Senior Manager, Business Analytics & Insights

Dine Brands Global, Inc.; Pasadena (TX); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dine Brands Global, Inc. in Pasadena, CA, seeks a Manager of Business Analytics to drive insights across Applebee’s and IHOP portfolios. You’ll partner with Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Development to analyze performance, evaluate promotions, and translate data into actionable recommendations.

You will support dashboards, forecasting, and executive reviews while building scalable reporting processes and analytics frameworks. Strong BI and Excel skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Finance, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 3–5 years in business analytics, finance, strategy, BI, or related analytical discipline.
• Experience in multi-unit environments such as restaurant/retail/hospitality preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling skills for diverse audiences.
• Experience with large datasets and BI platforms (Power BI/Tableau/MicroStrategy).
• Advanced Excel skills and solid PowerPoint capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business performance across brands, translating sales, traffic, profitability, and trends into insights.
• Develop clear business narratives to explain performance drivers, opportunities, and risks.
• Partner with Marketing, Ops, Finance, Development, and Consumer Insights to evaluate programs.
• Support executive reviews, scorecards, forecasts, and ad hoc analyses for decision making.
• Identify trends and risks through ongoing KPI monitoring and reporting.
• Build dashboards, reports, and presentations communicating performance to diverse audiences.
• Collaborate with BI and IT to validate data and ensure confidence in insights.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Storytelling

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

MicroStrategy

Excel

Job description

Dine Brands Global, Inc. in Pasadena, CA, seeks a Manager of Business Analytics to drive insights across Applebee’s and IHOP portfolios. You’ll partner with Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Development to analyze performance, evaluate promotions, and translate data into actionable recommendations.

You will support dashboards, forecasting, and executive reviews while building scalable reporting processes and analytics frameworks. Strong BI and Excel skills are essential.