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Design Manager

Pivot Interiors 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America

$125,008 - $169,136 Full-time Manager

The Design Manager is responsible for leading the design team, establishing creative standards, and managing design projects to ensure profitability and customer satisfaction. They act as the primary creative lead on strategic opportunities and coordinate between sales, project management, and design staff.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor the interior design team
  • Establish and maintain creative standards across projects
  • Manage design projects from concept through completion ensuring profitability
  • Coordinate with sales, project management, and design staff on strategic opportunities
  • Oversee client satisfaction and ensure design solutions meet business goals

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Interior Design
  • Minimum 7 years of interior design experience, including supervisory roles
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD
  • Experience with rendering software
  • Strong knowledge of furniture design trends

Key Skills

AutoCAD Rendering software (e.g., 3ds Max, V-Ray) Furniture design trends Team leadership Project management Client communication Creative direction Strategic planning Cross‑functional collaboration Budget management Design thinking Problem solving Presentation skills Attention to detail Time management Mentoring Office suite (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel) Concept development Space planning

About Pivot Interiors

Transforming workplaces where people and organizations thrive. For more than 50 years, Pivot has partnered with organizations across California to create workplaces that drive business performance, strengthen culture, and elevate the employee experience. As a Platinum MillerKnoll Certified Dealer, we deliver far more than office furniture, we provide strategic workplace solutions that help organizations adapt, grow, and prepare for the future of work. Our integrated team brings together workplace strategy, research, interior design, furniture procurement, prefabricated architectural solutions, technology integration, project management, installation, and ongoing lifecycle support to deliver seamless workplace transformations from concept through completion. From headquarters relocations and corporate campuses to healthcare, education, life sciences, government, and commercial workplaces, we collaborate with clients to create environments that reflect their brand, support evolving wa

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