Menucoster

MenuWise is a long-running B2B SaaS platform used by professional kitchens and foodservice operators. We are rebuilding the product with a strong focus on correctness, governance, and long-term system integrity.

This is not a brand, marketing, or consumer UX role.

MenuWise is a New Zealand–based product that has historically grown through direct operator relationships rather than public marketing or social media. We are rebuilding the platform quietly and deliberately before increasing our public presence. This role is about shaping the system itself, not promoting it.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for a senior product designer who is comfortable working on:

• dense, data-heavy interfaces
• constrained workflows
• enterprise tables and forms

• products where being correct matters more than being expressive

   

Scope & mandate

This is a full-time role with an initial 3-month systems mandate.

During the first 3 months, your focus will be to:

• define and enforce core design rules
• establish what must never vary
• set canonical interaction patterns (view / edit / read-only)
• bring consistency and safety to complex workflows

Long-term continuation depends on fit and impact.

What you will do

• Own system and interaction rules across core product surfaces
• Design and document canonical patterns for:
  • tables
  • inline editing
  • validation and error handling
  • state transitions
• Say “no” when designs violate correctness or long-term consistency
• Work closely with engineering on predictable, safe UX
• Leave the system more constrained and safer than you found it

What you will not do

• Brand or marketing design
• Visual experimentation or expressive UI
• Colour or typography definition (handled separately)

If you enjoy aesthetic exploration or storytelling-led design, this role will not be satisfying.

Why this role is difficult

MenuWise is intentionally designed to be constrained.
Success here depends on restraint, systems thinking, and comfort with saying “no”.

If you prefer expressive palettes, visual exploration, or marketing-led UX, this role will feel frustrating rather than rewarding.

What we’re looking for (experience)

You likely have:

• 7–12+ years designing SaaS or internal tools
• experience with enterprise, fintech, ERP, govtech, or regulated systems
• strong opinions about constraints, invariants, and correctness
• comfort blocking ideas that feel “nice” but are unsafe

• experience designing tables and workflows, not just screens

   

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