Director - Interior Design - Hospitality - 20013112 HS8

Qiddiya
Riyadh
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Hospitality & Food ServiceExperience: 15+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Stakeholder management","Communication","Presentation","Team leadership"]

Lead the interior design direction for a hospitality portfolio in Riyadh, defining narratives, material strategies and signature elements across hotel tiers. Manage consultants, ROI-focused design validation, and CGI/visualisation processes to ensure design intent is realised from development briefs through to design freeze, while aligning with governance, operator standards and ESG/Vision 2030 priorities.

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Qiddiya
Qiddiya
2 months ago

Director - Interior Design - Hospitality - 20013112 HS8

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Job Summary

Lead the interior design direction for a hospitality portfolio in Riyadh, defining narratives, material strategies and signature elements across hotel tiers. Manage consultants, ROI-focused design validation, and CGI/visualisation processes to ensure design intent is realised from development briefs through to design freeze, while aligning with governance, operator standards and ESG/Vision 2030 priorities.
Location: Riyadh
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hospitality & Food Service
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the interior design definition of hotel concepts from development brief to approved design direction, curating distinctive, emotive and commercially viable environments aligned with Qiddiya, district and Operator visions
  • •Articulate and position design proposals through compelling narratives, visuals and presentations to secure alignment and timely outcomes across governance and investment stages
  • •Define interior design principles, narratives, material strategies and signature elements for each hotel tier, establishing consistent and distinctive design baselines across the portfolio
  • •Oversee consultant briefing and scope definition, validating interior design scope, specialist inputs and FF&E requirements to ensure alignment with design intent, Operator standards and governance approvals
  • •Oversee visualisation and design communication (including CGI strategy), ensuring concepts are clearly articulated and aligned with design narratives and stakeholder expectations

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's Degree in Interior Design or related discipline
  • •15+ years of experience in interior design with strong hospitality focus and senior creative leadership
  • •Strong ability to lead interior design consultants and coordinate across disciplines
  • •Proficiency with design and coordination tools (e.g. Adobe Creative Cloud, SketchUp, Revit, BIM, CDE platforms, Aconex, Autodesk Construction Cloud)
  • •Commercial awareness of FF&E budgets, procurement timelines and value engineering trade-offs
Experience:15+ yearsHospitalityReal Estate
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementCommunicationPresentationTeam leadership
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Adobe Creative CloudSketchUpRevitBIMAconexAutodesk Construction Cloud

Company Brief

Qiddiya
Developing Qiddiya City, a PIF-backed giga-project near Riyadh delivering theme parks, sports venues, cultural attractions, hospitality, and entertainment ecosystems to drive tourism, jobs, and economic diversification under Saudi Vision 2030.
Industry: Real Estate Development
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Government & Public Sector
Funding: Government Funded
Headquarters: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Founded: 2018
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