Lead Interior Designer

About the role

Utopia, an ultra-luxury hospitality and lifestyle brand that develops private villa retreats and leisure experiences worldwide, is looking for an ambitious and highly creative Lead Interior Designer. The role leads the design and delivery of high-end residential and hospitality projects, from concept through construction and handover. It is a hands-on position requiring strong design judgement, ownership and resilience, and the ability to manage tasks, teams and timelines across multiple projects, including short deadlines.

Key responsibilities

• Lead interior design projects from concept through handover.
• Create and implement design standards across projects.
• Manage, develop and coordinate the interior design team, setting priorities, allocating tasks and tracking timelines.
• Review design proposals, drawings, materials, FF&E and visualisations.
• Coordinate with project teams, consultants, contractors and suppliers.
• Resolve design and delivery issues while protecting the design intent.
• Present design proposals to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Identify and escalate risks early.

Required profile

• Degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Architecture or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience.
• At least three years of team management experience.
• Portfolio of completed high-end residential and hospitality projects.
• Demonstrated involvement from concept through construction and handover.
• Professional fluency in English.

Required skills

• Strong creativity, leadership and communication skills.
• Basic project management ability and experience managing team tasks and timelines.
• Resilience and proven ability to deliver under pressure and to short deadlines.