POSITION SUMMARY
The Director, Development and Strategic Planning is responsible for delivering annual development targets, securing new development agreements, and leading the Region’s strategic planning process in partnership with Finance to construct and manage the Annual Operating Plan (AOP).
This role serves as a key commercial and strategic thought partner to the General Manager, overseeing major growth initiatives and ensuring disciplined execution of the multi-country restaurant openings pipeline. The Director will define and drive the Region’s long-range growth roadmap, accelerate development in existing markets, and lead new-country entry strategies to support the Region's ambition to become a $2 billion system sales region with 1,000 restaurants by 2030.
This position plays a critical role in aligning development strategy, franchisee financial health, governance processes, and cross-functional execution to deliver sustainable and profitable expansion across the Americas Region.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
May perform any or all of the following duties:
- Provides strategic leadership for regional growth aligned with annual and long-range restaurant development objectives, ensuring delivery of net-new unit targets and system sales growth.
- Partners with Finance to develop and manage the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) for development, including forecasting, variance analysis, and identification of risks to plan.
- Maintains development planning and financial tracking models supporting the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), including updating development forecasts, tracking opening progress, and preparing variance reporting for leadership review.
- Drives a structured, multi-country restaurant openings pipeline by implementing tracking tools, milestone governance processes, and recurring review meetings with field teams and franchisees.
- Maintains the regional development pipeline tracking system, ensuring accuracy of milestone updates, documentation, and reporting da
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