Chief Design Officer (Real Estate & Hospitality Developments)

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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Success will be measured by:

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

• 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.