Head - Retail Design II - Coffee Chain

Job Description :

Role & Responsibilities :

- Lead the creative vision and design direction for cafes and retail spaces across multiple locations.

- Conceptualize immersive, aesthetically strong, and customer-centric spaces aligned with the brand identity and experience.

- Drive innovation in layouts, materials, finishes, furniture, lighting, and spatial storytelling.

- Develop and maintain a cohesive design language across all cafes while adapting concepts contextually for different formats and cities.

- Review and guide design development, technical drawings, and execution details to ensure design intent is maintained on-site.

- Lead and mentor the internal design team while managing external architects, consultants, and creative partners.

- Stay updated on global hospitality, cafe, retail, and lifestyle design trends to continuously evolve the brand aesthetic.

- Balance creativity with functionality, operational flow, customer movement, and execution feasibility.

Preferred Candidate Profile :

- Bachelors or masters degree in architecture / interior design from a recognized institution.

- Minimum 8 years of experience in hospitality, cafe, retail, or experiential design.

- Strong portfolio showcasing creative retail/F&B projects with a distinctive design sensibility.

- Proven experience in conceptualizing and scaling multi-location cafe or retail environments.

- Strong understanding of spatial planning, materials, lighting, finishes, furniture, and customer experience design.

- Ability to translate brand philosophy into impactful physical spaces.

- Working knowledge of construction drawings, execution detailing, and site coordination.

- Proficiency in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Revit, Adobe Suite, or similar design tools.

- Strong leadership, creative direction, and stakeholder management skills.