About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Lead interior design and store design for new outlets, renovations, and expansion projects.
- Develop concepts, layouts, mood boards, material palettes, and detailed design drawings.
- Translate brand guidelines into scalable and functional café formats.
- Prepare and review BOQs, working drawings, furniture layouts, elevations, and material specifications.
- Coordinate with architects, contractors, vendors, project teams, and internal stakeholders.
- Conduct regular site visits and ensure execution is aligned with approved designs, timelines, quality, and budgets.
- Identify cost-effective design and material solutions without compromising aesthetics or functionality.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously across different locations.
- Support new store rollouts (NSO) and ensure design standards are consistently maintained.
- Troubleshoot design and execution challenges at site and drive timely resolutions.
- Build and maintain a strong network of designers, contractors, fabricators, and vendors.
- 5–8 years of experience in interior design, retail, QSR, café, hospitality, or commercial projects.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end store/interior design and execution.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Photoshop/Illustrator and relevant design tools.
- Strong understanding of materials, finishes, furniture, lighting, MEP coordination, and construction detailing.
- Excellent project management and stakeholder coordination skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with multiple projects.
- Strong eye for detail, aesthetics, functionality, and brand consistency.
- Willingness to travel for site visits and store launches.
- Opportunity to shape the physical identity and customer experience of a rapidly scaling coffee brand.
- High ownership across design, execution, and new store rollouts.
- Work closely with leadership and cross-functional teams.
- Freedom to Build and make a visible impact as we scale.