VP, Strategy & Innovation

Company: Dine Brands Global, Inc.
Location: Glendale
Posted on: January 21, 2023

Job Description:

Based in -Glendale, California, -Dine Brands Global, Inc. -(NYSE: DIN), through its subsidiaries, franchises restaurants under Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar -, IHOP - and Fuzzy's Taco Shop - brands. With over 3,500 restaurants combined in 16 countries and 388 franchisees as of December 5, 2022, Dine Brands is one of the largest full-service restaurant companies in the world. For more information on Dine Brands, visit the Company's website located at -.The DINE Strategy + Innovation team reports directly to the CEO of Dine Brands. We work with every group across the business: Marketing, Culinary, Operations, Development, Consumer Insights, Finance and franchisee leadership committees and report on an ongoing basis to DINE's Board of Directors.The Vice President will report to the President of International and Corporate Development and will manage a team of three. Work spans a broad spectrum from big strategy questions looking over the horizon to regular business reporting and quick ad-hoc analytics.Responsibilities:

• Serving as a thought leader for the broader organization, across all functional areas (Brand Leadership, IT, Finance, HR) and levels, including regular interaction across the IHOP, Applebee's and Fuzzy's teams
• Building a strategy capability across Dine Brands: identifying growth areas for the company to pursue based on analysis of macro trends and internal data. Incorporating information into annual strategic plan and ongoing management of the business
• Supporting the DINE Executive Team and Board of Directors with company performance reporting, trend analysis and hypothesis-driven insights
• Leading the Corporate Development function, consisting of managing opportunity pipeline and integrating acquired businesses
• Crafting innovation priorities for the enterprise. Structuring and managing various pilot programs and initiatives -
• Generating business development opportunities, negotiating associated agreements and owning subsequent relationships
• Collaborating closely with the Applebee' s and IHOP Consumer Insights and Business Analytics teams to bring together key insights from various teams into a synthesized, distilled and compelling answerSkills & Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in mathematics, statistics, business, finance, or related field is required - MBA desired
  • Minimum 10 years finance or strategic consulting experience; combination of public and private experience preferred
  • Excellent project management skills; ability to manage multiple projects of complex scope
  • Excellent communication skills; demonstrated ability to effectively communicate, persuade and collaborate with business leaders, franchise owners and cross-functional business partners
  • Advanced knowledge of finance concepts, principles, procedures, regulations and reporting requirements
  • Experience with business driven/self-service business analytics
  • Ability to create vision and structure in a complex and sometimes ambiguous environment
  • Demonstrated leadership skills; ability to achieve results through others
  • Ability to build a team and develop talent for the future
  • Ability to direct the development of presentations for Board of Directors, investors, and analysts
  • Restaurant experience preferred - directly or within a consultative role
  • Base Salary Range - 230k-250kEqual Employment Opportunity StatementDine Brands Global strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

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