Director, Store Design

Director, Store Design

sweetgreen is on a mission to build healthy communities by connecting people to real food. We passionately believe that real food should be convenient and accessible to everyone. Every day in each sweetgreen, our 5,000 team members make food from scratch, using fresh ingredients and produce delivered that morning. And in our local communities, we're committed to leaving people better than we found them. We're in the business of feeding people, and we're out to change what that means. Our teams are our most valuable ingredient, the heart of our company, the face of our brand, and what truly makes the sweetgreen experience special and unique.

The Director of Store Design is part of the Store Development Leadership Team, responsible for the creative vision, interior design, and design execution of the store design studio across the full project lifecycle, from prototype and site-specific design through permitting, construction, and turnover. This role owns Sweetgreen's interior design point of view — spatial planning, materials, finishes, furniture, fixtures, and equipment — with equal accountability for the architectural and engineering rigor that brings that vision to life. You will work closely with counterparts across the extended store development team, including Real Estate, Construction, and Facilities Management, and partner directly with Operations, Marketing, and Creative.

This position reports to the Chief Development Officer, with the expectation that you set a high bar for talent and lead the design team to deliver thoughtful, highly creative design solutions that elevate the brand while accommodating business considerations and functional goals within Sweetgreen's typically aggressive timelines.

As the Director of Store Design, you will

• Lead and inspire the design team to create high-quality, highly creative interior design and architectural solutions that align with current design strategies and Sweetgreen's design and brand standards, providing timely coaching, feedback, leadership support, and development opportunities to achieve design and business results
• Build a strong creative studio culture that encourages open discourse, collaboration, and critical thinking, bringing a passion for design that spans history, current trends in design, furniture, and fashion, along with technical understanding and hands-on detailing of materials and finishes common in the industry
• Own the interior design point of view for the brand — including space planning, materials, finishes, furniture, fixtures, lighting, and equipment — ensuring every restaurant delivers a distinctive, on-brand guest and team member experience
• Own the review and approval of all restaurant designs, including new and renovation projects, leading open-forum and offline design reviews