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Yum! Brands · 3 days ago

Design Manager

Plano, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$135K/yr - $170K/yr

6+ years exp

Yum! Brands is building an AI-driven platform for restaurant operations and digital ordering, serving major brands like Taco Bell and KFC. They are seeking a Design Manager to lead a team of designers, implement design systems, and ensure design work aligns with customer needs and business outcomes.

Food and BeverageHospitalityRestaurants

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and mentor a team of designers working across enterprise and large-scale systems

Create clarity in roles, responsibilities, and expectations; hold the team accountable while enabling autonomy

Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement

Implement systems, processes, and workflows that improve design efficiency, quality, and consistency across complex, multi-product environments

Partner with cross-functional leaders to forecast, plan, and allocate design resources across Yum!’s global portfolio

Drive continuous improvement in tools, documentation, and design practices to support scale and reliability

Translate customer and franchisee needs into actionable design priorities; ensure alignment across Product, Engineering, and Operations

Establish success metrics, monitor progress, and ensure design deliverables meet the needs of enterprise and operational users

Anticipate challenges, proactively solve problems, and create frameworks that scale with Yum!’s global growth

Build strong relationships with partners in Product, Engineering, and Operations to align priorities and roadmaps

Advocate for design’s role in shaping enterprise product strategy, ensuring complex system design is human-centered and efficient

Represent the design team in leadership forums, providing clarity, structure, and operational visibility

Qualification

UX/UI designDesign leadershipEnterprise systems designDesign operationsOrganizational skillsProactive mindsetCommunication skillsCollaboration skillsProblem-solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, or related field; or equivalent practical experience

6–8+ years of experience in UX/UI design, with at least 2 years in a people-management role

Demonstrated experience leading design for enterprise systems, operational tools, or complex multi-platform environments

Strong organizational skills; proven ability to set up and run systems, structures, and processes that improve team efficiency

Proactive, forward-leaning mindset with the ability to anticipate needs and drive solutions independently

Excellent communication and collaboration skills; able to engage with partners at multiple levels of a global organization

Preferred

Experience scaling design teams in large, distributed, or multi-brand environments

Familiarity with design systems and operational best practices for enterprise software

Master's degree in Design, HCI, or related field

Company

Yum! Brands

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Yum! Brands is a quick-service restaurant brand that primarily operates the likes of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell.

Founded in 1997

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.yum.com

H1B Sponsorship

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