Director, Portfolio Strategy & Enablement

Who is Taco Bell?

Taco Bell was born and raised in California and has been around since 1962. We went from selling everyone’s favorite Crunchy Tacos on the West Coast to a global brand with 7,500+ restaurants, 350 franchise organizations, that serve 42+ million fans each week around the globe. We’re not only the largest Mexican-inspired quick service brand (QSR) in the world, we’re also part of the biggest restaurant group in the world:
Yum! Brands.

Much of our fan love and authentic connection with our communities are rooted in being rebels with a cause. From ensuring we use high quality, sustainable ingredients to elevating restaurant technology in ways that haven’t been done before... we will continue to be inclusive, bold, challenge the status quo and push industry boundaries.

We’re a company that celebrates and advocates for different, has bold self-expression, strives for a better future, and brings the fun while we’re  fuel our culture with real people who bring unique experiences. We inspire and enable our teams and the world to Live Más.

At Taco Bell, we’re Cultural Rebels. Want to join in on the passion-fueled fun? Learn more about the career below

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.

• Design 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

• Hybrid…