Manager, International Restaurant Design & Development

Who is Taco Bell? 
 
Taco Bell was born and raised in California and has been around since 1962. We went from selling everyone’s favorite Crunchy Tacos on the West Coast to a global brand with 8,200+ restaurants, 350 franchise organizations, that serve 42+ million fans each week around the globe. We’re not only the largest Mexican-inspired quick service brand (QSR) in the world, we’re also part of the biggest restaurant group in the world: Yum! Brands.

Much of our fan love and authentic connection with our communities are rooted in being rebels with a cause. From ensuring we use high quality, sustainable ingredients to elevating restaurant technology in ways that hasn’t been done before… we will continue to be inclusive, bold, challenge the status quo and push industry boundaries.  

We’re a company that celebrates and advocates for different, has bold self-expression, strives for a better future, and brings the fun while we’re at it. We fuel our culture with real people who bring unique experiences. We inspire and enable our teams and the world to Live Más.

At Taco Bell, we’re Cultural Rebels. Want to join in on the passion-fueled fun? Learn more about the career below. 

About the Job: 
   
The Manager, International Restaurant Design & Development is a strategic design leader responsible for protecting, evolving, and scaling the brand experience across global markets. This role ensures that brand standards are executed with integrity while adapting to regional realities, development models, and capital constraints.

This leader partners closely with international franchisees, regional teams, and cross-functional partners in development, construction, operations, marketing, and executive leadership to deliver scalable, cost-effective, and culturally relevant design solutions that support aggressive global growth targets.

The role balances creative excellence, operational practicality, and financial discipline — ensuring the brand shows up consistently and powerfully across diverse markets.

The Day-to-Day: 
·    Lead and evolve international brand design standards across new builds, remodels, and non-traditional formats
·    Own the implementation of prototypical construction document sets for remodels and new builds, adapting tools to meet evolving customer/business needs and goals
·    Partner closely with Concept, Development, and Construction teams to align design intent, optimize CapEx, and lead value engineering initiatives
·    Manage project timelines, schedules, and pipelines across core initiatives and special projects to ensure on time delivery
·    Serve as the primary point of contact for communication across and coordination between in house teams, field partners, external consultants, suppliers, and franchise stakeholders
·    Communicate project ideas through the use of hand sketches, computer design tools such as 3D modeling, AutoCAD, BIM (Revit), Sketchup, Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign), Bluebeam Revu
·    Prepare and deliver executive level presentations that clearly articulate strategy, risks, trade offs, and recommendations
·    Build and maintain strong relationships with international franchisees and regional stakeholders.
·    Build strong relationships with international franchisees and regional stakeholders while championing accountability, collaboration, and brand integrity within the global design team

Is this you? 
·    Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design, or equivalent
·    8+ years of Architectural / Interior Design experience retail, hospitality, or restaurant design
·    Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi‑market or global brand initiatives, with the ability to create, manage, and deliver against project timelines
·    Strong interpersonal, executive communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively influence franchisee partners and senior stakeholders
·    Proven project management experience across Retail Interiors and Architecture initiatives
·    Effective people leadership capabilities, fostering collaboration, engagement, and a positive team culture
·    Strong financial acumen, including construction cost management, CapEx oversight, and value engineering
·    Proficiency in Excel and industry design tools such as Revit or AutoCAD, Photoshop, and SketchUp
·    Positive, collaborative mindset with a “work hard, play hard” approach, and a commitment to serving as an advocate for brand standards and recognition culture

Work-Hard, Play-Hard:

•    Hybrid work schedule and year-round flex day Friday Note: Remote/hybrid expectations will be discussed during the kickoff meeting with your Talent Advisor & HRBP. 
•    Onsite childcare through Bright Horizons