General Manager – Design (Luxury Residences)
Location: Pune
Reporting To: Head – Design
Direct Reports: Luxury Segment Design Team
About the Role
We are seeking a visionary design leader to shape the future of luxury living. The General Manager – Design will spearhead the creative and strategic direction of our luxury and super-luxury residential portfolio, crafting landmark developments that redefine sophistication, innovation, and experiential living.
This role demands a rare blend of aesthetic excellence, commercial acumen, and execution discipline – someone who understands not just how luxury looks, but how it feels, functions, and performs in a competitive market like Pune.
Key Roles & Responsibility
Design Vision & Market Leadership
- Anticipate and translate global luxury design trends into contextually relevant, market-leading developments.
- Curate distinctive architectural identities for high-end residential projects.
- Elevate the brand’s design language across luxury and super-luxury offerings.
- Seamlessly integrate sustainability, green building principles, and smart living technologies into future-ready developments.
- Introduce intelligent cost strategies across affordable and mid-income segments without compromising aspirational value.
Strategic Design Governance
- Lead projects through Schematic Design, Design Development, and Construction Documentation with refined oversight.
- Provide real-time commercial insight during design evolution to ensure alignment with approved budgets and ROI objectives.
- Champion value engineering initiatives that enhance quality while optimizing capital deployment.
Drive coordination across Development, Construction, Consultants, and Contractors to ensure constructability and design integrity.
Execution Excellence
- Safeguard design intent throughout execution – from feasibility through project closeout and operational handover.
- Oversee consultant deliverables ensuring compliance with:
- Local statutory regulations
- Design briefs and scope
- Brand standards
- Stakeholder expectations
- Guide stakeholders on architectural vision, spatial strategy, technical feasibility, and compliance implications.
- Review contractor methodologies covering safety, logistics, and execution strategy.
- Sign and seal drawings where applicable and provide strategic field-level technical support.
- Lead and mentor high-performing in-house and outsourced design/project teams.
- Partner with Procurement to onboard best-in-class architects, engineers, and contractors aligned with luxury benchmarks.
Who You Are
- A design thinker with refined aesthetic judgment and strong 3D visualization capability.
- Commercially astute with demonstrated expertise in capital budget planning and cost control.
- Deeply familiar with Pune’s statutory environment and authority approval processes.
- Experienced in ground-up luxury construction and premium residential interiors.
- Technically proficient in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Photoshop, and relevant design tools.
- Confident in presenting sophisticated design concepts to senior stakeholders and discerning clientele.
- Capable of managing multiple high-value projects concurrently with composure and precision.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture (Master’s preferred).
- 10-15 years of progressive experience in design leadership within premium real estate development.
- Mandatory exposure to the Pune market and luxury residential ecosystem.
Leadership Signature
- Proven ability to lead design studios within structured corporate environments.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Reputation for integrity, excellence, and delivery.
- Ability to inspire teams while maintaining disciplined governance and accountability.
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