Director, Strategy

Yum! Brands
Plano
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 174,240 - 183,920 annuallyFunction: Strategy & Corporate DevelopmentEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Executive communication","Strategic judgment","Analytical thinking","Cross-functional collaboration","Leadership"]

Partner with the CFO and global leadership to develop and operationalize KFC Global’s multi-year strategy, including roadmap, priorities, and investment business cases. Lead enterprise executive communications and strategic narratives for senior forums and governance. Drive strategy execution through objectives, milestones, KPIs, risks, and escalation rhythms (QBRs/SteerCo). Perform commercial analysis, financial modeling, and performance diagnostics to identify market opportunities. Lead and develop the Global Strategy team.

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Director, Strategy

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Job Summary

Partner with the CFO and global leadership to develop and operationalize KFC Global’s multi-year strategy, including roadmap, priorities, and investment business cases. Lead enterprise executive communications and strategic narratives for senior forums and governance. Drive strategy execution through objectives, milestones, KPIs, risks, and escalation rhythms (QBRs/SteerCo). Perform commercial analysis, financial modeling, and performance diagnostics to identify market opportunities. Lead and develop the Global Strategy team.
Location: Plano
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Strategy & Corporate Development
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Partner with the CFO and KFC Global Leadership Team to develop, refresh, and operationalize KFC Global strategy, including a multi-year roadmap to achieve long-term financial and brand goals.
  • •Lead strategic planning processes (MGPs and AOPs) across regions/BMUs, translating strategic ambition into priorities, capability requirements, and investment needs with business cases.
  • •Develop executive-level strategic narratives and decision materials for Yum leadership, the Board, global forums, and investor relations inputs; cascade strategy across the system to drive alignment and ownership.
  • •Drive execution of strategy by defining objectives, milestones, owners, resourcing, KPIs, risks, and decision points; run the strategic execution rhythm (QBRs, SteerCo, reporting, escalation).
  • •Analyze performance drivers across markets and lead commercial analysis, financial modeling, and business case development for major initiatives and growth investments; lead and develop the Global Strategy team.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 174,240 - 183,920 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree.
  • •Significant experience in strategy, corporate development, management consulting, financial services, commercial planning, or related roles with a proven track record 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 strategic choices, actionable recommendations, and measurable execution plans.
  • •Excellent executive communication skills to simplify complexity and influence senior stakeholders.
Experience:Management consultingFinancial servicesCommercial planning
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Executive communicationStrategic judgmentAnalytical thinkingCross-functional collaborationLeadership

Company Brief

Yum! Brands
Yum! Brands is a global quick-service restaurant company that develops, franchises and operates KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill, serving tens of thousands of restaurants across more than 150 countries with digital and franchise-led growth strategies.
Industry: Restaurants & Food Service
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Louisville, United States
Founded: 1997
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