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Director, Design & Architecture

Wingstop

Wingstop

IT, Design
Dallas, TX, USA
Posted on Jan 16, 2025

ROLE PROFILE: Director, Design & Architecture

WINGSTOP RESTAURANTS, INC.

ROLE PROFILE OVERVIEW

ROLE LOCATION

GSC

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TEAM

Development

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ROLE PROFILE DESCRIPTION

ðX FULL-TIME

ð PART-TIME

40+

HOURS PER WEEK

ð CONTRACTOR

ð INTERN

ð EXEMPT

ð NON-EXEMPT

WHO WE ARE

We’re not in the wing business. We’re in the flavor business. It’s been our mission To Serve the World Flavor since we first opened in 1994, and we’re just getting started. 1997 saw the opening of our first brand partner operated Wingstop location, and by 2002 we had served the world one billion wings. It’s flavor that defines us and has made Wingstop one of the fastest growing brands in the restaurant industry.

Above all else – our success is largely due to our people and our core values, or what we call The Wingstop Way, of being entrepreneurial, service-minded, fun and authentic. We believe having a strong people foundation centered on these collective values creates a crave-worthy culture and talented team, as well as ensures our brand is poised for accelerated growth. We all win together.

YOUR IMPACT

As the Director of Design & Architecture, you will play a critical role in establishing global restaurant design standards as well as manage the architecture process for new restaurants. You will execute restaurant prototypes or other test initiatives to learn and define scalable solutions for the organization globally.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

This role will partner closely with the cross-functional US and International teams to establish restaurant design solutions. You will manage the Global Restaurant Design playbook, working to continually improve. This will require cross-functional collaboration with marketing, operations, innovation, and International market leads.

You will lead architecture including the vetting of approved architects to support new restaurant development. You will have a focus on continuous improvement and maintain time, cost, and quality standards with architects. Specifically related to timeline, this role will focus on improving time from site approval to the completion of construction documents.

This role will have a focus on working with architects to not only deliver a high-quality product of construction documents, but also ensure that local requirements are captured in construction documents to facilitate the permitting process of new restaurants. You will interface with brand partners to seek feedback and support their design & architecture pipeline needs as appropriate.

This role will be responsible for the design & architecture needs of protype restaurants, the end-to-end construction management of new corporate restaurants,

This role will be responsible for supporting the International Team with new market entries, applying and appropriately adapting global design standards. This will require close coordination with the regional and brand partner design teams. Further, the role will be a key thought partner in driving design innovation in the international business, continually improving both the aesthetic and the functional elements, while managing cost, time and quality.

This leadership role is responsible for the talent development of the design & architecture team, focusing on people development and a drive to win.

WHO YOU ARE

HUMBLE: You feel there is always opportunity to further your personal and professional growth.

HUNGRY: You have a fire in you to keep pursuing excellence, particularly in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

SMART: You have a high degree of emotional intelligence and a thirst for knowledge. You have the aptitude to work both independently and collaboratively, the talent to apply sound, strategic thinking and analysis to address a variety of business circumstances, and the capability to produce high-quality, detail-oriented work within a fast-paced environment.

SERVICE-MINDED: You consider others at every turn by exercising your responsibilities in an energetic, proactive and organized way.

ENTREPRENEURIAL: You work with an owner’s mentality when collaborating cross-functionally as you manage multiple concurrent projects from inception through execution.

BENEFITS

Flavor Perks:

  • Unlimited paid time off for exempt employees
  • One paid volunteer day of your choice
  • Competitive bonus structure for eligible roles
  • Team member stock purchase plan
  • Health savings or flexible spending account options
  • 401k – (dollar for dollar on the first 3% and then 50 cents on the dollar for the next 2% for team member contributions up to 5% of eligible compensation)
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Basic life and AD&D insurance provided
  • Pet insurance
  • Education Assistance
  • Wellness reimbursement program
  • Paid maternity and paternity leave

FUN IS THE BEST FLAVOR:

  • Lunch provided every Tuesday and Thursday in office
  • Work from home Fridays
  • Discount on Wingstop gift cards
  • Discounts at Under Armour, FitBit, NFL, and NHL
  • Discounted onsite dry cleaning
  • Onsite game room

Wingstop provides equal opportunities for everyone that works for us and everyone that applies to join our team, without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service, past, present, or future, in the uniformed services of the United States (military or veteran status), or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law.