Vice President Restaurant Operations Jobs in Florida

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Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with nearly$45 billionin 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 Vice President of Company Restaurant Operations is responsible for defining and driving the strategy, performance, and operating model for Popeyes' company-owned restaurant portfolio (100+ restaurants). This role serves as the enterprise leader for company operations, ensuring best-in-class operational, financial, and guest performance while acting as the primary testbed to shape system-wide standards and innovation. The VP owns the end-to-end P&L, sets multi-year strategic direction, and leads a multi-layered field organization.

RBIfollowsa5day, in-office work schedule to support collaboration. Successful candidates will be expected to work onsite5days per week.

• Own and define the strategy for company-owned restaurants, including a 3-5 year roadmap
• Lead full P&L accountability including sales, EBITDA, and capital deployment
• Establish company restaurants as the system benchmark for operational excellence
• Design and deploy the Company Operations playbook including standards and routines
• Set KPI frameworks and hold teams accountable to performance outcomes
• Lead cross-functional alignment across Marketing, Supply Chain, Technology, and Development
• Drive innovation testing and scale successful practices system-wide
• Oversee labor strategy, scheduling routines, and operational controls
• Drive capital allocation strategy and ROI-based decisions

• Lead Directors, District Managers, Restaurant Managers, and Support Teams
• Drive top- and bottom-line performance across all restaurants
• Ensure disciplined execution of standards and initiatives
• Maintain operational controls across cash, inventory, and food safety
• Lead performance routines (weekly, monthly, quarterly)

• Design the field operating model and organizational structure
• Own succession planning and leadership development
• Build a strong leadership bench
• Attract, develop, and retain high-performing leaders
• Drive a culture of accountability and continuous improvement

• Sustained improvement in sales and EBITDA
• Best-in-class guest experience
• Scalable company restaurant model
• Impact on franchise system performance
• Strong leadership bench
• Consistent execution of operating standards

• 10+ years of experience in operations, business, restaurant operations or relevant field
• Executive leadership experience managing large-scale restaurant operations
• Proven ability to define strategy and execute through distributed teams
• Deep expertise in P&L ownership and performance management
• Strong cross-functional leadership and influence
• Track record of building high-performing teams
• Strong analytical and decision-making capability

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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.