Panera Bread
Sr Director, Franchise Portfolio Management
$208K–$237K
Newton Support Center · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 14, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years in a franchised environment, including 5+ years of direct franchise development experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, or a related field.
About the job
Leads the growth, financial health, transactions, administration, and compliance of Panera’s franchised café portfolio, while managing a two-person Franchise Services team.
What you'll do
- Assess franchisee growth potential and financial capacity; build the ADA pipeline and negotiate and close development agreements.
- Oversee franchisee underwriting, portfolio surveillance, valuations, transfers, and refranchising transactions.
- Lead franchise administration, compliance, reporting, and the Franchise Services team.
What they ask for
- 10+ years in a franchised environment, including 5+ years of direct franchise development experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing a team, with a record of sourcing, structuring, negotiating, and closing development or transfer agreements.
- Strong command of the FDD, franchise law fundamentals, financial statement analysis, and credit and coverage concepts.
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, or a related field.
Nice to have
- MBA, CPA, CFA, or comparable finance training.
Pay
$207,723 - $236,804 annually (base salary)
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