Head of Business Continuity Planning

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KFC
The Director, Strategy is a senior strategy and execution leader for KFC Global, responsible for shaping the division strategic agenda and translating it into clear choices, aligned plans, and measurable business outcomes. The role requires exceptional strategic judgment, commercial and analytical rigor, executive-level communication and influencing skills, and the ability to drive execution at pace.

Partner with the CFO and KFC Global Leadership Team to develop, refresh, and operationalize KFC Global strategy, including the multi-year roadmap to achieve long-term financial and brand goals.
Translate strategic ambition into a clear set of priorities, capability requirements, and investment needs with business cases across markets.
Lead strategic planning processes, including MGPs and AOPs, across regions/BMUs

Develop compelling executive-level strategic narratives and decision materials for Yum leadership, the Board of Directors, AOP, pre-AOP, Global Franchise Convention, investor relations inputs, and other senior forums.
Cascade strategy across the system in a way that creates clarity, alignment, and ownership among GMs, regional teams, functions, and franchise stakeholders.
Codify learnings and provide thought leadership across KFC Global, BMUs, cross-brand partners, and Yum teams.

Drive execution of strategy by defining objectives, milestones, owners, resourcing requirements, KPIs, risks, and decision points for priority initiatives.
Run the strategic execution rhythm, including QBRs, SteerCo forums, KPI reporting, and escalation mechanisms that create transparency on progress, performance gaps, and interventions required.
Partner with cross-functional initiative owners to remove barriers, clarify trade-offs, and ensure strategic priorities are delivered with pace and quality.

Commercial Insight, Analytics, and Business Cases
Analyze drivers of KFC’s performance across markets to identify both areas of strength (what’s working) and opportunities to improve.
Lead commercial analysis, financial modeling, and business case development for major strategic initiatives and growth investments, including M&A opportunities
Use quantitative and qualitative insights to identify industry trends, customer and competitor shifts, market opportunities, and impacts to KFC performance.

Lead the Global Strategy team, building strong strategic, analytical, communication, and project leadership capability.
MBA or equivalent advanced business/strategy experience

Significant experience in strategy, corporate development, management consulting, financial services, commercial planning, or related roles with a proven track record of shaping and executing growth strategies.
Strong commercial and analytical capability, including financial modeling, business case development, market analysis, and performance diagnostics.
Demonstrated ability to translate analysis into clear strategic choices, actionable recommendations, and measurable execution plans.
Track record of driving execution across cross-functional teams, including setting milestones, managing dependencies, escalating risks, and delivering outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
High business judgment and strategic agility; able to think forward, connect external trends to business implications, and challenge conventional thinking.
Strong collaboration and influencing skills in a matrixed, global, franchise-led organization.
Prior QSR, restaurant, retail, consumer, franchise, or multi-unit operating experience.
Experience with digital transformation, loyalty, data/analytics, unit economics, or international growth strategy.

SalaryRange: $174,240 - $183,920 annually + bonus eligibility and stock-based compensation. Brands and be the first to know about new opportunities across KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, The Habit Burger Grill, and our corporate functions.

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