Senior Manager, Asset Protection

Who is Taco Bell? 

Taco Bell was born and raised in California and has been around since 1962. We went from selling everyone’s favorite Crunchy Tacos on the West Coast to a global brand with 8,500+ restaurants, 350 franchise organizations, that serve 42+ million fans each week around the globe. We’re not only the largest Mexican-inspired quick service brand (QSR) in the world, we’re also part of the biggest restaurant group in the world: Yum! Brands.

Much of our fan love and authentic connection with our communities are rooted in being rebels with a cause. From ensuring we use high quality, sustainable ingredients to elevating restaurant technology in ways that hasn’t been done before… we will continue to be inclusive, bold, challenge the status quo and push industry boundaries. 

We’re a company that celebrates and advocates for different, has bold self-expression, strives for a better future, and brings the fun while we’re at it. We fuel our culture with real people who bring unique experiences. We inspire and enable our teams and the world to Live Más.

At Taco Bell, we’re Cultural Rebels. Want to join in on the passion-fueled fun? Learn more about the career below.

About the Job: 

The Senior Manager, Asset Protection plays a critical role in helping protect Taco Bell’s people, brand, restaurants, and assets by driving field-facing asset protection, safety, and security programs across our company-operated business. This role partners closely with People & Culture, Operations, Legal, Finance, Facilities, Communications, Yum! Asset Protection, and other cross-functional teams to reduce risk, investigate loss trends, improve safety and security practices, and strengthen restaurant leader capability. Reporting to the Director, Field People & Culture this is an exciting opportunity for a strong operator and problem solver to help shape and scale asset protection programs that support a safe, secure, and high-performing environment.

The Day-to-Day: 

·    Partner with the Director, Field People & Culture to develop and execute asset protection, safety, and security practices that reduce risk and support the current and future needs of Taco Bell’s U.S. company restaurants.  
·    Lead, coach, and develop current Asset Protection team members, providing clear direction, ongoing feedback, and support to strengthen individual capability, drive performance, and ensure consistent execution of asset protection priorities across the business.
·    Monitor and analyze internal cash loss, safety incidents, and security-related trends using CCTV, exception-based reporting, cash management tools, and field observations to identify root causes and recommend corrective action.
·    Support and coach field leaders on asset protection best practices, investigations, incident response, and risk mitigation strategies that protect team members, customers, and company assets.
·    Oversee and support investigations related to loss, fraud, policy violations, security incidents, and other asset protection concerns, partnering with Legal, People & Culture, Finance, and Operations as needed. 
·    Manage day-to-day relationships with external vendors and service providers to ensure effective support, strong service levels, cost efficiency, and protection of Taco Bell’s business interests.
·    Evaluate existing security and safety processes, tools, and technologies to identify opportunities to improve effectiveness, consistency, and scalability across the field and Restaurant Support Center.
·    Partner with Facilities and Restaurant Support Center leaders to support physical security, crisis preparedness, and executive level special event security planning.
·    Collaborate with Yum! Asset Protection and other enterprise partners to implement best practices, share insights, and support enterprise-aligned tools, reporting, and risk management initiatives.

Is this you? 

·    Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of relevant education, certifications, training, and professional experience preferred. 
·    8+ years of experience in asset protection, loss prevention, risk management, safety, security, or a related field in a large multi-state, retail, restaurant, hospitality, or similarly complex operating environment.
·    Remain up to date on the latest industry safety and security technologies practices and behaviors
·    Strong working knowledge of asset protection processes, investigations, cash loss controls, physical security systems, CCTV, exception-based reporting, and other modern risk-monitoring tools.
·    Demonstrated ability to analyze issues, identify trends, solve problems creatively, and translate findings into practical field actions that reduce risk and improve performance. 
·    Strong partnership, communication, a