Urgent Opening for Design Manager -Hyderabad

Design Manager

Location: Hyderabad

Reporting To: Senior Design Head

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Tint Tone and Shade is a premium interior design and home transformation company dedicated to creating beautiful, functional, and personalized living spaces. We specialize in end-to-end interior solutions, combining innovative design, quality craftsmanship, and exceptional customer service to deliver outstanding experiences for homeowners.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Design Manager owns the entire design department's output, people, and process. The role holds full people-management responsibility for the design team (Assistant Design Manager, Lead Designer, Senior/Associate/Junior Designers), is accountable for design quality and delivery across all live projects, and is the primary design interface with Sales, Production, and Site leadership.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Team & People Management

• Manage the full design team's structure, workload distribution, and capacity planning.

• Set individual and team targets; conduct performance reviews and development planning.

• Hire, onboard, and train designers; identify and close skill gaps across the team.

• Manage escalations, conflicts, and performance issues within the team.

Design Quality & Delivery Ownership

• Own final design sign-off standards across all projects before client presentation.

• Ensure consistent design quality, brand alignment, and execution feasibility department-wide.

• Review and resolve high-value or high-risk project issues escalated by Lead Designer/Assistant Design Manager.

Business & Cross-Functional Alignment

• Partner with Sales leadership on design-led proposals, pitch strategy, and conversion improvement.

• Align with Production and Procurement on cost, material, and timeline feasibility at a portfolio level.

• Represent the design function in leadership/management reviews.

Process, Systems & Reporting

• Own design department SOPs, tools, and CRM/documentation standards.

• Track and report department-wide KPIs, capacity utilization, and pipeline health to leadership.

• Drive continuous improvement in design turnaround time, cost efficiency, and client satisfaction.

Budget & Resource Ownership

• Manage design department budget, including software, resources, and training spend.

• Approve resourcing decisions (freelancers, additional hires) based on pipeline demand.

KEY SUCCESS METRICS (KPIs)

• Department-wide proposal-to-booking conversion rate.

• Department-wide on-time delivery rate for drawings/BOQs.

• Overall client satisfaction score (CSAT) across all projects.

• Department-wide design-to-execution deviation rate.

• Team attrition/retention and average time-to-productivity for new hires.

• Escalations resolved at department level vs. escalated further.

• Design department cost efficiency (cost per project / budget adherence).

• Number of team members promoted/upskilled within the year.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Interior Design, Architecture, or a related field.

• Strong command of design software (AutoCAD, SketchUp, 3ds Max/V-Ray, or similar).

Experience

• 9–10 years in interior design, including 3+ years directly managing a design team.

• Proven experience owning department-level delivery, budgets, and people management.