Full-Time

Operations Manager

Pinstripes

Pinstripes

501-1,000 employees

Experiential dining and entertainment with bowling

Compensation Overview

$62k - $67k/yr

North Bethesda, MD, USA

In Person

Category
Operations & Logistics (1)

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Requirements
  • The candidate must know the specifications and standards in the Training Manual.
  • The candidate must actively seek opportunities to uphold company standards for food, beverage, service, and aesthetics.
  • The candidate must be able to run and execute shifts.
  • The candidate must be able to open and close the venue while maintaining the correct aesthetics.
  • The candidate must maintain company standards for aesthetics throughout the shift.
  • The candidate must manage staffing levels and take ownership of the assigned area.
  • The candidate must demonstrate attention to detail and ensure good shift flow.
  • The candidate must actively control labor to meet budgets.
  • The candidate must be able to hold inspirational and knowledgeable pre-shifts.
  • The candidate must engage with staff and communicate information to them.
  • The candidate must coach service across all workgroups using the See It, Say It approach.
  • The candidate must be able to hold disciplinary or difficult conversations with staff and hold people accountable.
  • The candidate must communicate staff issues effectively with other managers.
  • The candidate must demonstrate professionalism, communication, and strategic thinking.
  • The candidate must be approachable and serve as the go-to manager on the floor.
  • The candidate must conduct table touches with guests and actively engage and connect with them.
  • The candidate must be able to handle guest situations and resolve them completely.
  • The candidate must actively seek community involvement.
  • The candidate must be at least 21 years old.
Responsibilities
  • Run and execute venue shifts.
  • Open and close the venue while maintaining the correct aesthetics.
  • Maintain company standards for food, beverage, service, and aesthetics throughout shifts.
  • Manage staffing levels and assigned venue areas.
  • Control labor to meet budgets.
  • Conduct pre-shifts and communicate operational information to staff.
  • Coach service across service, host, and bar workgroups.
  • Hold staff accountable, including through disciplinary or difficult conversations.
  • Communicate staff issues to other managers.
  • Serve as the primary manager on the venue floor.
  • Engage with guests, conduct table touches, and resolve guest situations.
  • Seek opportunities for community involvement.

Pinstripes combines Italian-American cuisine with social entertainment by offering bowling, bocce, and private event spaces in addition to dining. Guests experience a meal and entertainment in a single venue, with options for groups ranging from 20 to 1,000 people, typically in a multi‑room setting that supports gatherings and celebrations. The product works as an integrated venue: customers order food and drinks from a curated menu while playing lanes of bowling or bocce, and/or reserving private event spaces for meetings, parties, or corporate events. Pinstripes differentiates itself from competitors by delivering a multi‑purpose, one‑stop experience that blends dining with interactive games and scalable event space across eight locations. Its goal is to grow its footprint while providing memorable social experiences through a combination of cuisine, sport-adjacent activities, and private venues for groups.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$249.5M

Headquarters

Northbrook, Illinois

Founded

2007

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Pinstripes.com lists seven open clubs as of August 6, 2026.
  • The November 2025 sale preserved reservations and event bookings during transition.
  • Corporate-event demand still supports the Northbrook, Bethesda, and Washington, D.C. venues.

What critics are saying

  • Pinstripes filed Chapter 11 on September 8, 2025, then converted to Chapter 7.
  • Silverview controlled the sale; weak traffic can force more closures by 2026.
  • Punch Bowl Social now owns the assets, risking Pinstripes becoming a stripped relic.

What makes Pinstripes unique

  • Pinstripes pairs bowling, bocce, bistro dining, and events in one venue.
  • Events drive 50% of revenue, creating corporate and private-party stickiness.
  • The brand still operates seven locations on pinstripes.com, updated August 6, 2026.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Flexible Vacation

Employee Assistance Program

Short Term Disability Insurance

Long Term Disability Insurance

Pet Insurance

Employee Discounts

Performance Bonus

Employee Referral Bonus

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

7%

1 year growth

7%

2 year growth

7%
Cleveland Jewish News
Nov 20th, 2025
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