Senior Design Manager

About the Company:

Industrious is the largest premium workplace-as-a-service provider and home to the highest-rated workplaces in the industry. Everything we do comes down to creating great days for teams of all sizes and stages, including our own. We believe that what makes a great day at work is the people on your team and the problems you get to solve together. We’re looking for people who love thinking outside the box and thrive in a truly collaborative setting. As teammates, we encourage new ideas and toast every win. We’re excited about having a meaningful impact on people’s workplace experience.  

Great days also start when everyone can be their authentic self at work. Diversity of backgrounds, thoughts, and ideas is critical to our success in delivering great workplace experiences, both for our members and for each other. Industrious is committed to creating an inclusive, respectful environment that embraces your individuality and quirkiness. You are valued for who YOU are. We celebrate our people as individuals who can accomplish great things when we work together as one team.

We are proud to have been recognized as one of America’s 500 fastest-growing companies in 2020 by Inc. Magazine and one of Forbes’ Best Startup Employers.

To learn more, visit www.industriousoffice.com/careers.

About the Role:

As a Senior Design Manager, you will serve a critical role in delivering outstanding environments for our customers and innovating on the physical products we provide. You will work closely with other Design Managers, Product Development, as well as cross-functional Real Estate, Construction, Operations, and Launch teams to support the company’s growth and development goals for new locations.

We’re looking for a creative self-starter who works comfortably in ambiguous circumstances, proactively seeks solutions to issues, and is excited to have a voice in design and product conversations across the organization.

This role may be based in any US Industrious Hub Market (New York City, Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, Atlanta, Tampa, South Florida, Austin, Phoenix, or Los Angeles.

What You’ll Do:

• Project Leadership: Oversee select projects through all phases of design, including Test Fit, SD, DD, CD, Construction Administration, and launch. Ensure that Industrious product standards and guidelines are followed in design decision-making, advocating for both our brand and design vision to landlord partners, while managing the quality of vendor outputs.
• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with Real Estate, Operations, and Construction on programming, blocking plans, and test fits.
• FF&E Oversight: Specify furniture, accessories, artwork, and greenery.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Work collaboratively with Construction, Procurement, Real Estate, Legal, Operations, and Facilities, as well as external consultants and vendors.
• Process Improvements: Identify and implement opportunities to enhance design workflows and efficiency.
• Design Innovation: Identify design ideas, trends, and new product specifications to evolve our design standards and innovate our physical workplace products.

Team Building: Build a positive culture on our growing team and have significant input to our design vision, strategy, and execution

• People Management: Coach Design Managers and manage performance.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience: 8-10 years leading design, working with end users, with a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or Interior Design.
• Expertise: Proven track record in workplace design. Experience with hospitality, mixed-use or residential design, highly preferred. Experience and knowledge of the construction process as it relates to design, both in terms of relative cost and constructability.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam; strong grasp of building codes, MEP design, construction documentation.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate design ideas
• Time Management: Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and deadlines.
• Collaboration: Comfortable working in a virtual, distributed team environment.
• Values: Commitment to integrity, teamwork, and ownership.
• Travel: Willingness to travel within the US for site visits, project launches and team events up to 1-2 times per month.

Compensation:

The annual base compensation range for this role is between $120,000 and $130,000. The successful candidate's actual base compensation will be based upon a variety of factors, including but not limited to work experience, job-related knowledge, skills, and professional qualifications. You will also be eligible for an annual 12.5% bonus and participation in our long-term incentive program.

Base and bonus compensation are just two components of Industrious’ total compensation package for this role. Other great perks and benefits include heavily subsidized healthcare plans, generous paid time off, wellness programs, professional development grants, 401k plan, and many other benefits, subject to applicable eligibility criteria and company policies.