Sr. Manager, Corporate Strategy

YUM! Brands, Inc. • Plano, TX

40d • $140,000 - $165,000

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, or a related field.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or equivalent preferred

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• 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.
• 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.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Food Services and Drinking Places
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees