Design Manager

Foreground LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier design studio in Dubai is seeking a Design Manager to lead high-end interior design projects in the luxury residential and hospitality sectors. This role emphasizes creative direction, quality control, and mentorship of design teams. The ideal candidate will have 10-15 years of experience and a strong portfolio, demonstrating excellent concept development and leadership skills. A calm leadership style and prior UAE experience are preferred. Join a team dedicated to delivering bespoke environments.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience within high-end interior design.
• Strong portfolio of luxury residential and hospitality projects.
• Ability to translate creative vision into clear design direction.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee all interior design output across luxury portfolios.
• Maintain creative direction from concept through detailed design.
• Guide and mentor the design team and ensure quality control.

Skills

Creative direction

Leading design teams

Concept development

Space planning

Material selection

Job description

Our Client

Foreground is partnering with a boutique design-led luxury interior design studio based in Dubai. The studio operates at the highest end of the residential and hospitality market delivering highly bespoke environments defined by refined materiality, spatial clarity and rigorous attention to detail. As the practice continues to grow the leadership team is strengthening its design management capability to protect design integrity and elevate studio-wide output.

The Role

The Design Manager will lead and oversee all interior design output across the studio's luxury residential and hospitality portfolio. This role is responsible for maintaining creative direction from concept through detailed design ensuring consistency, quality and clarity of design intent across multiple projects.

The Design Manager will guide and mentor the design team, review all key deliverables prior to client issue and work closely with studio leadership to manage workloads, design standards and timelines. The position is firmly design-focused with accountability for leadership, coordination and quality control rather than business development.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will bring 10-15 years of experience within high-end interior design with a strong portfolio of luxury residential and hospitality projects. Proven experience leading and mentoring design teams is essential alongside excellent concept development, space planning and material selection capability.

Experience working in the UAE or wider GCC market is preferred. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong design judgment, a calm and structured leadership style and the ability to translate creative vision into clear, buildable design direction while maintaining uncompromising quality standards.