Interior Design Director
Job Fit Check
Base Career helps you apply smarter for this job.
Key skills for this role
Role Overview
The studio is seeking an experienced and highly accomplished Design Director.
This is a senior leadership opportunity focused on delivering high-end interior projects.
The successful candidate will provide creative leadership, mentor design teams, and maintain a strong design vision with clients and senior stakeholders.
Key Skills for This Role
Full Job Posting
Company Context
The employer is a globally recognized interior design studio with an international design practice.
The role is based with the studio's Dubai team.
Position Overview
The studio is seeking an experienced and highly accomplished Design Director.
This is a senior leadership opportunity focused on delivering high-end interior projects.
The successful candidate will provide creative leadership, mentor design teams, and maintain a strong design vision with clients and senior stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead creative direction and design vision across multiple interior design projects.
- Oversee projects from concept development through design development, documentation, and delivery.
- Develop design concepts aligned with client objectives, project requirements, and studio standards.
- Lead client presentations and represent the studio in senior design discussions.
- Manage relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and project stakeholders.
- Review and approve proposals, presentations, material palettes, FF&E selections, drawings, and specifications.
- Ensure consistency, quality, and design integrity across project stages.
- Lead and mentor senior and junior members of the design team.
- Collaborate with project managers, architects, consultants, and other disciplines.
- Contribute to business development, pitches, proposals, and new project opportunities.
- Represent the studio at industry events, client meetings, and professional forums.
- Monitor global design trends, materials, technology, and opportunities in hospitality and luxury design.
Candidate Profile
- Degree or professional qualification in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Architecture, or a related discipline.
- Significant experience in a leading interior design consultancy or international design studio.
- Proven track record delivering high-end hospitality projects.
- Strong creative vision with excellent technical and commercial awareness.
- Experience leading design teams and managing multiple projects.
- Exceptional presentation, communication, and client-facing skills.
- Strong knowledge of materials, FF&E, detailing, specifications, and design documentation.
- Ability to balance creative ambition with programme, budget, and project requirements.
- Strong understanding of international design standards and best practices.
- Excellent leadership, collaboration, and mentoring abilities.
What the Studio Offers
- A senior leadership position within a globally recognized design practice.
- The opportunity to lead prestigious projects across the region and internationally.
- A highly creative and collaborative studio environment.
- The opportunity to shape design direction and contribute to the growth of the Dubai studio.
- Career development and exposure to an international network of design professionals.
Apply for this job in 1 click
Skip the repetitive application forms
Install the Base Career Chrome Extension and autofill job applications across major job boards with your profile.
Trusted by over 500,000 job seekers on Base Career
More from this employer
More jobs at Ignite Search and Selection
Accountant
, UAE
The employer is hiring an Accountant for an automotive business in Abu Dhabi. The role requires experience across accounts receivable, accounts payable, bank reconciliations, general ledger, forecasting, and financial re
Contracts director - Data Centre
, UAE
The employer is seeking an experienced Contracts Director specializing in data centre development and mission-critical facilities. The role leads commercial strategy, complex negotiations, contract governance, and risk m
Contracts director - Data Centre
, UAE
The employer is seeking a Contracts Director to lead commercial and contractual strategy for data centre development and expansion programmes. The role covers complex infrastructure agreements, negotiations, contract gov
Commercial Director (Head Office)
, UAE
The employer is seeking a Commercial Director to lead pre-contract strategy, contractual negotiations, cost governance, and specialist subcontractor procurement for major infrastructure and building projects. Candidates
Interior Design Director
, UAE
The studio is seeking an Interior Design Director to lead creative direction across high-end hospitality and luxury interior projects. The role oversees projects from concept through delivery, develops client relationshi
Talent Acquisition specialist- Construction
, UAE
The employer is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to manage recruitment across UAE and African markets for a construction company. The role covers sourcing, screening, stakeholder coordination, talent pipelines, an
Operations Director
, UAE
The employer is seeking an Operations Director to lead business operations, multi-project delivery, resource allocation, commercial performance, and senior stakeholder relationships across the UAE. Candidates need 20+ ye
Interior Design Director
, UAE
A globally recognized interior design studio seeks an experienced Design Director for its Dubai team. The role involves leading creative direction, mentoring design teams, and managing high-end hospitality projects. Cand
Accountant
, UAE
Contracts director - Data Centre
, UAE
Contracts director - Data Centre
, UAE
Commercial Director (Head Office)
, UAE
Interior Design Director
, UAE
Talent Acquisition specialist- Construction
, UAE
Operations Director
, UAE
Interior Design Director
, UAE