Sr Analyst, Real Estate Development

The Sr. Analyst, Real Estate Development plays a critical role in developing and executing market growth strategies that support long-term business objectives, franchise development, and portfolio optimization. This position serves as a strategic partner to Real Estate, Real Estate Strategy, Franchise Development, Operations, Finance, and Executive Leadership teams by providing advanced market intelligence, predictive analytics, and actionable recommendations that drive informed decision-making.

The Senior Analyst leads complex analyses yielding key insights related to market planning, site selection, trade area optimization, development prioritization, and asset performance. Leveraging spatial analytics, financial modeling, forecasting, and business intelligence tools, this role identifies growth opportunities, mitigates risks, and influences strategic real estate decisions across the portfolio.

This position is expected to operate with a high degree of independence, manage multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously, and serve as a subject matter expert in market analytics, reporting, and development insights.

• Strategic Market Planning & Growth Strategy
• Lead the development, maintenance, and refinement of strategic market plans that support corporate growth objectives and franchise expansion initiatives.
• Conduct advanced market, demographic, consumer, and competitive analyses to identify development opportunities and emerging market trends.
• Develop strategic recommendations regarding market prioritization, white-space opportunities, market penetration, and portfolio optimization.
• Translate complex analytical findings into actionable business insights and recommendations for senior leadership. Proactively identify risks and opportunities within existing and target markets.
• Serve as a strategic analytics partner to Franchise Development by providing market intelligence, territory planning, and expansion recommendations.
• Lead inventory clustering, territory optimization, and market segmentation analyses to support franchise sales efforts.
• Evaluate franchise development opportunities using market performance indicators, demographic trends, competitive positioning, and growth forecasts.
• Support long-range development planning and pipeline prioritization through scenario modeling and strategic recommendations.
• Trade Area Analysis & Site Selection
• Lead complex trade area analyses utilizing GIS, mobility, demographic, psychographic, competitive, and consumer behavior data.
• Evaluate site performance potential and provide recommendations regarding site viability, investment opportunities, and market positioning.
• Continuously enhance forecasting methodologies and analytical frameworks to improve predictive accuracy and decision quality.
• Provide strategic guidance on site selection decisions and real estate investment opportunities.
• Cafe Performance & Asset Optimization
• Lead post-opening analyses and performance diagnostics to evaluate investment outcomes and forecast accuracy.
• Identify performance drivers, operational challenges, market shifts, and competitive impacts affecting cafe success.
• Develop actionable recommendations for underperforming assets, relocations, remodels, and portfolio optimization initiatives.
• Partner with Operations and Finance teams to assess ROI, growth trends, and long-term asset performance.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) that support informed portfolio management decisions.
• Advanced Analytics & Business Intelligence
• Design, develop, and maintain advanced dashboards, reporting tools, and analytical models that support business strategy and decision-making.
• Utilize business intelligence platforms and emerging technologies to automate…