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Chief Design Officer (Real Estate & Hospitality Developments)

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About the Company

Our client is an ambitious and rapidly growing real estate and lifestyle development group committed to creating exceptional destinations that blend innovation, luxury and timeless design.

With a strong focus on premium developments, design excellence and customer experience, the organisation is building a portfolio of iconic residential, hospitality and mixed-use projects.

The business believes great design creates lasting value and is investing significantly in building a world-class in-house creative capability.

This is an opportunity to shape the design vision of a growing organisation and leave a lasting impact on landmark developments across the region.

About the Role

We are seeking an accomplished Chief Design Officer to establish and lead a newly created design studio responsible for defining the creative identity across a diverse portfolio of real estate and lifestyle developments.

Reporting directly to the CEO and Group Leadership, you will lead design strategy, creative excellence, innovation and studio operations while building a high-performing team capable of delivering world-class design solutions.

This is a unique executive opportunity for a visionary design leader who combines creativity with commercial thinking and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Design Strategy & Creative Leadership

  • Define and lead the overall design vision aligned with business objectives.
  • Establish design standards and creative benchmarks across every project.
  • Drive innovation by introducing emerging design trends, technologies and best practices.
  • Ensure design excellence from concept through project completion.

Studio Development

  • Build and scale the internal design studio.
  • Recruit, mentor and develop multidisciplinary creative teams.
  • Create collaborative design processes and governance frameworks.
  • Foster an innovative, high-performance creative culture.

Project Leadership

  • Oversee design delivery across hospitality, residential and lifestyle developments.
  • Collaborate closely with Development, Marketing and Commercial teams.
  • Manage consultants, architects, vendors and specialist partners.
  • Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the highest quality standards.

Stakeholder Management

  • Present design concepts and creative strategy to executive leadership.
  • Act as the principal design ambassador for the organisation.
  • Ensure brand consistency across every customer touchpoint.

Performance

Success will be measured by:

  • Design quality
  • Creative innovation
  • Studio growth
  • Team performance
  • Project delivery
  • Brand consistency
  • Stakeholder satisfaction

Requirements

  • 10–15 years of senior design leadership experience.
  • Previous experience as Chief Design Officer, Creative Director, Head of Design or similar executive role.
  • Proven experience leading creative strategy and multidisciplinary design teams.
  • Experience building or scaling an internal design studio.
  • Strong background in luxury real estate, hospitality, lifestyle or brand design.
  • Experience designing hotels, restaurants, F&B concepts and residential developments.
  • Excellent leadership and people development capabilities.
  • Strong communication and executive presentation skills.
  • Commercial awareness with the ability to balance creativity, timelines and budgets.

Benefits

What We Offer

  • Competitive executive salary
  • Performance-based annual bonus
  • Opportunity to build and lead an entirely new design function
  • High level of creative ownership
  • Long-term executive career opportunity
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