Chief Executive Officer - QSR

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead a rapidly expanding QSR chain in India, backed by a major Private Equity firm. The CEO will be responsible for driving strategic growth, operational excellence, brand expansion, and profitability across formats and geographies.This role requires a leader with deep QSR/restaurant/retail expertise, strong financial acumen, a track record in scaling multi-outlet businesses, and experience steering organisations through aggressive expansion and transformation.Key Responsibilities:1. Strategic Leadership & Vision:- Set and execute the long-term strategy to take the company from 500 Cr to its next phase of scale.- Work closely with the Board and PE partner to define growth priorities, investment areas, and value-creation roadmaps.- Drive new market expansion, format evolution, and technology-led transformation.2. Operational Excellence:- Ensure world-class operations across all outlets - product consistency, speed of service, hygiene, quality, and customer experience.- Strengthen SOPs, supply chain efficiency, and cost leadership across the network.- Build robust systems for daily operations, central kitchen efficiency, and multi-city execution.3. P&L Ownership & Financial Management:- Full ownership of P&L, revenue growth, profitability, margins, and operational KPIs.- Lead budgeting, forecasting, store-level economics, and unit-level profitability improvement.- Implement cost-optimisation initiatives without compromising brand standards.4. Network Expansion & New Store Rollout:- Oversee the rollout of new outlets, including site selection, feasibility studies, and capex optimisation.- Drive cluster-based expansion across priority geographies.- Execute brand standardisation across formats (dine-in, express, delivery-heavy stores).5. Brand, Marketing & Customer Experience:- Strengthen the brands positioning in a competitive QSR market.- Guide menu innovation, pricing, promotions, digital strategy, and CRM initiatives.- Ensure customer experience stays at industry-leading levels.6. Team Leadership & Culture:- Build and lead a high-performance leadership team across operations, supply chain, HR, finance, marketing, and technology.- Establish a culture of accountability, agility, and operational discipline across the organisation.- Develop succession planning and talent capability-building at store, area, and regional levels.7. Governance, Compliance & Board Management:- Ensure strong corporate governance, reporting, risk management, and compliance with regulatory, food safety, and labour laws.- Drive transparency and consistent communication with the Board and PE partner.- Present performance dashboards, growth plans, and transformation initiatives regularly.Ideal Candidate Profile:- 18 to 25 years of total experience, with at least 8 to 10 years in leadership roles within QSR, food service, restaurants, or multi-outlet retail.- Proven track record of scaling a multi-location business in India.- Strong experience managing large P&Ls of 500 Cr or more.- Deep understanding of Indian QSR operations, supply chain, real estate, and consumer behaviour.- Experience collaborating with Private Equity investors is a strong advantage.- Demonstrated capability in turnaround, scaling, or rapid expansion environments.- Strong leadership, commercial acumen, and ability to inspire large teams.