GM – Design (Luxury)

General Manager Design (Luxury Residences)

Location: Pune

Reporting To: Head Design

Direct Reports: Luxury Segment Design Team

About the Role

We are seeking a visionary design leader to shape the future of luxury living. The General Manager Design will spearhead the creative and strategic direction of our luxury and super-luxury residential portfolio, crafting landmark developments that redefine sophistication, innovation, and experiential living.

This role demands a rare blend of aesthetic excellence, commercial acumen, and execution discipline someone who understands not just how luxury looks, but how it feels, functions, and performs in a competitive market like Pune.

Key Roles & Responsibility

Design Vision & Market Leadership

• Anticipate and translate global luxury design trends into contextually relevant, market-leading developments.
• Curate distinctive architectural identities for high-end residential projects.
• Elevate the brands design language across luxury and super-luxury offerings.
• Seamlessly integrate sustainability, green building principles, and smart living technologies into future-ready developments.
• Introduce intelligent cost strategies across affordable and mid-income segments without compromising aspirational value.

Strategic Design Governance

• Lead projects through Schematic Design, Design Development, and Construction Documentation with refined oversight.
• Provide real-time commercial insight during design evolution to ensure alignment with approved budgets and ROI objectives.
• Champion value engineering initiatives that enhance quality while optimizing capital deployment.

Drive coordination across Development, Construction, Consultants, and Contractors to ensure constructability and design integrity.

Execution Excellence

• Safeguard design intent throughout execution from feasibility through project closeout and operational handover.
• Oversee consultant deliverables ensuring compliance with:
• Local statutory regulations
• Design briefs and scope
• Brand standards
• Stakeholder expectations
• Guide stakeholders on architectural vision, spatial strategy, technical feasibility, and compliance implications.
• Review contractor methodologies covering safety, logistics, and execution strategy.
• Sign and seal drawings where applicable and provide strategic field-level technical support.
• Lead and mentor high-performing in-house and outsourced design/project teams.
• Partner with Procurement to onboard best-in-class architects, engineers, and contractors aligned with luxury benchmarks.

Who You Are

• A design thinker with refined aesthetic judgment and strong 3D visualization capability.
• Commercially astute with demonstrated expertise in capital budget planning and cost control.
• Deeply familiar with Punes statutory environment and authority approval processes.
• Experienced in ground-up luxury construction and premium residential interiors.
• Technically proficient in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Photoshop, and relevant design tools.
• Confident in presenting sophisticated design concepts to senior stakeholders and discerning clientele.
• Capable of managing multiple high-value projects concurrently with composure and precision.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Architecture (Masters preferred).
• 1015 years of progressive experience in design leadership within premium real estate development.
• Mandatory exposure to the Pune market and luxury residential ecosystem.

Leadership Signature

• Proven ability to lead design studios within structured corporate environments.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Reputation for integrity, excellence, and delivery.
• Ability to inspire teams while maintaining disciplined governance and accountability.