Interior Design Manager

HIVE LIVING

2. Purpose of Role:

We are seeking a creative and design-driven Interior Design Manager to define and champion HIVE's interior design identity across our portfolio. This role is responsible for establishing HIVE's interior design language, curating the look-and-feel of our spaces, and ensuring a consistent, distinctive aesthetic that positions HIVE as a hip and contemporary lifestyle brand.

The Interior Design Manager will lead on all matters relating to interior design, FF&E, lighting design, signage, wayfinding, and amenity programming, working closely with design consultants and internal teams to bring HIVE's vision to life.

This full-time position is based in the UAE (with travel to KSA) and reports to the Head of Design.

3. Key Role Responsibilities:

Design Language Development

• Continuously define and develop HIVE's interior design language, establishing design guidelines, material palettes, and aesthetic principles that can be applied across all projects

• Lead the creative direction for amenity spaces, ensuring they reflect HIVE's brand positioning as a contemporary and community-focused operator

• Drive amenity programming concepts, defining what goes into shared spaces (gyms, lounges, co-working areas, rooftops) and how they should feel

• Source inspiration, benchmark competitors, and stay current on hospitality and residential design trends

Design Review & Coordination

• Provide clear and fitting guidance to ID consultants on apartment and amenity layouts, ensuring they reflect HIVE s principles of user experience and flow

• Review all interior design submissions from consultants, providing feedback to ensure alignment with HIVE's design standards and brand identity

• Manage the selection and specification of furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF&E) across residential units and shared spaces

• Oversee interior lighting design to ensure spaces are atmospheric, functional, and consistent with HIVE's aesthetic

• Lead the development of signage and wayfinding strategies that enhance the resident experience and reinforce brand identity in collaboration with HIVE s Brand & Creative Department

Research & Collaboration

• Work closely with Design and Development Managers to ensure interior designs being proposed are budget-conscious

• Collaborate with Design Managers to ensure interior design decisions are coordinated with base-build design and technical requirements

• Work closely with Operations, Marketing, and Brand teams to ensure interior design supports the resident journey and brand experience

• Support mock-up reviews, material sampling, and fit-out coordination to ensure design intent is realised on site