Director, Franchising & Business Development, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, US&C - 3500 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen : Job Details

Ready to make your next big professional move? Join us on our journey to achieve our big dream of building the most loved restaurant brands in the world.

Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with over $40 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 30,000 restaurants in more than 120 countries and territories. RBI owns four of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands – TIM HORTONS, BURGER KING, POPEYES, and FIREHOUSE SUBS.

Our Opportunity: Restaurant Brands International is looking for a Director to join our Popeyes Franchising & Business Development Team based in Miami, FL.

The Director supports the effort to create a best-in-class franchise system by assisting with the strategic planning for the Popeyes brand, facilitation of M&A transactions and growing the Popeyes footprint through Development Agreements with new and existing franchisees.

• Work closely with business unit leaders in developing and executing development and expansion strategy for long-term growth of the Popeyes brand.
• Market the expansion opportunity externally and attract the highest quality prospective franchisees.
• Build and analyze financial models, outputs and scenarios to underwrite proposed transactions and deal structuring.
• Lead and conduct due diligence on prospective expanding franchisees.
• Negotiation of development agreements with new and existing franchisees.
• Liaise between Development, Franchising and Field teams to gather necessary insights to develop go-forward strategies.
• Develop and deliver presentations both internally and externally to executive level leadership.

• Undergraduate Bachelor's degree. MBA is a plus.
• 8+ years of experience in business development, corporate strategy or a related field, preferably in the QSR industry.
• Strong attention to detail, problem-solving and project management skills.
• Technical excel modeling and financial modeling for scenario and deal structuring.
• Ability to collaborate with different departments to collect variety of data and structure pitch to potential franchisee partners.
• Honesty, high integrity, personal accountability and a passion for the success of the brand, the team, and personal career growth.

Benefits at all of our global offices are focused on physical, mental and financial wellness. We offer unique and progressive benefits, including a comprehensive global paid parental leave program.

Restaurant Brands International and all of its affiliated companies (collectively, RBI) are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers that do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.