Manager, Disaster Recovery Lead

Disaster Recovery Lead

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 nearly $45 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 32,000 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. Through its Restaurant Brands for Good framework, RBI is improving sustainable outcomes related to its food, the planet, and people and communities.

RBI is committed to growing the TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES® and FIREHOUSE SUBS® brands by leveraging their respective core values, employee and franchisee relationships, and long track records of community support. Each brand benefits from the global scale and shared best practices that come from ownership by Restaurant Brands International Inc.

The Disaster Recovery lead will build and scale an enterprise DR program. This role requires deep expertise in disaster recovery planning, business continuity, risk management, and enterprise infrastructure resilience across global, multi-site environments.

RBI follows a 5 day, in-office work schedule to support collaboration. Candidates should be comfortable working onsite 5 days per week out of our office in Miami, FL.

What You'll Do:

• Lead enterprise Disaster Recovery (DR) strategy, governance, and program execution
• Define and implement application tiering, business impact analysis (BIA), RTO, and RPO frameworks
• Drive enterprise-wide DR testing, validation, and failover exercises
• Partner with Infrastructure, Cloud, Cybersecurity, and Application teams to ensure resilience Establish DR metrics, KPIs, and executive reporting dashboards
• Align DR program with NIST, ISO 22301, and ITIL frameworks
• Oversee risk assessments, gap analysis, and remediation planning
• Integrate DR capabilities into broader cybersecurity and business continuity programs

What You'll Bring:

• 5+ years of experience in Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, or Infrastructure Engineering
• Proven leadership in enterprise DR program development and execution
• Expertise in RTO/RPO design, high availability, backup/recovery, and failover architectures
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid infrastructure
• Strong knowledge of NIST, ISO 22301, ITIL, and risk management frameworks
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives in global environments
• Experience in QSR, retail, or franchise-based global organizations
• Certifications such as CBCP, DRII, or ITIL
• Experience with CMDB, service mapping, and dependency modeling tools
• Familiarity with cybersecurity operations and incident response integration
• Executive communication and stakeholder management
• Strategic thinking and program leadership
• Risk-based decision making
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to influence across technical and business teams

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. RBI's policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities upon request.