sweetgreen is on a mission to build healthy communities by connecting people to real food. We passionately believe that real food should be convenient and accessible to everyone. Every day in each sweetgreen, our 5,000+ team members make food from scratch, using fresh ingredients and produce delivered that morning. And in our local communities, we're committed to leaving people better than we found them.
We're looking for a Senior Loss Prevention Manager to own loss prevention, physical security, and crisis and resiliency planning across sweetgreen's restaurants and support centers. Sitting on the Operations Services team and reporting to the Senior Director of Risk + Safety, you will lead our camera and investigations program, drive shrink and fraud reduction, manage physical security across our locations, and build the playbooks and response capability that keep our people, guests, and operations safe when things go wrong. This role is based onsite at our Los Angeles Support Center.
You will:
Own the loss prevention program end to end, driving strategy to reduce shrink, theft, and fraud, and managing the camera and video investigations platform, case work, and evidence retention.
Lead investigations into suspected internal and external theft, fraud, and policy violations, partnering with the People and Legal Teams on outcomes.
Set and maintain physical security standards across restaurants and support centers (access control, camera coverage, alarms), manage security vendors and guard services, and oversee incident response for events such as break-ins, theft, and workplace violence.
Build and maintain crisis response, business continuity, and resiliency plans, and serve as a lead responder during active crises, coordinating across Operations, Communications, People, and Legal.
Manage loss prevention, security, and investigations against service expectations and budget, and support the annual insurance renewal with loss and incident data.
Maintain incident data and reporting, produce trend dashboards for leadership, and ensure practices comply with federal, state, and local requirements across all jurisdictions.
Desired traits:
A calm, decisive presence during active incidents, with the judgment to lead a response while keeping the right people informed.
A prevention mindset, building the systems and training that stop incidents before they happen rather than only responding after the fact.
Strong analytical fluency, able to read loss, incident, and security data and turn it into recommendations leadership can act on.
Highly organized with strong follow-through, able to manage a broad, fast-moving portfolio and competing priorities.
A clear, credible communicator who works well with field operators, executives, vendors, and law enforcement.
Sound judgment about when to act within authority and when to escalate to Risk + Safety leadership.
Desired experience:
7+ years in loss prevention, physical security, or corporate security, ideally in multi-unit retail, restaurant, or hospitality.
Working knowledge of loss prevention investigations, camera and exception-based reporting systems, and physical security standards.
Experience managing security, investigations, or loss prevention vendors and guard services.
Experience with crisis management or business continuity planning is a plus.
Knowledge of multi-jurisdictional security and safety requirements.
Relevant certifications (CPP, PCI, CFI, or similar) are a plus.
Come join the sweetlife!
About sweetgreen
Sweetgreen is a national restaurant brand dedicated to building healthier communities by connecting people to real food. Since 2007, Sweetgreen has reimagined fast food to be fresh, flavorful, and rooted in relationships with farmers and communities. As we grow, we are committed to developing our people in our restaurants and at our support center, so that everyone can be part of the movement. When you join Sweetgreen, you not only invest in your own future but help create spaces where food, people, and purpose come together
| Location | Los Angeles, CA |
| Industry | Restaurant/Food Services |
| Salary | $103,000–$147,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 2,500 to 4,999 employees |
| Year Founded | 2007 |
| Website | http://www.sweetgreen.com |
Founded in 2007, sweetgreen is a destination for simple, seasonal, healthy food. We believe the choices we make about what we eat, where it comes from and how it’s prepared have a direct and powerful impact on the health of individuals, communities and the environment. That’s why we’re building a transparent supply network, why we cook from scratch, and why we’re building a community of people who support real food.
We’re in the business of feeding people, and we’re out to change what that means.
These six core values embody our culture, spirit and dedication to doing what’s right. They keep us aligned and help us make decisions about everything from the food we serve to the way we design our stores.
create solutions where the company wins, the customer wins, the community wins.
make decisions that last longer than you will.
cultivate authentic food and relationships.
create meaningful connections every day
leave people better than you found them.
celebrate your passion and your purpose.
Our mission is to inspire healthier communities by connecting people to real food. We know that sweetgreen is a critical link between growers and consumers, and we feel a responsibility to protect the future of real food. To that end, we’re committed to supporting small and mid-size growers who are farming sustainably, to creating transparency around what’s in your food and where it came from, and to creating more accessibility to healthy, real food for more people. Because here at sweetgreen, impact is not an arm of our business, it is our business, and it permeates everything we do, from what we source to who we hire and how we support local communities. We want to make an impact and leave people better than we found them, and we tailor our approach in each market to reflect the needs of the community.