Senior Global Growth & Development Lead

Papa John's USA, Inc.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Papa John's USA, Inc. is seeking a Senior Growth Manager, Global Development to lead and accelerate the company's global development strategy across the U.S. and international markets.

You will partner with development leaders, franchisees, and cross-functional teams to evaluate opportunities, build business cases, and drive market expansion and new growth platforms. The role focuses on scaling non-traditional venues, new restaurant formats, and strategic projects, while building scalable tools,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in restaurant, retail, franchising, real estate and/or development.
• Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.
• Experience supporting development and franchise operations in a QSR company preferred.
• Experience supporting growth opportunities and development projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support and advance development channels and growth platforms, including non-traditional venues, stadiums, airports, retail partnerships, travel centers, and emerging formats.
• Support new restaurant openings, market entry, market expansion, and franchise growth initiatives through research, planning, and execution with cross-functional teams.
• Develop business cases and drive strategic development projects for new opportunities and secure alignment from key cross-functional stakeholders.
• Partner with regional operations teams and franchisees to mitigate barriers to growth and implement solutions that improve development performance.
• Create and implement development tools, playbooks, templates, and best practices to support global development team.
• Monitor performance against annual growth goals and recommend actions to improve results.
• Support development communications, presentations, and executive-level storytelling for franchisees and senior leadership.

Skills

Growth strategy

Market expansion

Cross-functional leadership

Financial modeling

Stakeholder alignment

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or real estate

Job description

Papa John's USA, Inc. is seeking a Senior Growth Manager, Global Development to lead and accelerate the company's global development strategy across the U.S. and international markets.

You will partner with development leaders, franchisees, and cross-functional teams to evaluate opportunities, build business cases, and drive market expansion and new growth platforms. The role focuses on scaling non-traditional venues, new restaurant formats, and strategic projects, while building scalable tools,