Director, Product Design

Restaurant365 is a SaaS company disrupting the restaurant industry! Our cloud-based platform provides a unique, centralized solution for accounting and back-office operations for restaurants. Restaurant365’s culture is focused on empowering team members to produce top-notch results while elevating their skills. We’re constantly evolving and improving to make sure we are and always will be “Best in Class” ... and we want that for you too!
As the Director of Product Design, you will be responsible for the future of restaurant enterprise management, driving new initiatives, and setting a high standard for excellence across the design organization.  You will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary set of stakeholders and leadership. You will have the responsibility to help mature the Design Organization. This includes coordinating designers across product pillars to align the broader R365 product suite and acting as a mentor to various designers in the organization. 

How you'll add value:

• Strategically propel, craft, and safeguard R365’s Product Design team’s vision, steering the product design strategy and roadmap.
• Serve as a mentor and catalyst for growth, guiding a team of skilled Product Designers towards excellence.
• Champion collaboration and innovation within our design team, enhancing workflow integration throughout the organization.
• Govern the development of a comprehensive design system, establishing scalable and uniform design principles.
• Stay ahead of the curve by monitoring and adopting cutting-edge design trends, tools, and methodologies, affirming R365's leadership in design.
• Forge meaningful connections with key stakeholders, leveraging customer and partner insights to refine product design.
• Harness data and insights to shape and align the product roadmap with business objectives, ensuring strategic focus.
• Join forces with engineering leadership to envision, design, and deliver user-centric products that underscore value.
• Excel in a dynamic and adaptive work setting, tackling the design challenges of a diverse product portfolio.
• Engage with Customer Success and Go-to-Market teams, drawing on feedback to meet and exceed product design requirements.
• Attract, nurture, and retain a high-caliber team, fostering a culture of performance and innovation.
• Possess a keen ability to balance visionary thinking with meticulous attention to detail.
• Evangelize product design throughout the org and with customers
• Receive constructive feedback for the purposes of iterating and improving the product
• Other duties as assigned to drive the product and teams forward

What you'll need to be successful in this role:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or equally relevant degree or an equivalent combination of education and applicable work experience
• 5+ years of proven experience as a Design Manager or similar role
• 8+ years of hands-on experience as a Product Designer or similar Design role
• You have a strong portfolio of work you've led, designed, and shipped
• Strong team portfolio of design delivered under your leadership
• Experience at a Director level in a product strategy or product design role
• Experience at a high-growth tech company
• Strong business insight and judgment, team-orientated, and provides a collaborative and inclusive style work environment and team dynamic
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation communication skills with the ability to communicate sophisticated technical issues effectively and concisely to executives, team members and others
• Professional stature and gravitas to collaborate with and influence executives, leaders and team members with credibility and confidence
• High professional standards and expectations for self and others
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Experience at a high-growth B2B SaaS technology company
• B2B SaaS Vertical Ecosystem experience 
• Working knowledge of technology points in a restaurant (supply chain; Point of Sales; banking)
• Agile Methodology experience 
• Experience working in the restaurant industry 

R365 Team Member Benefits & Compensation

• This position has a salary range of $173K-$200K. The above range represents the expected salary range for this position. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic location. Restaurant365 focuses on equitable pay for our team and aims for transparency with our pay practices.
• Comprehensive medical benefits, 100% paid for employee
• 401k + matching
• Equity Option Grant
• Unlimited PTO + Company holidays
• Wellness initiatives

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