Sr. Manager, Channel Strategy

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Plano, TX, USA
Hybrid
143K-151K Annually
Senior level
Food
The Role
Lead global omnichannel and marketplace growth strategy by creating scalable playbooks, optimizing marketplace performance, and partnering with finance, analytics, and market teams to drive commercial outcomes. Translate strategy into actionable frameworks, measure channel economics and performance, and influence cross-functional stakeholders to scale successful initiatives and improve customer experience.
Summary Generated by Built In

Pizza Hut is evolving how millions of guests around the world discover, order, and experience our brand across digital and physical channels.

Operating in more than 100 countries with nearly 20,000 restaurants, we sit at the intersection of ecommerce, marketplaces, loyalty, and brick-and-mortar retail—creating one of the most dynamic omnichannel ecosystems in the industry.

As Senior Manager, Channel Strategy & Growth, you’ll play a key role in shaping how Pizza Hut grows across both third-party marketplaces and owned commerce channels around the world.

This is a highly strategic and commercially focused role for someone who thrives at the intersection of growth, analytics, customer behavior, and channel strategy. You’ll help translate omnichannel strategy into scalable playbooks, growth frameworks, and practical solutions that markets can activate to drive measurable business impact.

The role will initially focus heavily on marketplace (3P) channels — one of the fastest-growing parts of the business—while progressively expanding into broader owned channel strategy across app, web, and physical commerce experiences.

This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of omnichannel growth at global scale while influencing how Pizza Hut’s “Feed Good Times” brand experience comes to life across every channel.

What You’ll Do

Help Shape Global Channel Growth Strategy

  • Support the development of Pizza Hut’s omnichannel growth strategy across owned, marketplace, and physical channels 
  • Help define how channels work together across acquisition, conversion, and retention 
  • Translate strategy into clear, actionable playbooks and growth frameworks for markets around the world 
  • Identify opportunities to improve channel effectiveness, customer experience, and commercial performance 

Co-Lead Marketplace (3P) Growth Initiatives

  • Help shape Pizza Hut’s strategy across aggregator and marketplace platforms globally 
  • Develop best practices across: 
    • marketplace visibility and discoverability 
    • merchandising and conversion optimization
    • pricing and promotion strategy
    • customer experience and fulfillment 
  • Partner with markets to unlock growth opportunities and improve marketplace performance 
  • Monitor competitive dynamics and emerging marketplace trends across regions 

Drive Commercial & Channel Performance Thinking

  • Support development of channel economics frameworks across owned and third-party channels 
  • Analyze trade-offs across profitability, incrementality, customer acquisition, and long-term value 
  • Partner with Finance, Analytics, and market teams to identify growth opportunities and improve decision-making 
  • Help define how success is measured across sessions, conversion, AOV, channel mix, and customer behavior 

Build Scalable Playbooks & Best Practices

  • Create practical, scalable guidance that markets can adapt locally 
  • Support development of merchandising, conversion, and guest experience best practices 
  • Help simplify complex challenges into clear recommendations and actions 
  • Identify opportunities to scale successful ideas and innovations across regions 

Lead Through Collaboration & Influence

  • Partner closely with teams across Omnichannel, Brand, Operations, Finance, Analytics, and Digital & Technology 
  • Work across highly matrixed global and regional organizations 
  • Influence teams and stakeholders through strong strategic thinking, storytelling, and commercial acumen 
  • Bring structure and momentum to high-priority initiatives and evolving business opportunities 

What We’re Looking For

  • 8+ years of experience in ecommerce, marketplaces, digital commerce, omnichannel, consulting, or related strategy roles 
  • Strong understanding of digital commerce, customer behavior, and growth strategy 
  • Commercial mindset with strong analytical and problem-solving skills 
  • Ability to simplify complex ideas into actionable recommendations 
  • Comfortable operating in fast-moving and evolving environments 
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills 
  • Passion for customer experience, commerce innovation, and growth 

Bonus Points For:

  • QSR or multi-unit retail experience 
  • Global or multi-market experience 
  • Experience working across both owned and third-party commerce ecosystems 
  • Familiarity with marketplaces, delivery platforms, loyalty, or digital merchandising 

Why Pizza Hut?

Pizza Hut is one of the world’s most recognizable restaurant brands, serving millions of guests every day across nearly 20,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries.

We’re transforming how guests experience our brand by blending technology, ecommerce, loyalty, physical retail, and operational excellence into one connected omnichannel ecosystem.

If you’re excited by the idea of helping shape the future of digital commerce and growth at global scale, we’d love to meet you.


Salary Range: $142,500 to $150,840 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.

Qualifications

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About Us

Who We Are

Founded in 1958, Pizza Hut - a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. - now operates more than 18,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries. Pizza Hut is leading the way in providing customers with great experiences, innovating with technology and new products, as well as delivering exceptional service.

 

Our People & Culture

We're looking for people who LOVE pizza and thrive in a fun, past paced, and customer-centric environment. At our corporate campuses, Pizza Hut has created the perfect place for you to grow your career. Every day, you’ll work to support our franchisees and teams across the U.S., continuously challenging yourself to feed more possibilities. In return, we’ll provide professional development and career growth opportunities so that you can become your best and achieve your goals.

Giving Back

As a global company, Pizza Hut aims to make the world better by acting responsibly with respect to food, planet and people. Whether it’s donating food through the Harvest Program or supporting literacy with the Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Program – the company, our franchisees and our team members are committed to improving the communities we serve.


Pizza Hut is an equal opportunity workplace and committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability and genetic information (including family medical history).


Skills Required

  • 8+ years of experience in ecommerce, marketplaces, digital commerce, omnichannel, consulting, or related strategy roles
  • Strong understanding of digital commerce, customer behavior, and growth strategy
  • Commercial mindset with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to simplify complex ideas into actionable recommendations
  • Comfortable operating in fast-moving and evolving environments
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Passion for customer experience, commerce innovation, and growth
  • QSR or multi-unit retail experience
  • Global or multi-market experience
  • Experience working across both owned and third-party commerce ecosystems
  • Familiarity with marketplaces, delivery platforms, loyalty, or digital merchandising

Yum! Brands Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Yum! Brands and has not been reviewed or approved by Yum! Brands.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Corporate roles include four weeks of vacation, year‑round half‑day Fridays, company holidays, dedicated “Live Well” days, and paid volunteer days. These policies contribute meaningfully to overall compensation value for corporate employees.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Offerings include free access to mental‑health counselors, onsite/virtual wellness tools, onsite gyms in select offices, and wellbeing discounts. Smoking‑cessation and weight‑management programs further bolster lifestyle support.
  • Parental & Family Support Benefits span family‑planning coverage such as adoption, fertility, and baby‑bonding leave. Corporate materials also note enhanced parental leave for U.S. corporate employees.

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The Company
HQ: Louisville, KY
6,056 Employees
Year Founded: 1997

What We Do

Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, and its subsidiaries franchise or operate a system of over 55,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories under the Company’s concepts – KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and the Habit Burger Grill. The Company's KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands are global leaders of the chicken, Mexican-style food, and pizza categories, respectively. The Habit Burger Grill is a fast casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more. What makes Yum! a great place to work? It's our people. As the world's largest restaurant company, we invest in people capability so that our global workforce can make the most of their careers. With ongoing opportunities for personal and professional success, we've built a culture that rewards and recognizes great effort while providing the flexibility that is so important to all of us.

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