Vice President of Growth

At Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers®, our concept is focused and unique. We have ONE LOVE® our quality chicken finger meals! Every talented Crewmember in our Restaurant Support Office (RSO) is integral to our success and a value to our rapidly growing company. Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers® is seeking a VP of Growth to be based in our Plano, Texas Restaurant Support Office. This role is primarily responsible for leading the new Restaurant opening process for 100+ new Company Restaurants annually. Required Core Competencies Highly organized Strong attention to detail Process oriented Reliable and dedicated Customer service oriented Operates with a sense of urgency Proven ability to manage multiple priorities Problem solving and critical thinking skills High level of integrity and trustworthiness Highly collaborative Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence Build Teams that Support New Restaurant Growth Responsible for building a team focused on supporting New Restaurant openings leveraging a blend of dedicated full-time Crew and trainers from existing Restaurants Build and lead dedicated full-time training teams – RSO based, Restaurant focused Trainers focused on executing Cane’s Training Programs Responsible for sourcing and training part-time trainers from existing Restaurants – must coordinate with Restaurant Leadership to find the best of the best Restaurant talent, train and develop them into Crew Training Leaders Lead the Cross-Functional Planning of New Restaurant Growth Leads the cross-functional planning of all new Restaurant openings coordinating both Business Unit [decentralized support teams] and RSO Support Leads the cross-functional planning of New Market Entries Works directly with dedicated growth Crew from various RSO departments that are critical to the success of new Restaurant openings [Supply Chain, IT, Facilities, etc.] Works with Crew Logistics Function to manage Growth Schedule and corresponding team bandwidth and deployments Owns all Processes related to Training at new Restaurants Builds effective training plans that achieve Crew proficiency within 10 days Supports the ongoing training of Managers at new Restaurants [in conjunction with Restaurant Training Team] Develops training plans that address the varying needs of each Restaurant [changes in equipment packages, technology, compliance, etc.] Works cross-functionally with Restaurant Excellence and Training Teams to understand new initiatives, processes, and equipment to maintain proper approach to training Leadership of the Business Unit Growth Function Responsible for collaborating with Divisional Leaders of Restaurants to align growth plans Responsible for Crew Planning and alignment to ensure teams are properly structured and aligned to the growth plans of Raising Cane’s Leads Growth while being Fiscally Responsible Owns the P&L for all Growth from Construction Turnover through the first 16 weeks Responsible for direct costs of the Growth Team, must develop effective yet cost effective deployment schedules for new Restaurant openings Responsible for all support costs deployed to a new Restaurant; must coordinate and lead Business Unit Team counterparts through Growth Planning process [and own all investments made] Develops plans that are scalable and cost effective Works cross-functionally with the Crew Logistics team to develop deployment plans that optimize travel and logistics Works cross-functionally with the Ops Strategy team to develop Restaurant Crewmember staffing and deployment plans for each Restaurant Qualifications 5-7 years of experience in a Restaurant Leadership role 1-2 years in a role focused on opening new Restaurants Experience leading field-based training or new Restaurant opening teams preferred Enterprise level leadership experience in a high growth company preferred Education (or equivalent experience) Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required Requirements Eligibility to lawfully work in the U.S. is required Connect With Us! Not ready to apply? Connect with us for general consideration.