Vice President, Engineering

About this role

Ready to make your next big professional move? Join us on our journey to achieve our big dream of building the most loved restaurant brands in the world.   

Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with nearly $45 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 32,000 restaurants in more than 120 countries and territories.

RBI owns four of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands – TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES®, and FIREHOUSE SUBS®. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and communities for decades. Through its Restaurant Brands for Good framework, RBI is improving sustainable outcomes related to its food, the planet, and people and communities.

RBI is committed to growing the TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES® and FIREHOUSE SUBS® brands by leveraging their respective core values, employee and franchisee relationships, and long track records of community support. Each brand benefits from the global scale and shared best practices that come from ownership by Restaurant Brands International Inc.

Vice President, Engineering , Restaurant Brands International    

Location:   Miami, FL (in-office)   Reports to:   Chief Information Officer  

Role   Scope and Impact  

Have you ever considered   what p ower s   the platforms , data, and AI that run a global restaurant enterprise ? Look no more !    

The Vice President of Engineering   is responsible for   building and   operating   the technology platforms that power enterprise   data,   reporting, restaurant data management ,   franchisee   user access , and AI enablement across the organization. This role leads teams that deliver high-impact, business-critical solutions including performance portals, speed-of-service applications, franchisee systems, and the enterprise data   and reporting   platform s .  

  What   You’ll   Do   

Engineering & Platform Leadership 

• Lead multiple engineering teams delivering enterprise reporting solutions, operational analytics, and data-driven applications.  

• Own platforms supporting brand reporting experiences.  

Franchisee & Enterprise Access Systems 

• Oversee engineering for franchisee access platforms, identity, authorization, and secure data access   providing services and access to   company developed   and 3 rd   party applications.   

•   Define the architecture and strategy for enterprise systems  

•   Partner with security and compliance teams to ensure   appropriate controls   and governance.  

• Improve usability and self-service while   maintaining   strong security posture.  

• Lead   architecture, engineering   and operations of restaurant   attribute s   and master data platforms.  

• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and availability across brands and systems.  

Enterprise Data Platform 

• Own the   architecture,   engineering and operations of the enterprise data   platform   which is   Snowflake.  

• Ensure reliable ingestion, monitoring, support, and onboarding of new data sources.  

• Make data   broadly available   through well-designed APIs, models, and tools   and a strong data governance program.   Support consumers of enterprise data that is used for business reporting, financial systems   integration   and customer operations  

•   Establish   strong data observability, quality monitoring, and support processes.  

AI Enablement 

• Lead engineering efforts to enable responsible, secure use of AI across the enterprise   supporting the brands and corporate functions in adoption of AI and automation techniques and tools.   

• Provide platforms, tools, and guardrails for AI adoption and automation.  

• Enable natural language analytics and AI-driven automatio n  

• Drive AI Adoption around the organization and within the brands  

Operational Excellence 

• Own production operations, monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement.  

• Drive best practices across reliability, testing, CI/CD, and security.  

People & Culture 

• Build, mentor, and   retain   high-performing engineering leaders and teams.  

• Create a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.  

  What   You’ll   Need to Succeed    

• 1 2 + years of   software   engineering experience    

• 10 + years leading large teams  

• Deep understanding of data-governance frameworks (GDPR/DSAR, SOX)  

• Strong cloud-native and security background  

• Expertise   with Snowflake and AWS   

• Executive-level communication and business partnership skills  

• Experience with machine learning and   associated   mathematics  

• Bonafide experience in AI enablement,   tooling   and solution implementation  

• Experience with vendor management and negotiation  

Benefits at all of our global offices are focused on physical, mental and financial wellness. We offer unique and progressive benefits, including a comprehensive global paid parental leave program that supports employees as they expand their families, free telemedicine and mental wellness support.

Restaurant Brands International and all of its affiliated companies (collectively, RBI) are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers that do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, provincial or federal laws, rules, or regulations. RBI's policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities upon request.

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