DLR Group is hiring: Interior Design Studio Leader in Phoenix

Overview

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DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

We have an opening for a Interior Design Studio Leader. We operate within a hybrid work model, supporting flexibility between office time and work from home. This role could be based in Phoenix, AZ.

What You Will Do

• Lead and mentor a high-performing interior design team of 6–8, creating a culture of design excellence, accountability, and innovation.
• Direct all phases of design, from early concept development through documentation and construction administration.
• Actively participate in client engagement, industry networking, and relationship building to drive new business opportunities.
• Collaborate with marketing, business development, and sector leadership to identify pursuits, lead client interviews, and win work.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, guiding strategy, design, and execution with clarity and confidence.
• Shape and reinforce DLR Group’s integrated design approach through cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Oversee the technical quality and constructability of design documents, and ensure alignment with budgets, schedules, and sustainability goals.
• Inspire and coach junior designers, actively supporting professional development and project leadership growth.
• Maintain an active presence in the local design community, representing DLR Group at events, conferences, and professional organizations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design (required)
• 10+ years of interior design experience with a focus on commercial, workplace, or sector-relevant projects
• Professional licensure (required); LEED AP or sustainability-related credential preferred
• Demonstrated leadership in both team development and project execution
• Proficiency in Revit and knowledge of standard A/E/C software tools
• Proven success in business development, client engagement, and winning work
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphic communication skills
• Active involvement in design industry organizations and a strong local network

About DLR Group

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects. We are 100% employee-owned; every employee is invested in our clients’ success. Our teams champion collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We support the goals of the 2030 Challenge, ME2040, and SE2050, and are signatories of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment. Through our values—commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork—we elevate the human experience through design. We follow a four-day in-office work model with flexibility to work remotely on Fridays. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Industries

• Architecture and Planning