Designer - Interiors - Senior

Your Role

Gensler is seeking an experienced Designer to join our San Francisco office. We are looking for a leader who excels in managing people, driving creativity, and shaping strategic direction. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong conceptual thinking and the ability to transform interior architecture into exceptional design solutions, while integrating sound business strategies to create effective, inspiring spaces. 

You should be able to rally teams around your ideas, work beyond a project-based focus to influence office and regional culture, and actively contribute to broader strategic goals. This role requires the ability to market services, maintain strong client relationships, and deliver exceptional service. We value individuals who foster a respectful, creative, and inspiring environment and who hold a strong reputation within the design community. 

What You Will Do

• Lead interior design assignments that include conceptual design, schematic design, design development & construction documents
• Provide strategically minded design support for completion and execution of design projects
• Develop space planning concepts and generate program documents
• Participates in, and leads editing of, selection of FF&E color palettes & material presentations, and generate specifications that adhere to our Resilience Goals
• Leverage oneself beyond project-based focus to address greater office and regional issues
• Continually improve the quality of our work, the manner in which we deliver it and the process we employ to attain it 
• Build, nurture, and foster new relationships with a broad client base
• Work closely with Design Directors and Regional Design Directors across the firm to promote an inter-disciplinary design approach and philosophy and facilitate its advancement in respective offices and across the firm
• Be an integral part in the growth and success of the workplace Practice Area and collaborate with practice area leaders and colleagues to enhance Gensler’s culture for design excellence, elevate the quality of design, and achieve recognition for clients and the firm
• Effectively communicate and implement the key strategic initiatives and become an influential “Voice” of design in our market and with our clients
• Build and sustain client relationships; act as the primary design interface with clients, team members, and a wide range of consultants and collaborators both internal and external
• Mentor and develop Gensler designers; provide creative direction to design teams and instill a perspective of Diversity, Inclusion and Universal Design in our work and thinking. 

Your Qualifications

• 10+ years minimum of relevant design experience in corporate workplace interiors as an interior designer
• Bachelors’ or Master’s Degree in Interior Design or Architecture
• NCIDQ Certification preferred but not required
• Knowledge in sustainable and universal design concepts. LEED accreditation preferred but not required
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong lead