Inspire Brands isseekinga highly skilled, strategic, and proactive Senior Executive Assistantto support theBrandPresident of Sonic and serve as a trusted partner to the Sonic Leadership Team. This role goes beyond traditional administrative support and requires exceptional judgment, executive presence, and the ability tooperateindependently in a fast-paced and highly visible environment.
The Senior Executive Assistant will play a critical role in maximizing executive effectiveness by managing priorities,anticipatingbusiness needs, driving follow-through on key initiatives, and ensuring seamless coordination across senior leaders and stakeholders. The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, exercises strong discretion, and serves as an extension of the President to help drive organizational effectiveness.
Responsibilities:
Executive Partnership & Strategic Support (Primary:BrandPresident, Sonic)
Serve as a trusted partner to the President, helping manage priorities,optimizetime, and ensure focus onhigh-impact business initiatives.
Manage a complex and dynamic calendar, balancing competingprioritiesand exercising sound judgment in scheduling decisions.
Coordinate domestic travel arrangements, including detailed itineraries,logistics, accommodations, and expense management.
Anticipate executive needs, proactivelyidentifyingand resolving issues before they arise.
Prepare the President for meetings, presentations, and business engagements by coordinating materials, briefing documents, agendas, and key follow-up items.
Serve as a liaison between the President and internal/external stakeholders to ensure alignment and seamless communication.
Monitor key business priorities and initiatives, providing reminders, updates, and follow-through to drive execution.
Sonic Leadership Team Support
Light touch support to Sonic COO including but not limited to travel, calendar,&expenses
Partner closely with Sonic Leadership Team members to coordinate leadership activities, strategic planning sessions, and business reviews.
Managelogistics, agendas, materials, and action-item tracking for leadership meetings and operating reviews.
Drive accountability by tracking deliverables, commitments, and businessobjectivesacross the leadership team.
Support cross-functional collaboration byfacilitatingcommunication and coordination among senior leaders and key stakeholders.
Organizational Effectiveness & Executive Operations
Establish andmaintaineffective leadership operating rhythms, including recurring meetings, planning cycles, offsites, and business reviews.
Coordinatelogisticsand execution of leadership meetings, town halls, team events, franchisee engagements, and strategic offsite sessions.
Manage special projects and strategic initiatives on behalf of the President and leadership team.
Create andmaintainsystems, processes, and tools that improve executive productivity and organizational efficiency.
Identifyopportunities to streamline administrative and operational processes while continuously improving ways of working.
Stakeholder Management & Executive Presence
Build strong relationships with senior executives, franchisees, board-level stakeholders, business partners, and external contacts.
Serve as a primary point of contact on behalf of the President, ensuringtimelycommunication and effective follow-up.
Navigate sensitive situations with professionalism, diplomacy, and sound judgment.
Represent the President and the Sonic Leadership Team with a high degree of professionalism and executive presence.
Confidentiality & Professional Judgment
Handle confidential, sensitive, and business-critical information with discretion and integrity.
Exercise independent judgment in managing priorities, resolving issues, and responding to requests.
Maintain composure and professionalism while managing competing demands and shifting business priorities.
Required Qualifications
6+ years of experience supporting senior executives, including C-suite leaders, presidents, or equivalent executive-level roles.
Demonstrated successoperatingas a strategic partner to executive leadership within a fast-paced and complex organization.
Exceptional organizational, project management, and prioritization skills.
Advancedproficiencyin Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
Strong business acumen and ability to understand organizational priorities and executive decision-making.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
Proven ability to build relationships, influence across all levels of the organization, and work effectively with senior leaders.
Demonstrated ability to exercise discretion andmaintainconfidentiality inhighly sensitivesituations.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting a President, CEO, or other senior executive within a large, matrixed corporate environment.
Experience coordinating executive-level meetings, strategic planning sessions, and leadership operating rhythms.
Experience managing special projects and driving follow-throughacrosssenior stakeholders.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of professional experience and education.
Prior experience within a consumer, retail, restaurant, hospitality, or franchise organization preferred.
Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,300 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide. We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.
Inspire Brands is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,000 Arby's, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin', Jimmy John's, and SONIC restaurants worldwide.
