VP Finance and Real Estate Analytics

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The Senior Executive, Finance and Real Estate Analytics will serve as a key strategic leader responsible for leveraging advanced analytics, financial modeling, and market intelligence to guide real estate development decisions across the United States. This leader will assess cannibalization risks, optimize market expansion, elevate asset performance, and ensure that each new restaurant contributes to long‑term enterprise value.

The role sits at the intersection of finance, real estate, strategy, and operations
, providing executive‑level insights that shape the future footprint of the brand. The ideal candidate combines deep financial acumen with expertise in multi‑unit restaurant development, market planning, and asset management—and is capable of translating complex data into clear, actionable strategic recommendations.

• In collaboration with the CFO, own the pro‑forma process for new restaurant openings, relocations, and remodels, ensuring rigor in assumptions, sensitivity analysis, and ROI modeling.
• Evaluate capital expenditure requirements and develop asset‑level investment strategies that maximize return on invested capital (ROIC).
• Partner with Finance, Development, and Operations to refine annual development targets aligned with enterprise goals.
• Prepare executive‑level presentations summarizing financial outcomes, risks, and scenario planning.

• Lead all analytical efforts related to cannibalization modeling
  , demand transfer, and revenue forecasting for potential new restaurant sites.
• Develop and maintain market optimization frameworks to guide long‑term growth strategy, including infill development, market densification, and whitespace identification.
• Build decision models that quantify financial impact on existing units and assess risk‑adjusted returns for each new site.
• Identify under‑penetrated and over‑penetrated markets across the U.S. to inform strategic expansion pacing and capital allocation.
• Collaborate with Real Estate and Development teams to evaluate trade areas, real‑estate quality, and competitive positioning.
• Oversee the creation and maintenance of market prioritization maps
  , including portability, site ranking tools, and 3–5 year market roadmaps.
• Support decisions regarding relocations, remodels, closures, and portfolio optimization.
• Provide insights into lease negotiations, rent‑to‑sales benchmarks, and real‑estate performance metrics.
• Provide the Real Estate and Operations Team with insights into over‑performing and under‑performing restaurants using all available data sources.

• Serve as a senior advisor to the CFO, Chief Development Officer, and Executive Team on growth strategy.
• Lead a high‑performing analytics team, promoting excellence in data modeling, geospatial analysis, and financial insight generation.
• Partner closely with Operations to understand unit‑level performance drivers and the operational impact of new openings.
• Influence organizational decision‑making through clear communication of complex financial concepts and correlation insights.

• Champion best‑in‑class analytical methods, including geospatial analytics, predictive modeling, machine learning
  , and advanced BI solutions.
• Manage relationships with external data partners (Kalibrate, Site Zeus, etc.) to ensure accuracy and strategic value.
• Develop standardized dashboards and reporting tools to support repeatable, scalable development processes.

• Strategic Thinking – Ability to synthesize market, financial, and competitive data into actionable development strategies.
• Advanced Financial Acumen – Expert in pro‑forma modeling, ROI/IRR analysis, sensitivity testing, and capital planning.
• Analytical Dexterity – Skilled in cannibalization modeling, geospatial analytics, forecasting, and demand planning.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration – Adept at influencing executives and working with operations, finance, and real estate teams.
• Business Communication – Executive‑level communication skills,…