Director, Design Solutions

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Rate of Pay: $ to $ per Year

Manage regional design teams and ensure quality, look, and feel across all projects. Oversee projects during various phases, ensuring that furniture, finishes, and global components align with the brand globally; lead bi-weekly global design team calls to align trend topics, project scope, and calendars, ensuring global coherence; send monthly reports detailing the status, risks, and updates for the global design portfolio, expanding beyond the previously mentioned collaboration;

lead the Design Center of Excellence including managing design guideline initiatives and spearheading regional updates to achieve global consistency; develop high-bar standards for consultants to ensure design excellence, such as restroom and pantry design packs; consolidate lessons learned from completed projects into ongoing and future design efforts through a QA/QC Checklist for Project Managers, consultants, and design teams by setting a minimum quality benchmark;

maintain an active awareness and understanding of global workplace trends, innovations and opportunities; manage Project ReImagine, with a deeper involvement in execution beyond the RACI, reviewing CD drawings, and leading page-turn sessions to ensure the highest quality in execution; update the firm with current design trends and innovations, maintaining a forward-looking design strategy; support the "One Real Estate" initiative, ensuring all regional offices reflect the firm's brand, values, and design principles;

act as the guardian of global design principles, promoting cohesion while recognizing the importance of local heritage and sustainable sourcing; and lead future operations structuring within the design team to establish consistent design review processes, reinforcing global brand alignment. May telecommute.

Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree in Interior Architecture, Architecture, Architectural studies or related field and three (3) years of experience in job offered or in a design-related occupation.

• Space planning and interior design of various enclosed spaces;
• Development of design packages including conceptual design, design development of Workplace Design projects;
• Reviewing and detailing shop drawings for construction plans, ensuring they comply with design standards;
• Specify materials, finishes, furniture and accessories;
• Develop renderings and visualization; and
• Revit drafting and modeling.

Please email resume to  and reference job code SE1085.

This position does not provide visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

On-site - New York, NY

• 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Care
• Paid parental leave at 100% of salary
• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays
• Early access to earned wages through Daily Pay

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