This is a high-impact enterprise leadership role responsible for shaping how Taco Bell Digital & Technology (D&T) operates as a cohesive, value-producing system across Consumer, Team Member, Product & Platform, Engineering, and Restaurant Technology Operations.
Reporting to the Global Chief Digital & Technology Officer, this role leads the Portfolio Strategy & Enablement (PSE) function—serving as the enterprise alignment engine for D&T.
The Director, Portfolio Strategy & Enablement will architect and institutionalize the operating model, governance, and decision frameworks that ensure:
- Strategy translates into coordinated execution
- Trade-offs are transparent and made early
- Capacity and change are managed sustainably
- Value is clearly defined and realized
This role operates across Taco Bell, Yum! Digital & Technology, Finance, and Operations with significant executive visibility and influence.
ResponsibilitiesDesign and institutionalize Taco Bell D&T’s enterprise prioritization and roadmap integration framework
Provide scenario modeling, sequencing visibility, and capacity transparency to inform executive trade-offs across consumer value, team member capacity, and delivery constraints
Architect cross-functional orchestration mechanisms, including dependency governance, risk escalation, and control tower forums
Establish enterprise reporting standards, delivery health transparency, and observability expectations across squads and platforms
Partner with Finance to ensure value visibility and outcome transparency (Finance retains ownership of economic validation and ROI modeling)
Codify decision-rights clarity across Consumer, Team Member, Platform, and Infrastructure domains
Lead and develop a high-performing Portfolio Strategy & Enablement (PSE) team focused on enterprise integration and transparency
Serve as a trusted thought partner to the Global Chief Digital & Technology Officer and Senior Digital & Technology Leadership Team on operating model design and continuous improvement
12+ years of experience in enterprise Portfolio Strategy & Enablement (PSE) leadership, strategy & operations, or large-scale technology program leadership
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience; MBA or advanced degree a plus
Proven track record of designing and scaling enterprise governance, delivery integration models, and capacity transparency systems in complex, matrixed environments
Demonstrated ability to influence and align strategic prioritization with operational execution realities across product and engineering organizations
Experience building or scaling Agile governance frameworks or Centers of Excellence at enterprise level
Influences and shapes enterprise governance architecture and organizational design & integration
Strong financial acumen, including investment planning, capacity modeling, and business case evaluation
Experience leading and developing high-performing teams in dynamic, fast-paced environments
Skills Required
- 12+ years of experience in enterprise Portfolio Strategy & Enablement leadership
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience
- MBA or advanced degree
- Proven track record in designing enterprise governance
- Experience building Agile governance frameworks at enterprise level
- Strong financial acumen
Yum! Brands Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
