Head of Lifestyle & Leisure Design
hace 15 días
Cambridge
Layrd Design is seeking a Head of Lifestyle & Leisure to lead and grow our interior design offering across fitness, leisure, and lifestyle led projects. This is a senior leadership role for a design led strategist who thrives at the intersection of creativity, client relationships, and commercial growth. The Role You will lead a multidisciplinary interior design team, shaping concept to completion outcomes across high profile lifestyle and leisure projects. Alongside design leadership, you’ll play a key role in client management, business development, marketing initiatives, and thought leadership within the sector. Key Responsibilities • Lead, inspire, and develop the Layrd design team alongside the other sector leads, • Manage design team workload, resourcing, and project allocation to ensure efficient delivery, • Oversee interior projects from concept through completion, maintaining quality, budgets, and timelines, • Act as a senior client contact, building long-term relationships and driving repeat work, • Contribute to marketing initiatives, awards submissions, and sector positioning, • Support lead generation, pitches, and new business opportunities, • Champion knowledge leadership, trends, and innovation within lifestyle and leisure design About You • Experienced interior designer or design leader with strong lifestyle/leisure project experience, • Proven ability to lead teams, manage workload, and oversee multiple projects simultaneously, • Strong client facing skills with a commercially minded approach, • Confident communicator with a strategic, collaborative mindset, • Passionate about design quality, culture, and mentorship This role offers the opportunity to play a meaningful role in the leadership of Layrd Design, shaping a key sector while influencing creative direction, team growth, and business success. The Perks We believe in looking after our team. Here’s what you can expect: • A competitive salary, commensurate with experience., • Flexible working: A blend of studio and remote work., • Time off: 28 days of annual leave (including public holidays)., • Wellbeing: On-site gym membership and private health cover., • Growth: Training, personal development opportunities and access to design and marketing shows and events., • Culture: A social and collaborative team with regular lunches and events at exciting venues., • The essentials: A pension scheme, free parking and all the tech you need. Ready to join us? If you are a driven and experienced in wellness and fitness with a passion for the design industry and the right to work in the UK, we want to hear from you. Send your CV and a short summary of your most successful work to