UX Design Manager – Global

As the UX Design Manager – Global, you will lead a high-performing team of designers across international markets, shaping the future of user experience for Pizza Hut’s digital products worldwide. This role requires strong collaboration with stakeholders and teams across multiple regions and time zones, ensuring seamless communication and alignment to deliver consistent, localized, and innovative experiences.

The Team

The US Pizza Hut® UX team is a mighty group of designers and researchers obsessed with delivering simple, impactful, and accessible experiences for our customers and partners. We’re passionate about pizza, people, and purpose.

We embrace challenge, encourage experimentation, and champion a customer-centered mindset in everything we do. Our mission? To feed more possibilities, and help Pizza Hut® lead with insight, empathy, and innovation.

“No One Out Pizzas the Hut”

Qualifications:

• 6 years of UX design experience, including leadership of multi-regional or global teams.

• Proven ability to lead and scale design operations across geographies.

• Strong portfolio showcasing storytelling, design thinking, and presentation skills.

• Expertise in UX disciplines: information architecture, user flows, wireframing, prototyping.

• Experience establishing and governing design systems with measurable impact on speed and quality, under the guidance of global design leadership. 

• Deep understanding of accessibility standards and inclusive design practices.

• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, and other product development methodologies.

• Outstanding communicator with a talent for turning complex ideas into straightforward, compelling stories.

• Strategic mindset with the ability to balance short-term execution and long-term vision.

Responsibilities:

• You bring positivity, adaptability, and attention to detail to everything you do, especially in dynamic, fast-paced environments. 

• You lead with passion and curiosity, inspiring teams to push boundaries and explore transformative design solutions.

• You coach and mentor individuals into high-performing, globally connected teams, fostering growth and collaboration. 

• You believe great ideas thrive through team support and shared ownership. 

• You champion design systems that accelerate delivery and elevate quality across markets. 

• You drive a global design strategy that balances consistency with regional relevance and cultural nuance. 

• You foster a collaborative, inclusive culture across distributed teams, promoting a culture of belonging. 

• You lead with data-informed and human-centered design principles aligned with business goals like conversion, engagement, and customer satisfaction. 

• You collaborate with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to define goals, shape roadmaps, and accelerate delivery. 

• You collaborate with product, engineering, marketing, and regional stakeholders to ensure cohesive and localized experiences. 

• You establish scalable workflows and governance models to support distributed design teams across time zones. 

• You promote continuous improvement in design processes and tools to optimize team performance and delivery. 

• You facilitate design workshops and stakeholder alignment sessions to ensure clarity, buy-in, and momentum. 

• You demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning, maintain curiosity, welcome constructive feedback, and strive to develop both your professional skills and leadership abilities in a dynamic global environment. 

• You roll up your sleeves when needed to support design execution and unblock teams.