Assistant Manager – Brand Development

About the role

Americana Restaurants is seeking an Assistant Manager – Brand Development to help identify and support new growth opportunities across its portfolio of iconic restaurant brands. The role combines financial insight, data analysis and cross‑functional collaboration to drive scalable expansion.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and track development projects with Real Estate, Finance, Operations and Legal to ensure on‑time, on‑budget delivery.
• Analyze internal performance data, market trends and competitive intelligence to generate actionable insights for the development pipeline.
• Partner with internal teams and external stakeholders to support deal structuring, contract alignment and project feasibility.
• Monitor post‑launch performance and ROI, providing recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Serve as the primary interface with franchisors, driving new‑build and remodel agreements while ensuring brand compliance.
• Prepare management reports and dashboards to support KPI tracking and insight extraction.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance or related field (MBA preferred).
• 4–6 years of experience in brand development, corporate strategy or commercial finance within Food & Beverage, Retail or Hospitality.
• Strong command of financial modeling, P&L analysis and investment evaluation.
• Proven ability to collaborate cross‑functionally and manage diverse stakeholder groups.

Required skills

• Financial modeling
• P&L analysis
• Investment evaluation tools
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Power BI (preferred)
• Tableau (preferred)