Director, Design Management

Company Description

OUR STORY

Equinox Group is a high growth collective of the world’s most influential, experiential, and differentiated lifestyle brands. We restlessly seek what is next for maximizing life - and boldly grow the lifestyle brands and experiences that define it. In addition to Equinox, our other brands, SoulCycle and Equinox Hotels are all recognized for inspiring and motivating members and employees to maximize life. Our portfolio of brands is recognized globally with locations within every major city across the United States in addition to London, Toronto, and Vancouver.

OUR CODE

We are passionate about high performance living and we practice what we preach – investing time in our own health and fitness. We believe that everyone has untapped potential within them and it takes a disruptive approach to unleash it. We dream big and don’t settle for the status quo. We sweat the details. We never accept less than 110% to help each other deliver the Equinox experience and enable our members to get great results. We are obsessed with what’s new, what’s now, what’s next. Never following, always leading, living ahead of the moment in fashion, culture and consumer behavior. We aren’t just a company; we’re a community vested in each other’s success. We value humility and a team approach at every level of the company.

If you are a high performing individual who is passionate about winning and inspiring others then we are excited to discuss career opportunities with you.

Job Description

The Director of Design Management partners closely with the Senior Vice President of Design to lead the operational, strategic, and business management of the Design department. This role is responsible for driving design operations, project planning, and team performance across the full portfolio of new clubs, renovations, and strategic initiatives.

Working alongside the design team, the Director ensures projects remain aligned with company objectives, milestones, and delivery schedules while optimizing team resources, workflows, and cross-functional collaboration. This role also oversees the design visualization process, FF&E implementation schedules, consultant management, and project reporting to support the successful execution of every project.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead day-to-day design operations, ensuring projects remain on schedule, within scope, and aligned with business priorities.
• Maintain and oversee project schedules, resource planning, workload distribution, and team capacity across all active projects.
• Drive accountability for design deliverables by partnering with each designer to establish milestones, monitor progress, identify risks, and proactively resolve scheduling challenges.
• Manage design outputs and presentation materials for recurring design reviews, executive meetings, and leadership presentations.
• Oversee the rendering and visualization process, coordinating consultants, review cycles, timelines, and final deliverables.
• Track FF&E procurement milestones, furniture production, deliveries, and installation schedules to ensure alignment with overall project timelines.
• Collaborate closely with Architecture & Planning, Operations, Marketing and other cross-functional partners to ensure seamless project execution.
• Manage consultant relationships, including proposals, contracts, scopes of work, budgets, and invoicing.
• Assist in tracking and reporting FF&E budgets for new clubs, renovations, and special initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve design processes, workflows, documentation, and operational efficiencies within the team.
• Develop reports, presentations, and project documentation to support executive decision-making.
• Maintain and evolve design standards, project management tools, and department best practices.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Architecture or Interior Design preferred.
• 10+ years of professional experience in architecture, interior design, or project management, preferably within hospitality, luxury residential, retail, or wellness environments.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, Procore, and project management platforms.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator).
• Strategic thinker with a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset and exceptional at…