Senior Manager - Interior Design

ARK People Solutions; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality design firm in Dubai is seeking a Senior Manager for Interior Design to oversee the design execution of new properties and refresh existing hotels. The ideal candidate has experience in delivering lifestyle hotel projects and comes from an interior design background or hotel development team. This hands-on role requires strong stakeholder management and creativity, ensuring consistent brand identity across all design aspects. Attractive compensation and growth opportunities available.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with hotel design projects.
• Current position in an interior design firm or hotel development team.
• Understanding of hospitality brand DNA.
• Commercially aware with budget management capability.
• Strong stakeholder management and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Lead interior design development from concept to delivery.
• Manage external design consultants and stakeholders.
• Ensure brand identity is protected across all projects.
• 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

Experience delivering lifestyle or design-forward hotel projects

Strong stakeholder management

Budget management

Creativity in design

Brand identity

Hospitality design

Communication

Job description

Senior Manager - Interior Design

We are conducting a search for a SeniorManager - Interior Design 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