Our story might surprise you. We’re the world’s largest restaurant company - encompassing KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Habit Burger Grill - but we’re cooking up more than just tasty food behind the scenes. Our 1.5 million team members in 150 countries rely on technology to serve 40 million customers per day. Yum.dev, our bold team of hackers, creates software our restaurant team members use to ensure customers get what they ordered quickly and accurately. That’s a huge responsibility, which is why Yum.dev is on a mission to find the most fearless tech talent to join our software startup within Yum!. At our scale, we are among the world’s largest food-tech dev teams.

What we need:

We are seeking an individual with multiple years of restaurant technology experience and a background in product methodology to help us develop products that will simplify our operations experience and improve unit economics.

You will:

Product Strategy and Roadmap:
- Define and execute the product strategy in alignment with Yum! and brand business goals, market trends, and customer needs.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and communicate a clear product roadmap, considering technical feasibility and market dynamics.
- Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify new opportunities and drive product innovation.
Team Leadership and Management:
- Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture, promoting knowledge sharing, best practices, and continuous improvement.
- Establish clear objectives, performance metrics, and accountability measures for the product management team.
Product Development and Execution:
- Oversee the end-to-end product development lifecycle, ensuring timely and successful delivery of product releases.
- Collaborate closely with engineering, design, and other cross-functional teams to translate product requirements into actionable development plans.
- Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between teams to manage dependencies, resolve issues, and drive product execution.
Stakeholder Management:
- Collaborate with senior management and executives to align product strategies with overall business objectives.
- Communicate product updates, roadmap, and performance metrics to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment.
- Work closely with marketing, sales, and customer support teams to develop go-to-market strategies, product positioning, and customer engagement plans.
Customer Focus and Market Insights:
- Deeply understand customer needs through market research, user feedback, and data analysis.
- Advocate for the customer throughout the product development process, ensuring user-centric design and customer satisfaction.
- Analyze market trends, competitive landscape, and industry developments to identify opportunities and make data-driven product decisions.

You have:

Skills:
- Strong oral and written communication skills; Technical writing experience a plus (i.e. writing user stories, business requirements, and acceptance criteria)
- Ability to develop productive working relationships with both technical and non-technical partners
- Strong understanding of customer needs and business strategy
- Ability to use analysis to prioritize business value
- Ability to balance good design with data-driven decision making
- Ability to build product roadmaps, run meetings and drive agenda
- Self-disciplined Get Stuff Done approach to work
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior leadership decision making
- Extreme Ownership mentality (Growth Mindset)
  - Strong understanding of customer needs and business strategy
  - Ability to use analysis to prioritize business value
  - Knowledge of Agile development methodologies/tools and experience writing user stories

Background:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, data science or business administration; MBA a plus.
- 8+ years proven experience as a Product Manager, preferably in a senior or principal role.
- Strong track record of successfully delivering complex products to market.
- Deep understanding of product management principles, methodologies, and best practices.
- Excellent strategic thinking and ability to translate high-level vision into actionable plans.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
- Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence and inspire cross-functional teams.
- Experience working in an agile development environment.
- Familiarity with restaurant management technology solutions and knowledge of emerging trends and technologies.
- Experience building SaaS products

A few of our perks:

4 weeks of vacation PLUS holidays
5 sick days
2 paid volunteer days
401k matching
Medical, dental, vision
Life insurance
Half day Fridays
Generous parental leave
A world-famous recognition culture

Salary Range: $139,000 to $179,850 annually + bonus eligibility.This is the expected salary range for this position. Ultimately, in determining pay, we'll consider the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Irvine, California - Salary Range: $153,200 to $198,330 annually + bonus eligibility.This is the expected salary range for this position. Ultimately, in determining pay, we'll consider the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, and its subsidiaries franchise or operate a system of over 59,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories under the company’s concepts – KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger & Grill. The Company's KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands are global leaders of the chicken, Mexican-style food, and pizza categories, respectively. Habit Burger & Grill is a fast casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more. In 2024, Yum! was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America, and the company was recognized among TIME Magazine’s list of Best Companies for Future Leaders, Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies and USA Today’s America’s Climate Leaders. Yum! also received widespread recognition in 2023, including being listed on the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index; and Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity. In addition, KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands were ranked in the top five of Entrepreneur’s Top Global Franchises Ranking for 2023.

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