Design Manager Lifestyle EAME

Hyatt Hotels Corporation; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel group in Greater London is seeking a Design Manager, Lifestyle, EAME. This role involves supporting creative projects across lifestyle brands, ensuring design excellence and organizational efficiency. The ideal candidate will have a professional degree in Architecture or Interior Design, with at least six years of experience, and strong proficiency in design software like AutoCAD and Adobe. Applicants should have an ability to manage multiple projects and an understanding of hospitality dynamics. The position demands collaboration and creativity in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of six years’ post-graduate experience in architecture and interiors.
• Hospitality experience strongly preferred with international exposure.
• Proven ability to manage multiple long-term projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Support the creative development and delivery of hospitality projects.
• Manage internal timelines and milestones for projects.
• Ensure each project reflects brand DNA while pushing boundaries.
• Assist in preparing scopes of work and project schedules.

Skills

Design-led thinking

Strong organisation

Project management

Technical proficiency in AutoCAD

Excellent communication skills

Education

Professional degree in Architecture or Interior Design

Tools

AutoCAD

Adobe InDesign

Photoshop

Microsoft Office

Job description

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"When you work in Hawaii, in addition to learning about the functional aspects of running a hotel — like the proper way to make a bed or how to best handle luggage — it’s critically important to understand Hawaiian culture and the spirit of ‘ohana, or ‘family.’ When opening the first Andaz property in Hawaii, our team participated in Hawaiian culture training to help us understand what ‘ohana truly means. "

Salary Range £55-65,000 GBP (Depending on Experience)

We believe that hotels should be more than just places to sleep—they should be destinations, experiences, and moments in time that guests remember long after they leave. That’s why we challenge the status quo, bringing bold ideas, unconventional luxury, and immersive culture to everything we do.

The Lifestyle Group by Hyatt is a newly established collective of experience, design and culture driven hotel brands, formed in January 2024 following Hyatt's acquisition of Standard International, the parent company of The Standard and Bunkhouse Hotels brands.The Lifestyle Group brings together bold creative vision and global scale. Our portfolio includes The Standard, Bunkhouse Hotels, The StandardX, The Manner, Andaz, Thompson, Dream, JdV, Breathless, and me and all; each with its own point of view, all driven by culture, design, and community. Fuelled by Hyatt’s global platform, best-in-class commercial services, and the World of Hyatt loyalty program, we’re setting a new “anything but” standard in lifestyle hospitality where 1 + 1 truly equals 3.

We’re now on the lookout for a Design Manager, Lifestyle, EAME , based in London, to join our Design & Creative Services team and help bring this vision to life across the EAME region. W e celebrate individuality, diversity, and creativity. We believe in hiring people, not just CVs. If you’re ready to be part of something truly unique, we’d love to meet you.

Your role

As the Design Manager, Lifestyle, EAME, you’ll support the creative development and delivery of design-forward hospitality projects across our Lifestyle brands. Working closely with the Design Department and Business Development teams, you’ll help shape projects from early concept through execution, ensuring each one reflects its brand DNA while pushing boundaries.

You’ll support program development, test fits, and blocking diagrams for new opportunities, as well as the creation of design presentations, pitch decks, mood boards, material palettes, and project narratives. You’ll assist with preparing scopes of work, requests for proposals, and project schedules, and support coordination with consultants and vendors across new builds and renovations.

Day to day, you’ll help manage internal timelines and milestones, working cross-functionally with development, marketing, nightlife, and other Lifestyle Group teams to keep projects moving forward. You’ll support clear and accurate reporting on active, pending, and completed projects, maintain organised project documentation and file flow for global access, and ensure information is distributed accurately and on time.

You’ll also help maintain brand design standards, toolkits, and guidelines, supporting consistent design execution across markets while allowing space for creativity and local relevance. You’ll participate in project kick-offs, design workshops, and consultant meetings as a creative representative of The Lifestyle Group, acting as a brand design advocate and helping ensure every project aligns with our creative ambition, cultural relevance, and experiential spirit.

Qualifications

Do you have what it takes to be our Design Manager, Lifestyle, EAME

We’re looking for a design-led thinker with impeccable organisation and a genuine obsession with lifestyle hospitality. You’ll need miles and miles of personality, energy, and a passion for building relationships. You thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy environment, and you know how to keep your cool when things get busy.

In addition to this you will also need….

A professional degree in Architecture or Interior Design, with a minimum of six years’ post-graduate experience in architecture and interiors

Hospitality experience strongly preferred, with international exposure a plus

A solid understanding of construction and design documentation, alongside excellent space planning skills

Proven ability to manage multiple long-term projects while juggling short-term priorities

Strong technical proficiency in AutoCAD, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro (additional Adobe tools a plus), and Microsoft Office

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with additional languages an advantage

Willingness to travel nationally and internationally as required

A can-do, hands-on mindset, a collaborative approach, and the ability to laugh at the impossible and enjoy a challenge

Able to work a varied schedule, which may include occasional evenings, weekends and public holidays

If you think you can design a space people won’t want to leave (and will definitely want to Instagram), send us your portfolio and tell us why you should be our Design Manager, Lifestyle, EAME, we’d love to meet you.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates prior to commencing employment.

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