Taco Bell · 4 days ago
Design Manager
Plano, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$135K/yr - $170K/yr
6+ years expTaco Bell is part of Yum! Brands, Inc., which operates a vast network of restaurants worldwide. They are seeking a Design Manager to lead a team of designers and enhance design processes for complex systems across their global portfolio, ensuring alignment with customer needs and business outcomes.
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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
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
Taco Bell
Taco Bell is an American fast-food restaurant chain specializing in Tex-Mex meals. It is a sub-organization of Yum! Brands.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$13.7MKey Investors
Norwest Mezzanine Partners
2022-06-01Series A
2006-11-29Debt Financing· $13.7M
Leadership Team
Sean Tresvant
Chief Executive Officer, Taco Bell | Chief Consumer Officer, Yum! Brands
Meghan Farren
President, North America
Recent News
2025-12-27
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