Manager, Real Estate and Licensing

P.F. Chang's • Scottsdale, AZ

7d • Onsite

About The Position

At P.F. Chang’s, we take PRIDE in creating a heart-filled, guest-led Pan-Asian dining experience while delivering meaningful value for our guests, Team Members, and shareholders. Our vision is to be the most admired Pan-Asian restaurant company in the world. We are seeking an experienced Manager, Licensing and Real Estate to join our Legal team at our Global Support Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. This role is responsible for overseeing restaurant licensing requirements for new and existing locations, leading the Licensing Paralegal team, and supporting the administration of our real estate lease portfolio.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of professional licensing experience, including a minimum of three years of people-management experience.
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal licensing and compliance requirements, including experience researching laws and regulations.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines with accuracy, composure, and limited supervision.
• Sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to maintain confidentiality.
• A hospitality-driven mindset and the ability to balance compliance requirements with practical, restaurant-friendly solutions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting a multi-unit, multi-state restaurant or hospitality organization is strongly preferred.
• Paralegal certificate preferred.
• experience with Tango and Avalara is also preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and project-manage licensing activities across Operations, Marketing, Legal, Finance, and other business partners, ensuring documents, schedules, milestones, and deliverables are completed accurately and on time.
• Oversee business licenses, food service permits, liquor licenses, environmental permits, and other requirements necessary for our restaurants to operate.
• Respond to government notices, regulatory inquiries, compliance matters, audit requests, and licensing or permitting issues.
• Monitor changes in applicable licensing laws and regulations and recommend updates to templates, policies, processes, and best practices.
• Lead, develop, and mentor Licensing Paralegals, including establishing performance objectives and evaluating performance.
• Support the negotiation and administration of real estate matters, including new leases, amendments, memoranda of lease, estoppels, and termination agreements.
• Draft, review, revise, track, and maintain licensing and real estate documentation.
• Conduct legal research and provide support for special projects.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and 401(K) starting on the 1st of the month following the hire date.
• 20 days per calendar year for full-time Global Support Center team members, prorated for new hires.
• 12 company-selected holidays plus 2 floating holidays per year.
• Annual bonuses based on Company performance.
• Tuition reimbursement for job related programs.
• Preloaded meal card for use at any corporate-owned P.F. Chang’s location.
• Access exclusive employee discounts.
• Financial assistance through the Lucky Cat Fund during hardships for qualifying team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager