Senior Manager, Data & Analytics- Sonic

In this role of SeniorManager, Data & Analytics –Sonic the ideal candidate will be critical in enabling theSonicbrand to understand business performance. The Senior Manager will develop recommendations to inform short and long-term strategic decision-making. This individual should be an expert at generating insights from data and communicating effectively with stakeholders.

TheSenior Managerwill be a key resource for the brand in answering business questions efficiently andeffectively, andrequiresstrong thought-leadership skillsin order toassistwith driving business decisions. They will manage a team that can answer a high volume of businessquestions in a fast-pacedenvironment allwhilemaintaininga positive culture focused on team-member development.

*This position sites onsite in our Atlanta Support Center 4 days per week,

typically Monday- Thursday.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Insight generation – generate insights that improve the business through linking various data sources (e.g., sales, competitor, market, customer, etc.)

• Relationship management – develop andmaintainstrong relationships with key stakeholders and partners

• Business analysis – analyze brand performance and sales trends, including promotion and test analysis

• Brand performance – analyze andmonitorkey metrics across brand health, product performance, and guest experience, using deep knowledge of the brand and category to forecast future performance

• KPI reporting – create andmaintainreports that assess ongoing business performance, leading indicators, and explanatory factors

• Ad hoc reporting – develop, execute, and deliver reports based on brand business requirements

• Project management – ensure that medium/long term projects are implemented on time and achieve objectives

• Team management–create a fun and dynamic team environment that enablesimpactfulworkand supports team member development

• Artificial Intelligence – proactivelyidentifyopportunity for AIto influence team productivity and quality of insights

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 4-Year degreepreferablyin Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Business or Mathematics

• Graduate degree preferred

• 6+years relevant experience in marketing, business analysis, data management / reporting,consumer insights,or other relatedareaor an MBA

• Experience managing and developing teams preferred

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE,SKILLSor ABILITIES

• Ideal candidate has an inquisitive nature and a passion for learning and solving problems

• Self-starter personality who canoperatewith minimal supervision

• Understands business principles and strategy, andpossessesstrong analytical skills

• Demonstratedexpertisein forecasting, test design, and causal analysis,including structuring and leading experimentsand translating results into clear business actions

• Forward-thinking perspective onusing Artificial Intelligence solutions to improve team productivity and quality of insights

• Strongproficiencyin SQLrequired, along with experience using modern data environments and query tools (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks,BigQueryor similar platforms) to analyze large datasets

• Proficiencywith Microsoft Office applications, withexpertisein Excel (e.g., pivot tables, advanced functions, formulas, filtering, etc.)

• Ability to collect and synthesize information, making it relevant, understandable, and actionable for key stakeholders

• Ability to balance multiple projects with competing deadlines

• Effectively interact at all levels of the organization across multiple functional areas

• Excellent writing, presentation, projectmanagementand strong influencing skillsrequired

• Interestin the restaurant industry and desire to train in our restaurants to learn operations, anda strong desireto help shape the future at Inspire Brands

• Team management experience with clear examples of supporting team member growth and development

• Minimal travel may berequired