Senior Coffeehouse Growth Director

Starbucks Corp.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) matching

Tuition coverage

Paid time off

Disability leave

Personal days

Job summary

Starbucks Coffee Company in Nashville is seeking a director, coffeehouse development to lead strategic planning and execution of new coffeehouse growth within an assigned region.

You will guide cross-functional Real Estate, Design, and Construction teams to move from site identification through opening, while partnering with senior leadership on market plans, investments and customer experience.

10+ years in real estate or related development preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Real Estate, Finance, Urban Planning, or related field.
• Expertise in real estate development and growth strategy.
• Knowledge of site selection, market planning, entitlements, permitting, design, and construction processes.
• Strong financial and business acumen.
• Ability to evaluate development investments and growth opportunities.
• Executive presence and influence skills.
• Strong negotiation and relationship-building capabilities.
• Ability to lead through ambiguity and organizational change.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple large-scale development initiatives simultaneously.
• Strong project governance and risk management capabilities.
• Leading multi-disciplinary development organizations: 10+ years.
• Real estate development, site selection, or market planning: 10+ years.
• Strategic planning and business growth leadership: 10+ years.
• Leading large-scale retail, hospitality, restaurant, or consumer-facing development programs: 8+ years.
• Design and construction management: 7+ years.
• Leading cross-functional teams and complex stakeholder environments: 7+ years.
• Financial analysis, capital planning, and investment evaluation: 5+ years.

Responsibilities

• Lead market growth, site selection, and portfolio development strategies to support scalable business expansion.
• Direct Real Estate, Design, and Construction teams to deliver successful coffeehouse openings from strategy through execution.
• Build and develop high-performing teams while optimizing investments, improving efficiency, and accelerating speed to market.

Skills

Real estate development

Market planning

Site selection

Financial analysis

Investment evaluation

Executive presence

Negotiation

Leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Project governance

Growth strategy

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Real Estate, Finance, Urban Planning, or related field

Job description

Starbucks Coffee Company in Nashville is seeking a director, coffeehouse development to lead strategic planning and execution of new coffeehouse growth within an assigned region.

You will guide cross-functional Real Estate, Design, and Construction teams to move from site identification through opening, while partnering with senior leadership on market plans, investments and customer experience.

10+ years in real estate or related development preferred.