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Job Summary
The Senior Growth Manager, Global Development is responsible for supporting the execution of Papa Johns' global development strategy across the U.S. and international markets. This role drives growth initiatives that accelerate net new restaurant development, fleet optimization, joint capital planning, and improved global development processes across the system. Key areas of focus include supporting new restaurant openings and advancing new growth platforms such as non-traditional formats.
This role partners closely with development leaders, regional operations teams, franchisees, and cross-functional stakeholders to evaluate opportunities, develop business cases, strengthen development processes, and support market expansion efforts. The Senior Growth Manager will lead development projects, create scalable tools and playbooks, provide support to new and existing markets, and help build best-in-class global development practices that drive sustainable unit growth globally.
Duties and Responsibilities (other duties as assigned)
Support and advance development channels and growth platforms, including non-traditional venues, stadiums, airports, retail partnerships, travel centers, and emerging formats.
Support new restaurant openings, market entry, market expansion, and franchise growth initiatives through research, planning, and execution with cross-functional teams.
Develop business cases and drive strategic development projects for new opportunities and secure alignment from key cross-functional stakeholders.
Partner with regional operations teams and franchisees to mitigate barriers to growth and implement solutions that improve development performance.
Create and implement development tools, playbooks, templates, and best practices to support global development team.
Conduct competitive research to identify new development opportunities.
Assist with the evaluation and implementation of new restaurant formats, prototype enhancements, and alternative development models that support growth objectives.
Build strong relationships with franchisees, landlords, brokers, developers, and internal stakeholders to support development objectives.
Monitor performance against annual growth goals and recommend actions to improve results.
Support development communications, presentations, and executive-level storytelling for franchisees and senior leadership.
Education, Experience & Certifications
7+ years of experience in restaurant, retail, franchising, real estate, and/or development
Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or real estate preferred.
Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.
Experience supporting development and franchise operations in a QSR company preferred.
Experience supporting growth opportunities and development projects preferred.
Functional Skills
Strong knowledge of QSR and franchising with exposure to operations, technology and development issues
Financial and business acumen, including business case and investment analysis
Growth mindset: ability to identify opportunities, assess feasibility, align stakeholders, and drive execution
Development strategy, market expansion, and new channel evaluation
Market research and analytical skills, with the ability to translate insights into actionable recommendations
Planning, organization, and prioritization of multiple initiatives and projects
Strong communication, presentation, and storytelling skills
Problem solving; ability to apply structured thinking and sound judgment to complex business challenges
Process improvement mindset with a focus on scalability, efficiency, and continuous improvement
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment and adapt to changing priorities
Ability to influence and build alignment across franchisees, cross-functional partners, and senior leadership
Ability to work collaboratively across functions and geographies while successfully advancing strategic initiatives
Relationship-building skills with franchisees, developers, brokers, landlords, and internal stakeholders
Our Values
EVERYONE BELONGS – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Teamwork
DO THE RIGHT THING – Integrity, Character and Community
PEOPLE FIRST – Customer and Team member Focus
INNOVATE TO WIN – Think Differently and Lead Change
HAVE FUN – It’s Pizza, It Has To Be Fun!
Our Core Competencies
CUSTOMER FOCUSED - Put the customer’s needs first
RESULTS DRIVEN – Commit to achieving objectives
INNOVATIVE MINDSET – Open to new ideas and ways of doing business
STRATEGIC THOUGHT LEADERSHIP – Engage in logical and systematic thinking
COLLABORATION – Work together in the most effective way
Papa Johns is an equal opportunity employer.
Papa Johns is a federal contractor that participates in the E-Verify program to confirm employment eligibility for each new team member. We also comply with all Right to Work requirements. Official E-Verify and Right to Work notices are available for applicants to review in both English and Spanish.
Everybody loves pizza, which means they also love the people who are behind the scenes working to deliver it. This is complex and challenging work – but let’s face it – it’s also pizza! If you want a fulfilling career with a company that’s always moving forward, we’re the right place.
Papa John's is a Federal Contract employer who participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility for each new team member. For more information please view the following PDFs: E-Verify Poster (English) - Right to Work Poster (English) - E-Verify Poster (Spanish) - Right to Work Poster (Spanish) Papa John's is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information please click on the following PDF. See terms & conditions for site use.
Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience in restaurant, retail, franchising, real estate, and/or development
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or real estate
- Knowledge of QSR and franchising, with exposure to operations, technology, and development issues
- Financial and business acumen, including business case and investment analysis
- Experience with market expansion, development strategy, and new channel evaluation
- Market research and analytical skills
- Strong communication, presentation, and executive storytelling skills
- Ability to manage multiple initiatives and projects
- Ability to influence and align franchisees, cross-functional partners, and senior leadership
- Experience supporting development and franchise operations in a QSR company
- Experience supporting growth opportunities and development projects
- Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally
Papa John's Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Papa John's and has not been reviewed or approved by Papa John's.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as available for eligible roles, including medical and dental options, alongside life and disability coverage in some packages.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is described as available for eligible employees through a 401(k) plan, sometimes referenced with a company match depending on role and employer.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Career-linked rewards are described through education support such as the Dough & Degrees program and occasional performance-related bonuses or recognition-style perks in certain organizations.
Papa John's Insights
What We Do
Papa John's Pizza is an American restaurant company that runs the third largest take-out and pizza delivery restaurant. Papa John's seeks people who have an entrepreneurial spirit and share our philosophy for success. Hands-on training, a clean and safe work environment, quality business practices, advancement opportunities and meaningful work combine to produce not only the best pizza, but also the best team members! Better Opportunities. Better People! At Papa John's we call ourselves team members instead of employees because we believe it is only through a strong team we can produce the best experience for our customers. Whether at our corporate campus, distribution centers, our restaurants, or located internationally; Papa John's has a variety of positions for talented and passionate people. Papa John's is an equal opportunity employer and provides excellent career opportunities for our entire team. Our company philosophies of promote from within and rewards based on performance are important elements of our company culture.
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