Sr. Manager, Corporate Strategy

Who is Yum! Brands?

Ready to make your mark at an iconic global powerhouse? Join Yum! Brands - the parent company behind KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill - be a part of our reinvention for Greater Growth.

We are a culture-driven company where innovation, collaboration, and passion fuel everything we do. We’re seeking talented individuals to make a difference across our global business. Whether you’re just starting out or stepping into leadership, you’ll help shape our future by delivering results that matter and bringing your smart, heart, and courage to the table.

If you’re ready to grow with a company that values curiosity, high performance, and meaningful work—join us. Let’s build the future of Yum! together!

About The Job:

Join Yum! Brands as the Senior Manager of Corporate Strategy and help shape the future of our global business. This highly visible role sits at the center of enterprise-wide strategy and planning, partnering with the VP of Strategy, CEO, CFO, and senior leaders across our brands and functions. This person will bring sharp strategic thinking, structured problem solving, and exceptional communication skills to help define Yum!’s long-term direction and deliver results against our most important priorities.

Salary Range:

$140,000 - $165,000 annually + bonus eligibility. This is the expected salary range for this position. Ultimately, in determining pay, we'll consider the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Responsibilities:

Enterprise Strategy & Planning

• Partner with the VP of Strategy to develop Yum!’s enterprise strategy and long-term roadmap
• Build frameworks and analyses that inform growth, M&A, portfolio decisions, and brand positioning
• Support enterprise-wide planning processes, including the 5-Year Strategic Roadmap, Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and quarterly strategy reviews
• Ensure alignment across brands, strategy teams, and centers of excellence

Executive Leadership Support

• Help drive Yum!’s executive operating rhythm, including the executive leadership team and other CEO-led forums
• Develop materials, agendas, and insights that enable effective decision-making and progress tracking.
• Coordinate leadership alignment and follow-through on strategic priorities

CEO & Board Engagement

• Prepare executive-ready materials for the CEO, including Board presentations, enterprise forums, and major speaking engagements.
• Ensure clarity, consistency, and impact in strategic messaging across internal and external audiences.
• Partner across brands and functions to deliver high-quality content for CEO and Board communications.

Strategic Initiatives & Results Delivery

• Support Yum!’s Results Delivery Office, ensuring enterprise initiatives are well-orchestrated, tracked, and delivering value.
• Partner with the Finance team to embed financial and value-tracking into AOPs and forecasts.
• Contribute to quarterly strategy updates for the Board
• Play a key role in enterprise-wide programs beyond current initiatives, ensuring Yum! executes on its boldest priorities.
• Support critical cross-brand strategic initiatives such as the commercialization of Yum’s digital, data, and technology assets—turning innovation into new income streams 
• Oversee the pipeline of initiatives, evaluate prioritization, build business cases, and support go-to-market execution in collaboration with Digital, Analytics, and Brand partners.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, or a related field.
• MBA or equivalent preferred
• Proven ability to structure complex problems, analyze data, develop insights, and communicate clearly with senior leaders.
• Strong executive presence and comfort working with C-suite stakeholders.
• Exceptional project management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Passion for the restaurant and consumer industries, and excitement about Yum!’s global scale and ambition.

Benefits:

Employees (and their eligible family members) may enroll in the following types of insurance coverage: medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment, as well as FSA/HSA (depending on enrolled medical plan). Yum! also provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. Employees may enroll in our 401(k) plan. Yum! provides 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year. To learn more about working at Yum! -Click here. 

At Yum!, one of our core values is to Believe in ALL People. This means seeing the value in everyone and unlocking their full potential to be their best self. YUM! Brands, Inc. (including its subsidiaries Yum Restaurant Services Group, LLC (“YRSG”) and Yum Connect, LLC (“Yum Digital and Technology”) (collectively, “Yum”) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equity, inclusion, and belonging for all dimensions of diversity.  We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other protected characteristic. Yum! is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities or special needs.

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This posting will be open for a minimum of two weeks. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected.

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Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, and its subsidiaries franchise or operate a system of over 59,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories under the company’s concepts – KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger & Grill. The Company's KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands are global leaders of the chicken, Mexican-style food, and pizza categories, respectively. Habit Burger & Grill is a fast casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more. In 2024, Yum! was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America, and the company was recognized among TIME Magazine’s list of Best Companies for Future Leaders, Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies and USA Today’s America’s Climate Leaders. Yum! also received widespread recognition in 2023, including being listed on the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index; and Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity. In addition, KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands were ranked in the top five of Entrepreneur’s Top Global Franchises Ranking for 2023.