Manager, Global Brand, Design

InterContinental Hotels Group; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Hybrid work in Atlanta

Job summary

InterContinental Hotels Group is seeking a senior hospitality design professional to support global brand design strategy and scalable delivery across the portfolio. You will translate brand strategy into practical applications for owners, developers and design teams, driving cost efficiency and consistent execution.

With 4–6 years of hospitality design experience, you will lead design workstreams, manage external partners, and ensure alignment with brand standards.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in hospitality design, interior design, architecture, brand design or related field.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating design judgment and ability to translate strategy into built or scalable design solutions.
• Experience managing design partners and cross-functional stakeholders in a matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable design solutions and tools translating brand strategy for owners, developers, and design teams.
• Collaborate with Design, Development, Procurement, Brand Delivery, F&B and Operations to improve build cost and speed to market.
• Evaluate concepts for alignment with brand standards and guest experience; provide clear direction.
• Lead design workstreams for initiatives including renovation strategies and growth programs.
• Manage external design partners, briefs, reviews, and budgets.
• Monitor design trends to keep brands relevant and competitive.

Skills

Interior design

Brand design

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in interior design / related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Design software

Job description

Responsible for supporting global brand design strategy and scalable design delivery across the portfolio, developing creative, commercially grounded solutions that strengthen brand distinction, improve owner economics and enable consistent execution across new-build, conversion and renovation projects.

Your day to day

• Develop and refine scalable design solutions, prototypes, guidance and tools that translate brand strategy into practical applications for owners, developers and design teams
• Partner with Design, Development, Procurement, Brand Delivery, F&B and Operations teams to improve build cost, speed to market and ease of execution without compromising brand distinction
• Evaluate design concepts and project applications for alignment with brand strategy, guest experience and brand standards, providing clear and actionable creative direction
• Lead or support design workstreams for priority initiatives including design development, conversion strategies, renovation solutions, design collections and other growth-enabling programs
• Manage external design partners, consultants and agencies, including briefing, creative review, deliverables, schedules and budget coordination
• Monitor competitive design, hospitality and lifestyle trends to identify opportunities that keep our brands relevant, differentiated and commercially competitive

What we need from you

• Bachelors or Masters degree in interior design, architecture, industrial design, hospitality design or a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 4-6 years of experience in hospitality design, interior design, architecture, brand design or a related field
• Strong portfolio demonstrating design judgment, concept development and the ability to translate creative strategy into built or scalable design solutions
• Experience working across multiple project types
• Strong understanding of design documentation, materials, FF&E, procurement considerations and the commercial realities of design development
• Experience effectively managing design partners, consultants and cross-functional stakeholders in a matrixed organization
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, schedules, deliverables and priorities
• Strong written, verbal and visual communication skills, with the ability to articulate design rationale clearly to creative and non-creative audiences
• Hospitality, lifestyle or upper-upscale hotel design experience preferred; proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and relevant design software is a plus

Location - Our hybrid work structure is an expectation of three (3) days a week in the Atlanta office. This expectation may be adjusted to evolve with the changing needs of the business.

The salary range for this role is $90,000 to $100,000. This role is also eligible for bonus pay. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401K, and other benefits to employees.