Byte by Yum! is the technology organization behind Yum! Brands, enabling global platforms used by iconic brands such as KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut. As a Senior Designer I, you will lead the design of complex POS workflows and features that directly impact restaurant efficiency and staff experience.
Responsibilities:
- Lead UX design for complex POS features and workflows from discovery through delivery
- Translate operational and business requirements into clear, intuitive user experiences
- Drive experience strategy within assigned POS feature areas, aligning design decisions to user, operational, and business outcomes
- Define interaction patterns, workflows, and reusable components that scale across use cases and markets
- Apply principles of simplicity, consistency, error prevention, and recovery across all designs
- Independently resolve complex UX problems using sound judgment where precedent may not exist
- Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Research to align on scope, tradeoffs, and feasibility
- Contribute to and refine shared design systems, patterns, and documentation
- Clearly communicate design rationale and tradeoffs to cross-functional partners
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in UX or product design for complex software systems
- Strong portfolio demonstrating ownership of end-to-end UX for sophisticated workflows
- Proven ability to independently lead design work with minimal supervision
- Experience selecting and applying appropriate design methods to solve complex problems
- Demonstrated ability to influence design decisions within a product area
- Proficiency with standard design and collaboration tools (e.g., Figma, usability testing tools, design systems)
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills
- Experience designing POS, transactional, or enterprise operational systems
- Experience designing products used across multiple markets or localized contexts