Director of Store Design
The Team You Will Be Joining
What They Offer You
Location
Why This Role Is Important
The Background That Fits
- Join an established, internationally recognized consumer brand with a broad global footprint and continued expansion plans.
- Become part of a global development organization responsible for supporting new locations and maintaining consistent brand standards across markets.
- Lead a team with the opportunity to strengthen team collaboration, capabilities, and processes.
- Partner closely with senior development leadership and collaborate with Operations, Construction, Marketing, IT, and Procurement.
- Work with international business leaders, franchise partners, and external architecture and design firms across a variety of markets.
- Join a business investing in its global development capabilities and looking to strengthen how design standards are managed across its international footprint.
What They Offer You
- The opportunity to lead global shop design strategy and shape how a well-established consumer brand enters new markets and scales internationally.
- Broad ownership across architectural design, global prototypes, materials, fixtures, brand standards, and design governance.
- Direct access to senior development leadership and the opportunity to influence strategic decisions beyond the design function.
- The ability to shape team direction, strengthen existing processes, and establish scalable systems that support continued expansion.
Location
- Onsite in Charlotte, NC (3x per week)
Why This Role Is Important
- Establish and maintain global design standards and governance processes across company-owned, franchised, and joint venture locations.
- Play a key role in supporting a growing pipeline of new locations across international markets.
- Oversee architectural submissions and design documentation to ensure brand consistency while accommodating local regulations and market requirements.
- Lead the evolution of global shop prototypes and layouts to improve constructability, cost efficiency, and speed of delivery.
- Influence early-stage development through site evaluations, architectural test fits, and prototype adaptations that account for specialized production equipment and operational workflows.
- Strengthen the design function by developing the team, improving collaboration with external partners, and creating scalable processes that support long-term international growth.
The Background That Fits
- 15+ years of relevant experience in architecture, design, construction, or development within retail, hospitality, restaurants, or the food and beverage industry.
- Strong technical architecture and design experience, including the ability to read construction documents and evaluate architectural plans and design submissions.
- Experience in global design governance, brand standards, prototype development, or architectural documentation across a multi-location business.
- International experience working across markets and cultures; experience with franchise partners, or external architecture firms is particularly valuable.
- Proven people leadership, with the ability to build trust, develop talent, and lead a team through change while maintaining strong cross-functional relationships.
- A strategic, commercially minded leader who can balance brand consistency and customer experience with construction feasibility, cost control, and operational performance.
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