Associate Director – High‑End Workplace Design (Hybrid)

The Crowd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Bonus scheme

Professional development

Social and wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

The Crowd is seeking an Associate Director to lead its growing workplace team in a hybrid environment. You will steer large-scale, design-led fit-out and high-end corporate workplace projects, balancing exceptional design with commercial acumen and strategic business development.

You will shape the studio’s workplace offering, nurture key client relationships, and contribute to wider strategic and financial decisions, with scope to progress toward Director level.

Qualifications

• Associate Director-level experience within an architecture or interior design practice.
• Proven experience leading large-scale fit-out, Category B and high-end workplace projects.
• Strong portfolio of corporate headquarters or other design-led commercial environments.
• Demonstrable client-facing experience, including ownership of senior client relationships.
• Track record of winning new business and developing industry relationships, particularly on the occupier side.
• Experience leading and mentoring multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong commercial awareness, including fee proposals, project budgeting and resource management.
• Knowledge of sustainability standards and wellbeing accreditations.
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of large-scale workplace projects from concept through to completion.
• Provide creative direction across concept development, design language, material selection and project storytelling.
• Work closely with the senior team to develop and evolve the studio’s offering.
• Lead workplace strategy, client presentations, pitches and new business opportunities.
• Build and maintain relationships with occupiers, project managers, agents, cost consultants and industry partners.
• Lead, mentor and develop multidisciplinary teams of architects, interior designers and FF&E specialists.
• Oversee project programmes, budgets, resources and commercial performance.
• Collaborate across architecture and interiors to deliver integrated, design-led solutions.
• Champion sustainability, wellbeing and high standards of design quality throughout project delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Client management

Design leadership

Portfolio development

Job description

The Crowd is seeking an Associate Director to lead its growing workplace team in a hybrid environment. You will steer large-scale, design-led fit-out and high-end corporate workplace projects, balancing exceptional design with commercial acumen and strategic business development.

You will shape the studio’s workplace offering, nurture key client relationships, and contribute to wider strategic and financial decisions, with scope to progress toward Director level.