Design Director

HBA / Hirsch Bedner Associates; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

HBA / Hirsch Bedner Associates in Mumbai seeks a Design Director to lead multiple luxury hospitality projects from concept to completion. You will oversee the creative vision, manage the design team, and ensure brand-consistent visuals across all outputs.

The role requires a strong track record in high-end hospitality or residential interiors, excellent leadership, and outstanding client communication to translate concepts into compelling solutions.

Qualifications

• 12+ years as a senior designer in architecture/interior design, focused on luxury hospitality or private residential projects.
• Proven track record delivering high quality, award-worthy design outputs.
• Strong leadership to hire, mentor and inspire a creative team.
• Excellent communication to present concepts and align stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Distill client needs into elegant design solutions for hospitality projects.
• Lead creative vision and output quality across the design team.
• Present ideas clearly to clients and internal teams.
• Manage and develop the creative team, ensuring strong leadership.
• Ensure consistency with brand standards across all visuals and outputs.
• Oversee multiple projects from concept to completion with deadlines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members and stakeholders.

Skills

Interior design

Leadership

Client relationships

Team management

Concept pitching

Education

Interior architecture qualification

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

SketchUp

Job description

About this role:

This role is based in our Mumbai office and you will be a key member of our wider Studio HBA team. The portfolio across India and South East Asia includes projects for major hotel operators and developers.

Job Summary:

As the Design Director, you will need to have strong experience in leading and coordinating multiple hospitality projects from concept design inception to completion. Project management for interior design projects in order to effectively lead the project operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Distill abstract business concepts and client needs into elegant creative solutions.
• Take responsibility for the creative vision and the standard of output across team members who work under them.
• Pitch ideas confidently and present the creative vision clearly to clients, as well as communicate in the same manner to members of the creative team.
• Have strong people management and leadership skills in order to hire, develop, and inspire the creative team
• Ensure that all of the organization’s or clients creative output/visuals are consistent with the overall brand.
• Lead multiple projects from conception to completion in accordance with deadlines.
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.

Requirements:

• A recognized interior or Architecture qualification.
• A minimum of 12 yrs of experience as a senior level designer with Architecture/ Interior design organization, working on luxury and/or premium hospitality and Private residential projects.
• A proven track record in delivering good quality designed projects.
• Strong in team management and leadership skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills to clearly and effectively communicate the creative vision, concepts, ideas, and solutions to stakeholders, internal teams, and clients.
• Extensive supervisory experience (including leadership, team-building, and delegation) leading and managing a creative team.
• Based in Mumbai or ready to relocate.

We promise you a career in the world of luxury design as you would be working in the hospitality design firm that is ranked No.1 in the world. You would expect to work with the best and develop your skills and career along the way. That is why we are also looking to recruit the most talented in the industry to join us!

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