Regional Vice President, Company Operations, Popeyes, US

Position Overview

The Vice President of Company Restaurant Operations is responsible for defining and driving the strategy, performance, and operating model for Popeyes' company-owned restaurant portfolio (100+ restaurants). This role serves as the enterprise leader for company operations, ensuring best-in-class operational, financial, and guest performance while acting as the primary testbed to shape system-wide standards and innovation. The VP owns the end-to-end P&L, sets multi-year strategic direction, and leads a multi-layered field organization. RBI follows a 5 day, in-office work schedule to support collaboration. Successful candidates will be expected to work onsite 5 days per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and define the strategy for company-owned restaurants, including a 3–5 year roadmap
• Lead full P&L accountability including sales, EBITDA, and capital deployment
• Establish company restaurants as the system benchmark for operational excellence
• Design and deploy the Company Operations playbook including standards and routines
• Set KPI frameworks and hold teams accountable to performance outcomes
• Lead cross-functional alignment across Marketing, Supply Chain, Technology, and Development
• Drive innovation testing and scale successful practices system-wide
• Oversee labor strategy, scheduling routines, and operational controls
• Drive capital allocation strategy and ROI-based decisions

Field Leadership Oversight

• Lead Directors, District Managers, Restaurant Managers, and Support Teams
• Drive top- and bottom-line performance across all restaurants
• Ensure disciplined execution of standards and initiatives
• Maintain operational controls across cash, inventory, and food safety
• Lead performance routines (weekly, monthly, quarterly)

Talent & Organizational Leadership

• Design the field operating model and organizational structure
• Own succession planning and leadership development
• Build a strong leadership bench
• Attract, develop, and retain high-performing leaders
• Drive a culture of accountability and continuous improvement

Success in Role

• Sustained improvement in sales and EBITDA
• Best-in-class guest experience
• Scalable company restaurant model
• Impact on franchise system performance
• Strong leadership bench
• Consistent execution of operating standards

Qualifications & Skills

• 10+ years of experience in operations, business, restaurant operations or relevant field
• Executive leadership experience managing large-scale restaurant operations
• Proven ability to define strategy and execute through distributed teams
• Deep expertise in P&L ownership and performance management
• Strong cross-functional leadership and influence
• Track record of building high-performing teams
• Strong analytical and decision-making capability

Benefits

• Comprehensive global paid parental leave program that supports employees as they expand their families
• Free telemedicine and mental wellness support