Yum! Brands · 4 days ago
Senior Product Designer II
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$10K/yr - $130K/yr
5+ years expYum! Brands is a company that builds technology platforms for iconic restaurant brands. They are seeking a Senior Product Designer II to lead the design of the Kitchen Display System, focusing on creating user experiences that enhance operational efficiency in high-throughput kitchen environments.
Food and BeverageHospitalityRestaurants
Responsibilities
Support and lead UX design for the Kitchen Display System, aligning user needs, operational constraints, and product goals
Frame complex, multi-role workflows (line cooks, expo, kitchen managers) into clear, usable experiences
Partner with Product to shape requirements, challenge assumptions, and identify gaps or risks early
Translate business and operational goals into coherent experience direction without over-indexing on feature-level design
Design scalable, high-fidelity design for real-time, workflow-driven systems used in live kitchen environments
Own end-to-end design across multiple KDS views and states, including station workflows, error states, and edge cases
Create interaction models, patterns, and frameworks that support consistency across the KDS experience
Deliver production-ready designs, specs, and prototypes that engineers can implement with confidence
Act as the primary design partner for KDS Product and Engineering leads
Facilitate design critiques, working sessions, and reviews to align across disciplines
Communicate tradeoffs clearly, balancing usability, technical feasibility, and delivery constraints
Ensure design intent and quality are preserved through implementation
Design for operational environments where speed, legibility, and error recovery are critical
Incorporate accessibility and usability best practices appropriate for shared, on-premise systems
Anticipate failure modes and 'unhappy paths,' ensuring the system remains usable under stress or degraded conditions
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in product design, UX design, or interaction design
Proven experience designing complex systems or enterprise-grade products, not just isolated features
Strong portfolio demonstrating systems thinking, workflow design, and end-to-end ownership
Experience designing for multi-role or operational environments
High bar for interaction design, information hierarchy, and usability
Comfortable designing detailed flows, states, and edge cases for real-world use
Strong proficiency with modern design tools (e.g., Figma) and design documentation practices
Demonstrated ability to partner deeply with Product and Engineering
Clear communicator who can explain design rationale and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences
Comfortable operating with autonomy and limited supervision within a defined product area
Benefits
Bonus eligibility
Company
Yum! Brands
Yum! Brands is a quick-service restaurant brand that primarily operates the likes of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.5B2025-09-09Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2024-04-26Post Ipo Debt· $2B
1997-09-26IPO
Leadership Team
Christopher Turner
Chief Executive Officer
Ranjith Roy
Chief Financial Officer
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