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Director, Franchising & Business Development, PLK, US&C 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. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and communities for decades. 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. This includes managing day-to-day franchising cases, facilitating M&A transactions between franchisees, sourcing new franchisees, building a bench of potential future franchisees and structuring and negotiating multi-year development agreements. Roles and Responsibilities: 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, including in-person meetings and Discovery Days. 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 for all markets across North America. Develop and deliver presentations both internally and externally to executive level leadership. Required Skills: 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 that supports employees as they expand their families, free telemedicine and mental wellness support. 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, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, provincial or federal laws, rules, or regulations. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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