Senior Interior Design Manager (Luxury Residential)

The Crowd; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International travel

Job summary

The Crowd is seeking a Senior Interior Design Manager to join its New York team. You will lead large-scale, luxury residential projects, mentor a small design team, and coordinate with consultants, contractors, and vendors to deliver exceptional results.

You will balance design integrity with technical execution while maintaining strong client relationships and stakeholder management across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in high-end residential interior design.
• Proven experience leading large-scale, super-prime residential projects.
• Confident, positive leader with mentoring skills.
• Strong instruction and coordination with internal teams and clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-end, large-scale residential projects from concept through delivery.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, and construction administration.
• Mentor and develop a small design team.
• Coordinate with external project teams, consultants, and vendors.
• Lead client meetings and site walks, representing the studio.
• Ensure design integrity, quality and detailing throughout delivery.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Client relations

Interior design

Communication

Education

Interior architecture background

Tools

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Studio Designer

Job description

The Crowd is excited to be partnering with one of the most sought-after architecture and interior design studios in the industry, who are looking for an accomplished and highly personable Senior Interior Design Manager with extensive project management experience to join their growing New York team. This is a rare opportunity to join a studio that sits at the forefront of the international luxury design world, with an exceptional reputation for its work, people and culture.

The role will form part of a progressive, inclusive and collaborative senior leadership team and will be responsible for delivering large-scale, extremely high-specification luxury residential projects. In addition, you will manage a small team of designers, whilst coordinating internal and external stakeholders, including consultants, contractors and vendors.

The role will take ownership of large scale, complex, design-led projects, balancing design integrity, technical execution, project management and client expectations throughout. You’ll be comfortable taking responsibility and solving problems, while ensuring the quality and ambition of the design remains at the heart of every project. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills are essential, as you will act as a key point of contact for clients and external project teams, building strong relationships and ensuring projects are delivered seamlessly and to an exceptional standard.

You will be an accomplished project leader with strong experience managing both people and projects, but just as importantly, you’ll be someone who enjoys working with people. You’ll be approachable, positive and engaging with a natural ability to bring people together and get the best out of a team. Helping to create a team environment where people feel supported and motivated.

This is an opportunity to join one of the industry’s most desirable studios at an exciting stage of its growth. You will join a team of exceptionally talented designers, working on some of the most sophisticated and noteworthy private residential projects internationally, within a company that places as much value on its people and culture as it does on the quality of its work.

Alongside an outstanding working culture our offers excellent benefits, opportunities for international travel and the chance to build your career within a design business at the very top of its game, working on some of the most exciting and ambitious residential projects in the world.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead high-end, large-scale residential projects from initial design through to completion
• Take overall responsibility for project delivery, including schedules, budgets, construction administration, design implementation through to delivery
• Manage and mentor small design team
• Coordinate large external project teams
• Lead client meetings, site meetings, project calls, and presentations, acting as a senior representative of the studio throughout the project lifecycle
• Maintain strong and proactive communication with clients, managing expectations and ensuring key decisions and project requirements are clearly communicated
• Oversee construction administration and site coordination, ensuring design intent, quality, and detailing are maintained throughout delivery
• Review and coordinate vendor and consultant drawings, backgrounds, specifications, and technical information
• Develop and review interior architecture, floor plans, construction documentation, joinery, and custom detailing
• Source architectural materials, finishes, furnishings, and FF&E in line with the design direction and project requirements
• Develop custom furniture and millwork details in collaboration with fabricators, vendors, and specialist trades
• Work closely with the senior leadership team to manage project strategy, priorities, and key deliverables
• Proactively identify challenges and develop practical solutions to keep projects moving forward

Key Skills/Requirements:

• 10+ years of professional experience within high-end residential interior design, interior architecture, project management
• Proven experience leading and delivering large-scale, super-prime residential projects
• Confident and positive leader with a genuine interest in mentoring and developing team members
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing internal teams
• Strong understanding of construction administration, construction means and methods, site coordination, and quality control
• Excellent client-facing and communication skills, with the ability to manage expectations and build strong relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Excellent technical drawing and documentation skills, including a strong understanding of vendor coordination drawings and backgrounds
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Studio Designer
• Strong knowledge of materials, finishes, FF&E, custom furniture, millwork, and bespoke detailing
• Highly organized, proactive, and solutions-focused, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and complex project requirements
• Willingness to travel as required by projects

The Crowd is an equal opportunities employer and agency.