Vice President, Design & Development Services - CORP

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Title:  Vice President, Design Management

Duties: Assist in distribution of the Company’s Brand Architecture & Interior Design Standards.  Develop Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment (FF&E) Standards and lead design documentation and prototype review process.  Create and maintain consultant database for recommendations and RFP templates issued to consultant teams for our partner’s use. Provide leadership and hands-on involvement in the review of Design Documentation for Interior Architecture and FF&E at all stages. Lead the coordination efforts with cross-functional teams, actively participating in the review process, and ensuring comprehensive sign-off from all disciplines before initiating construction/fabrication activities. Act as both a leader and hands-on contributor, overseeing and supporting owners and internal stakeholders in managing third-party designer's design documentation deliverables, ensuring timely delivery and compliance with project and Brand requirements. Serve as main point-of-contact for all FF&E requirements, including specification, shop drawing, finish/materials, and prototype reviews. Take a leadership role in providing on-site installation support, guiding, and supervising the design management team to ensure seamless execution of FF&E installation, including deficiency rectification as required. Work with Consulting Sr. Director, Capex to assist with Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) budgets for future renovations, including scope of work development, consultant selection, internal design alignment, concept briefs as required and overall project management of renovation execution as required. Coordinate creation of FF&E mood boards and concept briefs for internal customer review, including specification development when a third-party designer is not used. Organize research and selection of FF&E, interior finishes to match mood boards while adhering to budgets and schedules. Collaborate with Montage’s Creative Director to lead design, source and produce custom OS&E programs across all commodities, including bespoke items. Collaborate with Montage’s Creative Director to develop, specify and refine Montage International Operating Supplies and Equipment (OS&E) Brand Standards. Research and development of OS&E product for critical guest touch-points as defined by the Creative Director. Collaborate with Creative Director on custom OS&E products that can be leveraged into retail sales. Both assist and instruct others in the negotiation of best pricing for FF&E and design materials for the hotel network, ensuring hotels receive the highest quality product at the lowest total cost. Prepare and monitor FF&E/OS&E Budgets through all stages of design and provide cost savings guidance in the value engineering process in collaboration with internal stakeholders, owners, consultants, procurement agent(s), and project managers. Collaborate with third party or in-house procurement services for purchasing strategy, pricing negotiations, prototype and model room programs, volume purchasing and freight/warehouse/installation requirements.  Collaborate with Brand Marketing and Residential Teams on development and execution of professional renderings (by third party) for both internal design approval and marketing purposes. Perform other duties as assigned or designated in the roles and responsibilities matrix. Travel requirement: extensive travel across entire domestic U.S. and occasional international travel, approximately 50% of the time.  Supervise work of other manager(s). Full-time 100% telecommuting permitted from any location within the U.S.

Requirements: Associate’s Degree in Product Design, Business Administration, Marketing, or Hospitality Management.  Minimum 72 months of experience as Interior Design Manager or Director Project Manager. 

Special Skills and Requirements:

• Experience requirement must be met by interior design management in the luxury hotel field
• Must have experience managing FF&E, OS&E, and CAPEX for hospitality companies
• Experience as Proactive team leader, successful in reviewing and facilitating the review/feedback process of design documents across all design disciplines, ensuring seamless coordination and flawless execution of design plans.
• Must have developed network of national and international vendors, distributors and manufacturers relating to Architecture, Design, FF&E and OS&E products.
• Proven ability to read full drawings sets and specifications produced by Architects, Interior Designers, and other design team disciplines, including coordination / interdependencies between all design functions.
• Excellent attention to detail, with an eye for luxury product and an ability to value engineer without compromising design intent or quality.
• Proven leadership abilities to successfully align and integrate development partners, owners, design and architecture teams, development services, operations, and your own team, fostering a collaborative environment to achieve common goals.
• Ability to communicate effectively through exceptional written and verbal communication skills, fostering clear and concise exchanges with team members, stakeholders, and vendors. Strong organizational and time management skills, thriving in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment where multiple projects and deadlines coexist.
• Ability to actively and possess the persuasive skills necessary to position ideas and secure buy-in from senior-level stakeholders, effectively influencing decision-making processes.
• Demonstrated strong interest in design trends and luxury hospitality and residential design.

Hours:  40+ hours per week 

Range of Pay:  $215,030 per year to $237,036.64 per year

Employer: Montage International North America LLC

Job Location:  Full-time 100% telecommuting permitted from any location within the U.S.

Apply by Resume to:  Mail resumes to:] JOSHUA HECHT, Corporate Director, Talent Acquisition, Montage International, 226 SE 12th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Range of Pay:  $215,030 per year to $237,036.64 per year

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