VP, Luxury Design & Architecture

GLP Guanacaste Land Partners LLC Limitada; United States; Hybrid; USD 400,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits (

Job summary

Discovery Land Company is seeking a full-time, year-round Vice President, Design & Architecture to join the Creative Services Department. This hybrid role is based in New York, NY with regular travel to project sites.

The VP coordinates design vision for luxury developments from concept through market-ready product, leading architects, interior, and landscape specialists to ensure design quality, budget, and schedule.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in architecture, interiors, or design management, including 7+ years on the owner or developer side in luxury residential.
• Track record delivering high-end condominium, branded residence, or club and resort residential from concept through closing.
• Experience directing internationally recognized architects and designers.
• Clear understanding of how design drives pricing, absorption, and buyer experience.
• Working knowledge of construction, cost management, zoning, and offering plan requirements.
• Exceptional taste with commercial discipline.
• Strong presenter and negotiator with ownership, investors, and brand partners.

Responsibilities

• Vision and Product Definition: Set the design vision and narrative for each project, aligned with brand, site, and target buyer.
• Build the product program with development, sales, and finance: unit mix, sizes, layouts, views, outdoor space, amenity and club programming, parking, and storage.
• Use pricing, absorption, and buyer feedback to refine layouts and mix before launch and during sellout.
• Lead design meetings, set decision calendars, and hold consultants to deliverables through SD, DD, and CD.
• Direct massing, facades, materials, and site planning; lead interiors for residences and clubs; direct landscape and site amenities.

Skills

12+ years in architecture, interiors,?

Track record delivering luxury condo/‑

Education

Degree in architecture or interior design; licensure a plus

Tools

Experience directing internationally recognized architects and designers

Job description

Discovery Land Company is seeking a full-time, year-round Vice President, Design & Architecture to join the Creative Services Department. This hybrid role is based in New York, NY with regular travel to project sites.

The VP coordinates design vision for luxury developments from concept through market-ready product, leading architects, interior, and landscape specialists to ensure design quality, budget, and schedule.