Global Development & Expansion Lead

Papa John's International , Inc.; Louisville, Northern (KY, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Papa John's International, Inc. in Louisville, KY seeks a Senior Growth Manager, Global Development to drive growth initiatives for new unit development and strategic formats across the U.S. and international markets.

You will partner with franchisees and regional teams, build scalable development tools, and advance growth platforms while managing multiple projects and executive communications. Travel up to 25% domestically and internationally is required.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of QSR and franchising with exposure to operations, technology and development issues
• Financial and business acumen, including business case and investment analysis
• Growth mindset: identify opportunities, assess feasibility, align stakeholders, drive execution
• Development strategy, market expansion, and new channel evaluation
• Market research and analytical skills, translate insights into actionable recommendations
• Planning, organization, and prioritization of multiple initiatives and projects
• Strong communication, presentation, and storytelling skills
• Problem solving; apply structured thinking and sound judgment to complex business challenges
• Process improvement mindset with focus on scalability, efficiency, and continuous improvement
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment and adapt to changing priorities
• Ability to influence and build alignment across franchisees, cross-functional partners, and senior leadership
• Ability to work across functions and geographies while advancing strategic initiatives
• Relationship-building with franchisees, developers, brokers, landlords, and internal stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Support development channels and growth platforms, including non-traditional venues
• Support openings, market entry and franchise growth through research, planning and execution
• Develop business cases and drive strategic development projects
• Partner with regional teams and franchisees to improve growth performance
• Create and implement development tools, playbooks, templates, and best practices
• Conduct competitive research to identify new development opportunities
• Evaluate new restaurant formats and prototype enhancements
• Build relationships with franchisees, landlords, brokers, developers and internal stakeholders
• Monitor performance against annual growth goals and propose improvements
• Support development communications, presentations, and executive storytelling

Skills

Franchising knowledge

Business case analysis

Market expansion

Stakeholder alignment

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/finance/real estate

Job description

Papa John's International, Inc. in Louisville, KY seeks a Senior Growth Manager, Global Development to drive growth initiatives for new unit development and strategic formats across the U.S. and international markets.

You will partner with franchisees and regional teams, build scalable development tools, and advance growth platforms while managing multiple projects and executive communications. Travel up to 25% domestically and internationally is required.