Head | Luxury Interior Design & Design Studio | Future Ready Design

Wikilabs India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Wikilabs India seeks a Design Leader (Interior Designer) with 15 to 25 years of experience in luxury hospitality and residential projects to spearhead a world-class design studio in Bengaluru, India.

You will own the complete design journey from vision and concept through development, procurement coordination, execution, and final handover, while building a globally admired design language and brand.

Qualifications

• 15 to 25 years of leadership experience in luxury interior design.
• Portfolio showing iconic luxury developments across international markets.
• Strong understanding of premium materials, finishes, furniture, lighting, and bespoke product design.
• Ability to transform ambitious concepts into iconic projects and build a scalable design studio.

Responsibilities

• Lead the complete design journey from concept to commissioning.
• Build and mentor a world-class multidisciplinary design team.
• Collaborate with architects, consultants, and manufacturers to realize concepts.
• Establish scalable design systems, processes, and quality standards.

Skills

Leadership

Interior design

Global exposure

Brand building

Team management

Luxury design

Job description

We are looking for Design Leader (Interor Designer) in Luxury Segment.

Our client is building one of the most admired luxury design studios, creating iconic interiors for ultra-luxury residences, branded residences, resorts, hotels, and lifestyle destinations.

We are looking for a design leadernot just an Interior Designer.

Someone who can imagine spaces that don't exist yet, transform ideas into timeless experiences, and own every stage of the journeyfrom the first sketch to the final handover.

This is a role for a visionary, a builder, and a relentless executor.

Our client is one of the leading luxury real estate developers with an in-house boutique design studio dedicated to creating world-class, future-ready luxury spaces. The studio is responsible for conceptualizing and delivering iconic interiors and design experiences across ultra-luxury residences, branded residences, resorts, hotels, villas, clubhouses, and mixed-use developments.

This is a leadership opportunity for an exceptional design professional who can combine creativity, innovation, commercial understanding, and execution excellence to build one of India's most respected luxury interior design studios.

The successful candidate will own the complete design lifecyclefrom vision and concept creation through design development, procurement coordination, execution, and final handoverwhile building a globally admired design language.

Position Summary

We are looking for an accomplished Interior Design Leader with 15 to 25 years of experience in luxury hospitality and residential projects across multiple international markets.

The ideal candidate should possess an exceptional design sensibility, global exposure, strong leadership capability, and the ability to transform ambitious concepts into iconic projects.

Beyond being an outstanding designer, this individual should be a buildersomeone capable of scaling a high-performance design studio, nurturing creative talent, developing global design partnerships, and establishing a distinctive luxury design brand.

The ideal candidate will have:

• 15 to 25 years of leadership experience in luxury interior design.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale luxury hospitality and residential projects.
• Exposure to multiple international markets such as the UAE, Europe, North America, Southeast Asia, or other global design hubs.
• A portfolio showcasing iconic luxury developments.
• Strong understanding of premium materials, finishes, furniture, lighting, and bespoke product design.
• Experience collaborating with internationally renowned architects, consultants, and luxury brands.
• Exceptional design aesthetics and storytelling capability.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate design vision into executable projects.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and large project portfolios.

What You'll Own

• Lead the complete design journeyfrom concept to commissioning.
• Create future-ready luxury experiences that redefine modern living.
• Design iconic interiors and curated environments across hospitality and residential projects.
• Drive innovation in materials, lighting, furniture, finishes, technology integration, wellness, and sustainable luxury.
• Collaborate with architects, landscape designers, engineers, procurement, and execution teams to bring concepts to life.
• Build and mentor a world-class multidisciplinary design team.
• Establish scalable design systems, processes, and quality standards.
• Partner with global brands, artisans, consultants, and manufacturers to create differentiated luxury experiences.
• Deliver projects that become benchmarks in design, functionality, and customer experience.

Who We're Looking For

A leader who:

• Thinks five years ahead of today's design trends.
• Balances creativity with flawless execution.
• Is equally comfortable in the design studio and on project sites.
• Inspires teams, challenges conventions, and builds a culture of design excellence.
• Takes complete ownership and delivers without waiting to be told.
• Has the ambition to build a globally respected luxury design brand.