# Sr. Manager, Creative Operations

Sr. Manager, Creative OperationsJob Purpose At Panera we believe that good food can bring out the best in all of us-food served in a warm, welcoming environment, by people who care, through a frictionless customer experience. We are actively seeking a Sr. Manager, Creative Operations to join the Brand Marketing Team. This role will lead the tools, systems, processes, planning and prioritization that enable Panera Studio to deliver high-quality creative work efficiently. The Sr. Manager, Creative Operations will oversee creative intake, brief quality, capacity and resource planning, workflow, timelines and cross-functional coordination, while identifying opportunities to continuously improve how the Brand Studio operates. This individual will also work closely with the in-house print production and logistics team to create a seamless workflow and file transfer process to ensure we deliver all projects on time and accurately. The best candidate is a strong leader and communicator, a dynamic problem solver with a relentless attention to detail and a collaborative cross-functional partner. Location: This position is based in Newton, MA and requires in-office presence three days per wee

- **Id**: 4130340
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/panera-bread-sr-manager-creative-operations>
- **Role**: Marketing
- **Role family**: Marketing
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Newton, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T02:15:33Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6025
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Bakery & Pastry, Catering & Food Services

## Company

- **Id**: 1758449
- **Name**: Panera Bread
- **Domain**: panerabread.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/panerabread-com>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

## Salary

- **Min**: 119634
- **Max**: 143561
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 143561

## Technologies

- **Asana** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T02:15:33Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T05:12:02Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 143561
- **Is top pay**: yes

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