Sr. Manager, Business Analysis

About the role

The Senior Manager, Business Analysis provides financial and business thought leadership to drive system sales growth, improve unit economics, and enable informed decision-making across the Pizza Hut U.S. business.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic insights and financial leadership to partners across Marketing, Operations, Technology, and Planning, ensuring alignment on business drivers, revenue performance, and initiative impact.
• Lead the development and delivery of U.S. system sales and EBITDA forecasts, including annual and long-range plans. Build and refine forecasting models that allow for sound decision-making with incomplete data sets, applying judgment, scenario analysis, and sensitivity testing to drive confidence in outcomes.
• Manage, coach, and grow a team of analysts, fostering analytical excellence, innovation in forecasting approaches, and strong business acumen.
• Own execution and continuous improvement of forecasting frameworks, models, and analysis tools to increase accuracy, efficiency, and insight delivery.
• Build trusted relationships with Global Finance, Franchisee partners, and cross-functional U.S. stakeholders to shape initiatives, challenge assumptions, and ensure financial implications are well understood.
• Translate financial and market trends into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for senior leadership, balancing data-driven rigor with agility in uncertain or rapidly changing conditions.
• Support ad hoc analyses and business needs as they arise.

Requirements

• Experience: 7+ years in financial and analysis-oriented roles, including leadership experience. Strong background in revenue forecasting, trend analysis, and building financial models (new product P&Ls, long-range projections).
• Forecasting Expertise: Proven ability to create accurate forecasts in product and channel-driven business models, including experience making judgment calls with incomplete or rapidly evolving data.
• Collaboration & Influence: Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, with a track record of influencing partners and driving alignment across diverse teams.
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced Excel and BI tools (PowerBi,Tableau); ability to design and improve models, dashboards, and reporting frameworks. Understanding of SQL.
• Communication: Skilled in creating executive-level presentations and communicating insights clearly to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Leadership: Strong coaching, team-building, and people-development abilities.
• Agility & Judgment: Demonstrated capacity to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with sound judgment and critical thinking.
• Industry Insight: Background in restaurants, consumer products, or retail industries preferred.

Qualifications

• You will be required to attend the Plano, TX office 3 days a week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA or similar) strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule and year-round half day Fridays
• Onsite childcare through Bright Horizons
• Onsite dining center
• Onsite gym with fitness classes and personal trainer sessions
• 4 weeks of vacation per year plus holidays and time off for volunteering
• Tuition reimbursement and education benefits
• Grossly generous parental leave for all new parents and adoption assistance program
• 401(k) with a 6% matching contribution from Yum!
• Comprehensive medical & dental including prescription drug benefits and 100% preventive care
• Generous giving back programs

Pay

Salary Range: $134,900 to $160,000 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.

Schedule

Hybrid work schedule and year-round half day Fridays

Benefits

• Onsite childcare through Bright Horizons
• Onsite dining center
• Onsite gym with fitness classes and personal trainer sessions
• 4 weeks of vacation per year plus holidays and time off for volunteering
• Tuition reimbursement and education benefits
• Grossly generous parental leave for all new parents and adoption assistance program
• 401(k) with a 6% matching contribution from Yum!
• Comprehensive medical & dental including prescription drug benefits and 100% preventive care
• Generous giving back programs