Flynn Group was founded by Greg Flynn in 1999 as a small operator and developer of Applebee’s restaurants in Washington State. It has grown over the years into the largest franchisee operator in the world, and one of the top 20 largest foodservice companies of any kind in the United States. Flynn owns and operates a diversified portfolio of restaurants in iconic, world class brands across diverse segments, including 430+ Applebee’s, 280+ Taco Bells, 360+ Arby’s, 130+ Paneras, 930+ Pizza Huts and 190+ Wendy’s across 44 states. Recently added to the US portfolio are 280+ Pizza Huts and Wendy’s in Australia and 37 Planet Fitness clubs in the United States. Altogether, the Flynn portfolio includes over 2,600 restaurants and fitness clubs generating $4.5 billion in sales and employing 75,000 people.

Flynn Group’s primary mission is to be the premier operator within each of its brands. In pursuit of this mission, Flynn has developed a uniquely empowering culture and a relatively de-centralized operating structure which enable our leaders to take a long-term view of success and to invest appropriately in our people and assets to produce sustainable premier results. Though large, Flynn remains entrepreneurial in its spirit and DNA, while also maintaining a highly inclusive and collaborative culture. The team shares a communal sense of pride and a deep connection to achieving the company’s mission and success.

Flynn Group, a franchisee unlike any other, is centered around providing growth opportunities to our loyal and dedicated team members. Our size, scale and structure allow us to commit to employee development and growth, empowering you to OWN your full potential. We invest in our people giving you access to training and development programs, mentorship, and career development resources. Our success to date and future growth potential is entirely due to our consistent, unique, and unbelievably strong culture.

Based in Cleveland, OH, this position for Analyst II will be responsible for preparing, analyzing, and interpreting diverse streams of data across several of our franchise brands to help inform critical Operations, HR, and Marketing decisions. Reporting to our Manager of BI/Reporting, this will be a key role with visibility across the organization and direct access to senior leadership across the brands.

Essential Responsibilities Include:

• Build dashboards in Power BI to help key stakeholders visualize trends and understand impacts to the business
• Conduct root cause analysis to understand cause and effect and support critical business decisions on path forward with Brand Presidents, Senior operators, and Department Heads
• Summarize and synthesize core findings and provide recommendations based on data analysis
• Evaluate effectiveness of marketing campaigns / promotions through return on investment and pre-post net of control assessments, partnering closely with our data science and marketing teams
• Help drive value creation opportunities by serving as an objective thought partner to key stakeholders

Desired Skills and Experience:

• History of academic and professional success in analytics and problem solving, with 1-5 years’ experience (previous restaurant experience a plus, but not required)
• Strong analytical skills; attention to detail; ability to multi-task and function at a high level under tight deadlines; understanding of statistics preferred
• Strong communicator with ability to collaborate across multiple facets of the business
• Strong Excel skills; Power BI, Tableau, or comparable visualization software experience strongly preferred; SQL coding, Python, and/or R experience preferred
• Curious mind – naturally asks the “so what?” questions and takes the extra steps to uncover insights from the analysis
• Proven ability to get up to speed quickly on new industries, businesses, and concepts
• Above all else, a self-starter with a positive, team-oriented attitude and sense of humor