Director, Core Digital Platforms

Director of Core Digital Platforms

Our secret to leading the way in hospitality? We put our people first! At Shake Shack, our mission is to Stand For Something Good in all that we do. From our teams to our neighborhoods, we're committed to always doing the right thing. As one of the fastest-growing hospitality brands, we're all about crafting unforgettable experiences for our guests. We offer endless learning opportunities and the chance to make a lasting impact on our business, restaurants, and communities. As a member of the #ShackFam, you'll have access to hands-on mentorship, training, and growth potential, all in a fun and inclusive environment. Join us and Be a Part of Something Good.

Preferred location : Atlanta, GA Support Center (2 Ballpark Center, 800 Battery Ave SE Atlanta, GA) Hybrid : 3 days in office (Tue / Wed / Thu) Eligible locations : New York Support Center (225 Varick St. New York, NY) Atlanta, GA Support Center (2 Ballpark Center, 800 Battery Ave SE Atlanta, GA) Hybrid : 3 days in office (Tue / Wed / Thu)

Role Overview

This is a strategic and highly visible leadership role responsible for defining, operating, and scaling Shake Shacks foundational digital platforms including Shack Stack, Operator App, Kiosk Platform, AI Platform, and our technical product partner ecosystem. Reporting to VP Digital Technology & AI Engineering, the Director of Core Digital Platforms will serve as the technical owner of the foundational digital platforms, ensuring reliability, performance, security, and scalability, behind the scene, that powers our digital experiences. This role directly influences vendor roadmaps, shapes platform investment strategy, and enables new digital guest experiences through modular, extensible platform capabilities. This role is critical to scaling our digital capabilities as Shake Shack grows toward 1,500+ Shacks.

Key Responsibilities

• Set and communicate the vision and strategy for Shake Shacks core digital platforms; align roadmaps to business growth and guest experience goals.
• Lead, mentor, and motivate a high-performing team of Technical Platform Managers overseeing core systems including Shack Stack, Payments, OMS, Kiosk, Fraud, Identity, and Observability. Serve as the Technical Platform Owner for AI Platforms, providing strategic and hands-on leadership to drive performance, reliability, and innovation.
• Serve as the executive owner of foundational platform architecture, ensuring reliability, scalability, and seamless integration across internal APIs and partner systems.
• Influence and manage strategic vendor relationships (e.g., Okta, JTech / Sinch, Square, FreedomPay, Kount), ensuring joint accountability, roadmap alignment, and measurable outcomes.
• Define and drive reliability and resilience standards - uptime SLAs, MTTR, incident response playbooks, error budgets, observability frameworks.
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Digital Engineering, Restaurant Tech, and AI engineering teams to enable new digital capabilities and eliminate friction across the guest journey.
• Communicate platform health, performance insights, risk, and investment decisions with clarity to executive and operational stakeholders.

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Benefits at Shake Shack : A work environment where you can come as you are, share your ideas, have fun, and work collaboratively :

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About Us

Beginning as a hot dog cart in New York Citys Madison Square Park, Shake Shack was created by Danny Meyer, Founder and CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group and best-selling author of Setting the Table. Shack Fans lined up daily, making the cart a resounding success, and donating all proceeds back to the park beautification efforts. A permanent stand was eventually builtand the rest is Shack history! With our roots in fine dining and giving back to the community, we are committed to high quality food served with a high level of hospitality. Our team members enjoy a positive work environment that is deeply committed to the philosophy that we "Stand for Something Good." Shake Shack is an Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability (mental and physical), sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, gender expression, medical condition, genetic information, marital, military and veteran status.