses — the executives who run field operations and own the unit economics.

The mandate

The multi-unit operations mandate

In four-wall and experiential businesses, operations is where the model is proven or broken. The COO owns field operations, service and experience standards, labor and the P&L at the unit level, and the playbook that lets a concept scale without losing what made it work. Great multi-unit operators turn a promising format into a repeatable, profitable machine.

We recruit operations leaders for consumer services, experiential, and multi-unit businesses — executives who scale field operations and protect unit economics.

What we look for

The profile that delivers

  • Multi-unit / field operations leadership
  • Ownership of unit economics and the P&L
  • A record of scaling a format profitably
  • Labor, service, and experience-standard discipline
  • Leadership of large, dispersed field teams

Hiring a COO & Operations?

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How we search

A retained, specialist process

Map the market

We define the role, the brief, and the realistic target universe across consumer services and experiential.

Engage the talent

We reach the operators who aren't looking — through a specialist network built over years.

Assess & place

Rigorous, confidential assessment against the mandate, through to offer and onboarding.

FAQ

Common questions

What does a multi-unit COO do?

They own field operations, service and experience standards, labor, and unit-level P&L — building the playbook that lets a concept scale profitably.

Do you recruit for four-wall and experiential businesses?

Yes — for consumer services, experiential, and multi-unit four-wall businesses.

Is the search retained and confidential?

Yes.

Hire the operator who scales the model profitably

Retained consumer services and experiential executive search across the United States.

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