Interior Design Manager

ARK HR Management Consultancy; Dubai; On-site; AED 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ARK HR Management Consultancy is seeking an Interior Design Manager for a fast-growing, design-led hospitality group in the UAE. The role sits at the core of hotel development, overseeing design execution for new properties and leading refreshes for existing hotels, including branded residences and branded offices.

You will lead design development from concept to delivery, manage external consultants, safeguard brand identity, review layouts and FF&E specifications, balance creativity with cost

Qualifications

• Experience delivering lifestyle hotel projects.
• In-house at interior design firm or hotel owner/development team.
• Understanding hospitality brand DNA and guest experience fundamentals.
• Commercially aware with budget management.

Responsibilities

• Lead interior design development from concept through to project delivery.
• Manage and coordinate external design consultants, suppliers, and stakeholders.
• Safeguard brand identity across new builds, refurbishments, and asset enhancements.
• Review layouts, FF&E specifications, materials, and mock-ups.
• Ensure design intent is protected throughout construction and handover.
• Balance creativity with cost control, timelines, and value engineering.
• Work closely with development, project management, and operations teams.

Skills

Interior design

Project management

Brand identity

Stakeholder management

Budget management

FF&E review

Construction liaison

Job description

About the job Interior Design Manager

Interior Design Manager

We are conducting a search for an Interior Design Manager to join a fast-growing, design-led lifestyle hospitality group in the UAE which is now expanding into different parts of the MENA region.

This role sits at the core of hotel development for new and existing properties, ensuring every property delivers a strong, consistent, and commercially viable design identity. The role will be responsible for overseeing design execution for new properties and at the same time lead interior refreshers for existing hotels in line with the brand DNA. The scope will include the brands branded residences and branded offices.

In this role, you'll:

• Lead interior design development from concept through to project delivery
• Manage and coordinate external design consultants, suppliers, and stakeholders
• Safeguard brand identity across new builds, refurbishments, and asset enhancements
• Review layouts, FF&E specifications, materials, and mock-ups
• Ensure design intent is protected throughout construction and handover
• Balance creativity with cost control, timelines, and value engineering
• Work closely with development, project management, and operations teams

This is a hands‑on role requiring both creative judgement and structured project governance.

You'll thrive in this role if you:

• Have experience delivering lifestyle or design-forward hotel projects
• Are currently in-house at a reputable interior design firm, or part of a hotel owners development/design team
• Understand hospitality brand DNA and guest experience fundamentals
• Are commercially aware and comfortable managing budgets
• Demonstrate strong stakeholder management and presentation capability
• Can confidently manage multiple projects simultaneously