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Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with nearly $45 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 32,000 restaurants in more than 120 countries and territories.

RBI owns four of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands – TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES®, and FIREHOUSE SUBS®. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and communities for decades. Through its Restaurant Brands for Good framework, RBI is improving sustainable outcomes related to its food, the planet, and people and communities.

RBI is committed to growing the TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES® and FIREHOUSE SUBS® brands by leveraging their respective core values, employee and franchisee relationships, and long track records of community support. Each brand benefits from the global scale and shared best practices that come from ownership by Restaurant Brands International Inc.

Our opportunity:

The position contributes to the success of RBI's multiple restaurant concepts; Burger King, Popeyes, Tim Hortons, serving as a facilitator to oversee the implementation of the design standards and adapting the brand's guidelines for the APAC region.

With a focus on the Burger King, Tim Hortons, and Popeyes brands, the architectural or interior designer in this role will lead in creating great stores, upholding the guest experience, and showcasing the brands' personalities, emotional benefits, and values, in close partnership with the Director, Architecture & Design, APAC.

The position will train and monitor Franchisee teams on the different store formats and will review and approve exterior and interior designs for RBI's restaurant concepts.

RBI follows a 5 day, in-office work schedule to support collaboration. Candidates should be comfortable working onsite 5 days per week.

Your roles & responsibilities:

• Responsible for implementing and adapting RBI brand exterior and interior. image standards for new restaurants and remodels, including localizing materials specific to the region.
• Track design trends and regional material/contractor capabilities, applying this knowledge to material specification and contractor selection.
• Support new country entry franchisees on the design requirements and train local décor, furniture suppliers and architects.
• Support the franchisees with construction details by sketching and designing digital illustrations to help visualize design strategies. Provide innovative solutions to challenging project designs while implementing the brand's restaurant layout and design standards.
• Create and refine 3D visualizations of concepts.
• Review and approve layouts and designs for new restaurants and remodels for image compliance. Identify exceptions to the brand's image.
• Optimize restaurant capital expenditure investments and cross-functional coordination with Operations, Marketing, and Development to achieve an integrated solution.
• Travel to train and audit external vendors, franchisees, and design teams.
• Development approved furniture designs with Furniture and Décor suppliers.
• Collaborate with sustainability frameworks and design strategies for multiple projects of varying scales.

Your skills and experience:

• At least Bachelor's degree is required in Architecture or Interior Design. Environmental, Lighting and acoustic design studies are a plus.
• At least 5 years of experience in retail/hospitality/restaurant/QSR architecture design.
• Demonstrated exposure to APAC markets, or a strong working understanding of the region's diversity in building codes, climate conditions, material supply chains, and general contractor maturity.
• Well-informed on international and APAC design trends, with strong knowledge of the region's materials and general contractor landscape.
• Fluency, Excel, PowerPoint, AutoCAD, Sketchup, Enscape 3D.
• Experience with creating 3D models and generating high-quality renderings.
• Excellent communication and writing skills, with proven ability to perform well under pressure, tight deadlines, and multiple competing priorities.
• Ability to work on multiple projects at various stages.
• Experience in managing external architectural and design consultants is nice to have.
• Fluency in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator is preferred.
• Fluency in English.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, good organizational skills, and attention to details.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Please include a link to your online portfolio or attach digital examples of your design work to your application.

Benefits at all of our global offices are focused on physical, mental and financial wellness. We offer unique and progressive benefits, including a comprehensive global paid parental leave program that supports employees as they expand their families, free telemedicine and mental wellness support.

Restaurant Brands International and all of its affiliated companies (collectively, RBI) are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers that do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, provincial or federal laws, rules, or regulations. RBI's policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities upon request.