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Director, Corporate Communications

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Locations: Miami, FL

Corp - Toronto Corporate Office

Time Type: Full time

Posted on: Posted 7 Days Ago

Job Requisition ID: R1479

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 over $40 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 30,000 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.

Core Responsibilities

The Director for Corporate Communications is responsible for developing the strategic communication plan for Restaurants Brand International and managing all related corporate communication functions inside and outside the company.

Engages stakeholders by telling the RBI story of our growth potential, our unique business model, and our iconic brands.

• Builds innovative and creative thought leadership and communications approaches that tell the RBI story to key audiences including shareholders, stakeholders, and future employees.
• Works directly with C-suite leaders to engage key audiences including drafting speaking and media relations materials.
• Participates in strategy development within the communications and public affairs team and across all brands.
• Monitors issues, emerging trends, and themes in the QSR industry, broader corporate sector, and within the company, and develops communications plans or counsels on how to manage these developments.
• Develops and implements proactive strategic communications plans to address business issues or threats.
• Works in support of RBIs corporate initiatives and events providing advice to the CEO, Leadership Team, Investor Relations team, and other relevant staff.

Works closely with our people team to bring our culture to life in everything we do. Helps promote our employer brand and employee value proposition.

• Leads, develops, and implements internal communications strategies in support of RBIs corporate objectives, programs, and initiatives.
• Responsible for the integration of corporate communication plans with employee experience programs and other people strategies across all our Restaurant Support Centres (corporate offices) and distribution centres.
• Manages special events, employee engagement communications plans, and strategic initiatives that focus on our big dream and values, and shine a light on our RBI story.
• Leads the communications oversight and content management, in a proactive manner for RBIs internal portal (Workspace) and external corporate website.

Boosts our social purpose agenda and sustainability goals showing that we take accountability for what we put into the world.

• Builds our corporate reputation by managing the communications strategy for our RBI-level sustainability strategy (Restaurant Brands for Good) and associated ESG reporting.
• Supports our Sustainability team on effective and efficient stakeholder relations and NGO management.
• Monitors trends in corporate social responsibility to help mature and keep our sustainability communications fresh and engaging, while mitigating impacts from negative third-party campaigns and stakeholder issues.

Education and Qualifications

• A University degree. Example fields of study include but are not limited to: Communications, Political Science, English, Journalism, Government Relations.
• 8+ years of professional experience in writing/journalism, corporate communications, thought leadership, editorial content management, and production.
• Experience in behavioral change management and organizational readiness a plus.
• Ability to create graphics and manage content for social and internal use.
• Data-driven with the ability to understand and create relevant measurement and analytics reporting.
• Experience managing video production and storyboarding and associated budgets.

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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