General Manager-Design

Livspace; Surat; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Livspace in Surat, Gujarat, invites applications for a General Manager - Design. You will own the region's revenue, lead a growing city team of design professionals, and drive key initiatives from product launches to customer experience enhancements.

You will shape the design closure quality of Livspace catalogue products, track KPIs like sales penetration, customer satisfaction, and team performance, and act as the city voice to drive continuous improvements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6–7 years in interior fit-out operating role
• Experience leading revenue-generating teams
• Strong attention to detail and communication skills
• Structured thinking and analytical ability in a fast-paced startup environment
• Proven leadership and people management skills
• Deep understanding of interior fit-out industry and market trends
• Ability to hire, retain and motivate a diverse team

Responsibilities

• Own regional revenue and KPIs
• Lead and develop the city design/business team
• Drive product launches, process improvements and category expansion
• Ensure design closures and quality across Livspace catalogue products
• Be the voice of the city for Livspace feedback and improvements

Skills

Leadership

Design knowledge

Communication

Analytical ability

Team management

Customer empathy

Startup adaptability

Education

B.Arch or equivalent

MBA (advantage)

Job description

As a General Manager - Design, you will own the revenue of a region and manage the critical growth and performance metrics of both the business and people. You will take complete ownership of business critical initiatives - product launches, internal process improvements, category expansion, vendor base etc.

• Contribute actively to business decisions through both qualitative inputs and in-depth quantitative analysis.
• Have a strong understanding of both the design requisites and customer experience required to maximize business results.
• Developing, leading, motivating and managing a young and ambitious city team (cohort of Business / Design Managers, Territory Area Managers, Designers, DPs, LPs etc on a day to day basis).
• Developing the ecosystem for successful Design experience both for the internal teams and the customers.
• Own the quality of Design Closure of Livspace catalogue products (Kitchen, Wardrobe, Storages, Furniture & Decor) and essential home improvement services for the region.
• Ability to drive and meet KPIs such as - successful and timely design sign-offs, snag-free / error free designs, sales / category penetration, C-sat - happy customer experience, E-sat - happy team members.
• Be the voice of the city and customer inside Livspace, so that constant feedback comes in and helps Livspace improve continuously.

External Skills And Expertise

• B.Arch or equivalent degree Or comparable degree in Arch/Design. MBA would be an added advantage.
• Typically spent at least 6 to 7 years in an interior fit-out business, operating role managing a revenue generating team(s) or selling design products/services through a bunch of designers.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to convey business requirements and needs in a clear, concise, and effective manner.
• Structured thought process and strong analytical ability, determined to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Strong leadership and people management skills (direct team reporting in past roles a must)
• Possesses significant personal and professional drive to continuously improve the standing of Design and Design experience.
• Deep understanding of interior fit-out industry, processes, market trends etc.
• Strong leadership: Hire, retain, motivate, and look after a diverse team of BMs, TAMs, IDs, LPs etc.
• Tracking and training: Training and actively coaching the team on the job. Track strong and weak performance and course correct. Reward appropriately.
• Customer empathy: appreciate the nature of the customer problem and be a trustworthy, knowledgeable partner.
• Be the Livspace leader in the representative region. Be hungry, humble and lean.