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A senior international leadership role responsible for setting and safeguarding the practice’s hospitality design vision globally, delivering world-class hotel and lifestyle architecture across diverse markets.
Job Responsibility:
Define and lead the creative direction for flagship hospitality and lifestyle projects worldwide
Act as design leader for hotels, resorts, branded residences, and mixed-use destinations
Shape design narratives that integrate brand identity, guest experience, sustainability, and innovation
Represent the practice in high-profile client engagements, design reviews, and competitions
Provide strategic oversight across major hospitality commissions and key client accounts
Guide project teams through complex stakeholder environments involving owners, operators, and brands
Support global business development through design leadership in pursuits and interviews
Establish design governance and review processes for hospitality projects
Inspire and mentor senior designers and future hospitality leaders within the practice
Build a strong, internationally connected hospitality design culture
Support succession planning and long-term design capability across studios
Ensure design excellence is maintained from concept through delivery across all hospitality projects
Safeguard design intent through procurement, value engineering, and construction phases
Set benchmarks for quality, innovation, and best practice in hospitality design
Requirements:
Significant experience as a Design Director within an international architectural consultancy
Recognised expertise in hospitality design at a global level
Demonstrated leadership across hospitality led master planning, including large-scale mixed-use developments
Strong reputation for design excellence with a portfolio of built, award-winning, or iconic projects
Experience working in a design-led practice on UK or international projects
Work on projects in the Middle East is essential
Experience of Technical Design and Construction work stages will also be an advantage