About this Leadership Development Program – Full-Time - Toronto role at Restaurant Brands International
Hungry to help build the most loved restaurant brands in the world?
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Program Start Date: August 23, 2027
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026
RBI Leadership Development Program – Full-Time – Toronto
Who We Are
Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with nearly $49 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 33,000 restaurants in more than 120 countries and territories. RBI owns four of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands – TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES®, and FIREHOUSE SUBS®. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and communities for decades. Through its Restaurant Brands for Good framework, RBI is improving sustainable outcomes related to its food, the planet, and people and communities.
The Program Experience
Welcome to the Leadership Development Program (LDP) at RBI — where bold thinkers take initiative and creativity into their own hands. If you're passionate about building beloved brands, solving real business challenges, and growing in a global QSR powerhouse, this is the place to turn potential into performance.
Onboarding Week
Your RBI journey kicks off with a dedicated orientation where you’ll get to dive head-first into our culture at RBI, learn more about our business, brands and strategic plans, while learning new skills and honing existing ones.
Restaurant Experience Weeks
After onboarding week, you’ll spend time in our restaurants—learning the core of our business from the people who bring our brands to life every day. You’ll build hands-on experience, including learning how to make some of our most iconic menu items, while gaining a real understanding of what it takes to run a shift, support a team, and deliver an exceptional guest experience.
These weeks are about more than learning the restaurant: they’ll give you valuable context, perspective, and practical lessons to carry into your first rotation at the Restaurant Support Center and throughout your career at RBI.
Rotations
You'll complete two, 1-year rotations in different departments, designed to stretch your business acumen, build your leadership skills, and learn cross-functional agility. These roles are selected based on business priorities and your personal career goals — giving you both structure and flexibility.
Our program participants get exposure to a wide range of departments, like:
Marketing– Creative campaigns, performance analytics, menu innovation
Operations– Improving standards, training systems, and day-to-day restaurant excellence
Digital & Loyalty – Building and optimizing digital platforms, app engagement, loyalty programs
Finance– FP&A, capital planning, and analytics to support global growth
Development & Franchising – Strategic market expansion and partner relationships
Supply Chain & Procurement – Sourcing, logistics, sustainability, and planning
People – Talent acquisition, talent management, culture building
Corporate Communications – Brand storytelling and internal engagement
Global Business Services – Driving scale, efficiency, and innovation behind the scenes
Each rotation offers big responsibility, meaningful work, and access to senior leaders across our global brands.
Ongoing Training & Development
Throughout the program, you’ll receive targeted training in things like problem solving, analytics, communication and leadership, as well as mentorship and career coaching to guide your early-career development.
Own Your Career
After completing your two-year LDP journey, your career at RBI is yours to shape, whether you continue building skills in your existing role or make a strategic move into a new function, we’ll support you in building a career with ownership & impact.
What We’re Looking For
Our ideal candidates are:
Graduating with an undergraduate degree between Dec 2026 – June 2027
From any major — we welcome diverse academic backgrounds (Business, Marketing, Economics, STEM, Hospitality etc.)
Hungry (literally and figuratively) to make an impact in a business that moves fast and serves millions daily
Passionate about growth, ownership, and the QSR industry
Comfortable with ambiguity and energized by a fast-paced environment
Excellent communicators, problem-solvers, and natural leaders
Ready to Lead?
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis through October 31st so apply early to secure your spot. We can’t wait to meet you.
Salary & In-Office Schedule
Base salary for this position is $82,000 CAD. This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s annual discretionary bonus plan, subject to the terms and conditions of the incentive program, based on individual and company performance metrics. This position is also eligible for a sign-on bonus.
This posting is for a position that will become vacant on or around August 2027.
RBI follows a 5 day, in-office work schedule to support collaboration. Successful candidates will be expected to work onsite 5 days per week.
Restaurant Brands International, Inc. and all of its affiliated companies (collectively, RBI) are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers that do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, or military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, provincial or federal laws, rules, or regulations. RBI’s policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.
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