Architecture and Design Director
Core
Strategic leader for brand design, customer experience, and architecture across multiple restaurant brands, driving design strategies for corporate and franchise stores.
Role type
Director of Architecture and Design
Builds
Corporate and franchise store prototypes, multi-store formats, building design standards, and brand exception reviews.
Domain
Restaurant industry, retail architecture, and construction
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Strategic design leadership, franchise development, value engineering, matrix organization management, building design standards, architectural and engineering document interpretation, cross-functional team motivation, concept design development
Preferred skills
Capital planning and project management, national and international experience, graduate degree in development trades
Technologies
ACAD, REVIT, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, PowerPoint, Word, Excel
Responsibilities
Liaise with brand leadership on strategic design needs and influence development of new concepts and prototypes; Set vision and strategy for design initiatives including contractual relationships with architects and engineers; Lead creation and implementation of building design brand standards; Lead design activities with franchisees to gain alignment on prototypes and brand standards; Create and implement value engineering solutions across multiple brands
Seniority
Director, strategic influence and innovation