Design Director - Workplace Strategy & Growth

IA; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

IA’s London studio seeks a Design Director to lead design across workplace projects, strengthen client partnerships and support growth across the UK, EMEA and MENA. You will shape a clear design vision and guide teams from strategy through delivery.

Working with studio leadership, PMs and technical leads, you will connect design ambition with client goals, budgets and schedules while promoting IA’s design excellence and innovation, including AI-enabled workflows.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of workplace design projects from concept to delivery.
• Strong ability to translate business goals into design outcomes.
• Excellent client relationship management and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead design across workplace projects and guide teams.
• Develop opportunities with leadership across EMEA and US.
• Oversee design quality, client storytelling and presentations.
• Collaborate with PMs and technical leads to align design with budgets and schedules.
• Mentor designers and lead design reviews.

Skills

Workplace design leadership

Client relationship management

Business development

Mentoring designers

Project leadership

Education

Architecture or interior design

Tools

AI-enabled design tools

Visualization tools

Job description

IA’s London studio seeks a Design Director to lead design across workplace projects, strengthen client partnerships and support growth across the UK, EMEA and MENA. You will shape a clear design vision and guide teams from strategy through delivery.

Working with studio leadership, PMs and technical leads, you will connect design ambition with client goals, budgets and schedules while promoting IA’s design excellence and innovation, including AI-enabled workflows.