Design Manager, Luxury & Lifestyle Hospitality

Manager Global Design Strategies, Lifestyle Brands | Windsor, UK

Trend hunter. Creative strategist. Hospitality designer.

If you know how to turn thoughtful design and soulful atmosphere into a strategic brand advantage, we would like to speak with you.

Kimpton, Vignette Collection and Hotel Indigo are part of IHG’s luxury and lifestyle portfolio. This role ensures these brands maintain their unique design position and stylistic point of view as they grow worldwide.

As Manager of Global Design Strategies, you will be the creative coordinator behind all three brands—turning operational insights, market trends and competitive intelligence into inspirational design, practical style tools and brand‑defining atmosphere programmes.

Reporting to the Global Head of Design Strategies, Luxury & Lifestyle Brands, this role works cross‑functionally at the global level to bring design and style strategies to life.

• Lead the development and implementation of global brand design strategy initiatives across Kimpton, Vignette Collection and Hotel Indigo.
• Oversee new design concepts, style prototypes and commercial pilots, working with external consultants on Design Strategies and Signatures, including style and atmosphere toolkits.
• Work with internal stakeholders to manage brand alignment within global brand initiatives and evolution requirements.
• Own the colleague attire and OS&E design programmes for each brand, coordinating with operational brand standards and cost impact for our hotels.
• Keep brand toolkits and playbooks current, socialising with regional and hotel teams, ensuring embedment and guest experience impact with optimal results.
• Coordinate category‑level bedding and amenities projects for each brand, in coordination with the brand teams and guest share services team.
• Support the development of brand films and presentation materials for growth and brand immersion opportunities.
• Manage project budgets and agency contracts.
• A champion for human‑centric design, inclusive design and accessibility.
• Manage all internal communications and relationships across operations, F+B, development, guest shared services, procurement and brand standards teams globally.
• Meet regularly with brand leaders and senior leaders, reporting on the strategic initiative.

• A degree or similar in Interior Design, Industrial Design or Interior Architecture.
• Significant experience in luxury or lifestyle hospitality design, with a focus on design, styling and creative strategies.
• Hands‑on experience working with lifestyle brands, aesthetics and standards, focusing on market trends and social influence across hospitality brands.
• A passion for human‑centric, inclusive design and setting new standards for accessibility in hospitality spaces.
• Knowledge of impactful sustainability practices across interior design and architecture – resourcing, regenerative design and after‑life waste management, etc.
• A track record of partnering cross‑functionally and cross‑culturally in a global organisation.
• The ability to influence stakeholders and build working relationships that deliver, backed by superior communication and presentation skills.
• Process discipline: organised, detail oriented and comfortable leading virtual teams of consultants and agencies.
• A good working knowledge of InDesign, PowerPoint and Excel – able to build presentations and communications through graphic design tools (Sketch Up experience a bonus).

Closing date for applications Tuesday 21st July 2026.

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