Senior Associate / Associate Lead – Workplace Design

Zyeta; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and incentive

Open leave policy and flexible time‑off

Travel support and project-site meals

Wellness programs

Learning and upskilling opportunities

Career growth and leadership roles

Job summary

Zyeta, a world-class workplace design-and-build firm, is seeking a Senior Associate / Associate Lead - Workplace Design to lead design for assigned projects, mentor a team, and ensure quality from concept through on-site execution.

You will represent the team's vision in client interactions, drive space planning, material palettes, and FF&E decisions, and collaborate with architects, engineers, and contractors. Proficiency in Revit, SketchUp, Photoshop, and strong leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in interior design or related field.
• 8–12 years of experience in corporate interiors / workplace design.
• Portfolio of delivered enterprise-scale workplace projects with design ownership.
• Proficiency in SketchUp, Revit, and Photoshop.
• Proven ability to lead client presentations and contribute to pitches.
• Project management exposure and commercial fluency around budgets, timelines, and procurement.

Responsibilities

• Set design direction on assigned projects through value engineering and site realities.
• Own decisions on space planning, materials, and detailing with client alignment.
• Mentor designers, allocate work, review outputs, and develop judgment.
• Lead design reviews and ensure documentation quality across the project.
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, and contractors to maintain alignment with design intent.
• Lead client presentations and design workshops to drive decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Client presentations

Team mentoring

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in interior design or related field

Tools

Revit

SketchUp

Photoshop

Illustrator

PowerPoint

Excel

BIM tools

Job description

Designing the Future of Workspaces. Delivering Excellence.

Zyeta is a world-class, integrated workplace design-and-build firm that delivers human-centric, technology-enabled, and future-ready workspaces for leading organizations.

Our multidisciplinary teams across design, architecture, engineering, project management, and strategy collaborate to deliver high-impact workplace solutions across diverse industries and geographies.

At Zyeta, we are driven by quality, innovation, sustainability, and client success. We create workplaces that inspire people, enable businesses, and shape the future of work.

Your success is our blueprint. Let’s build the future of work-together.

About Role :

The Senior Associate / Associate Lead - Workplace Design serves as the design lead for assigned projects, combining hands-on design involvement with strong team leadership.

In this role, you will lead and mentor a team of designers, maintain high design standards from concept development through documentation and on-site execution, and act as the senior design authority for the project. You will represent and articulate the team’s creative vision in client interactions, guiding day-to-day discussions with confidence, clarity, and strategic perspective.

Key Responsibilities:

• Set the design direction on assigned projects and hold it through value engineering, procurement, and site realities.
• Own the decisions on space planning, material palettes, and detailing where priorities compete, and explain the rationale to clients and internal teams.
• Help shape the studio's design standards through the quality of work and the rigour of the reviews you run.
• Act as the senior design counterpart in day-to-day client interactions - understanding their business goals, workplace strategy, and cultural ambitions, and translating them into a spatial vision.
• Lead client presentations and design workshops, and steer conversations toward decisions.
• Build trust through clarity, responsiveness, and follow-through across the design lifecycle.
• Lead the design content of pitches and pursuits, working alongside the Director on the overall narrative.
• Lead and mentor the designers on your projects - allocating work, reviewing output, and building their judgment.
• Run design reviews and critiques that sharpen the work and raise the team's level.
• Set expectations on quality, pace, and accountability, and coach people to meet them.
• Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and performance conversations for your team.

Concept to Execution

• Own the concept package end to end: space planning, material and finish strategy and furniture.
• Oversee mood boards, 3D visualisation, and presentation packages, and set the standard for how ideas are communicated.
• Drive space plans that balance workflow, ergonomics, density, and culture, and that make the most of every square foot.
• Approve material and finish specifications against aesthetic, performance, safety, and sustainability criteria.

Commercial and Delivery Ownership

• Build and track project design budgets and timelines, and make cost-conscious decisions without diluting design intent.
• Guide sourcing and procurement of materials and furnishings within agreed commercial parameters.
• Partner with architects, engineers, contractors, and consultants to keep execution aligned to design intent.
• Direct the production of drawings, specifications, and documentation for construction and permitting, and hold the team to documentation quality.
• Lead site inspections and quality reviews, resolving issues on site with authority and speed.

What We Are Looking For:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in interior design or a related field.
• 8-12 years of experience in corporate interiors / workplace design, including experience leading project teams.
• A portfolio of delivered enterprise-scale workplace projects where you held design ownership.
• Proficiency in SketchUp, Revit, and Photoshop.
• Proven ability to lead client presentations and contribute to pitches.
• Project management exposure and commercial fluency around budgets, timelines, and procurement.
• Strong problem-solving instincts and rigorous attention to detail.
• Active engagement with industry trends, innovations, and best practices - through workshops, seminars, and conferences.

Technical Knowledge:

• Workplace Interior Design & Corporate Workplace Planning
• Concept Development & Design Direction
• Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E) Planning
• Materials, Finishes & Specification Development
• Design-Build / Commercial Interior Fit-out
• Design Intent & Site Execution
• Client Presentation & Design Storytelling
• Quality Control & Design Review
• Sustainability & Workplace Design Standards
• Design Project Planning, Budget & Timeline Management

Tools:

• Revit
• SketchUp
• Adobe Illustrator
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Excel
• BIM / Design Coordination Tools

Employee Benefits & Perks:

• Competitive compensation and performance-based incentives
• Open leave policy and employee-friendly time-off practices
• Travel support and project-site meals, where applicable
• Employee wellness programs
• Learning, development and upskilling opportunities
• Career growth and leadership opportunities
• Exposure to large-scale commercial and workplace projects
• Employee engagement activities, team outings and celebrations
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment

Why Join Zyeta?

Join Zyeta to be part of a high-performance, collaborative environment where you can work on impactful projects, collaborate with diverse teams, and build expertise across your area of specialisation. At Zyeta, we encourage ownership, continuous learning, innovation, and career growth while creating opportunities to make a meaningful impact.