Position: Manager, Strategy & Innovation
About: Dine Brands Global, Inc., based in Pasadena, California, is a major player in the full-service restaurant industry with renowned brands like Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar®, IHOP®, and Fuzzy’s Taco Shop®. The DINE Strategy + Innovation team collaborates across various departments to drive strategic business decisions and innovation within the company.
Requirements: Work experience:;Minimum 1-2 years of strategy consulting for a top tier firm or 2-3 years in a corporate role in Strategy, Product, Marketing, or Finance;Preferably 1-2 years managing teams in a consulting or corporate role;Critical capabilities:;Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail;Strong organizational skills;Excellent written and oral communication skills, including a strong aptitude for PowerPoint;Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including: Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams;Helpful industry experience:;Restaurant industry;Franchisees and franchised businesses;Consumer Insights;Food / hospitality operations;Food / hospitality real estate development;Mergers & Acquisitions;Licensing;Personal traits we love:;Curiosity paired with skepticism;Ownership mentality – you see it as your responsibility to ensure things get done and to ensure guests have the best experience;You take your work personally and hold yourself to high personal standards – you excel in your work for your own sake, not because anyone demands it of you;Comfort with ambiguity – you can proceed confidently and efficiently with incomplete and imperfect data;Ability to pivot – when new data comes in or decisions change, you can re-evaluate and continue driving forward, even if it may be in a new direction;Mental flexibility – the ability to look at the same problem from multiple angles;Resilience – the energy to keep trying those different angles until you find the one that works better;Structure – the skills to ensure all those iterations make forward progress toward a clear goal;Creativity, storytelling – the ability to wrap the analytical answer into something truly compelling that gives your colleagues the confidence to act;Energy, sense of humor;Strong personal interest in strategy at the highest levels of the organization;Passion for ongoing learning paired with a desire to drive tangible impact wherever you are;Ability to work well with a wide variety of perspectives, including an ability to create a path forward through disparate points of view
Benefits: Competitive salary, Career growth opportunities, Comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) with matching contributions, Flexible work schedule, Employee discount on company products, Dynamic and collaborative work environment
