Exterior Design Lead - 65718062254

Hospitality Exterior Design Lead
Type: Full-Time Remote Contractor
Schedule: 8 Working Hours Aligned with U.S. Central Time (approx. 8 AM to 5 PM CT)
Target Region: Latin America (LATAM) / Colombia Emphasis
We’re looking for an STR Exterior Design Lead to mentor and develop our Exterior Design team, maintain strong design standards, and translate our creative vision into thoughtful, well-executed outdoor spaces.
This role combines strong design judgment with people leadership. You’ll review work critically, explain design criteria clearly, support designers through challenges, and help them become more independent and confident decision-makers. You will oversee a team of five to seven production designers ("workerbees"), ensuring top-tier visual execution, smart combinations of outdoor aesthetic elements, and accurate furniture selection. In addition leading a small team of 3d modelers. While we do not do pure horticulture/landscaping, you will bridge the gap between architecture, outdoor living spaces, and exterior furniture curation.
While our Creative Lead hosts client calls, you will participate as the exterior Subject Matter Expert—stepping in to confidently answer client inquiries or address specific client requests regarding exterior spaces, costs, layout, amenity selection etc.
Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Mentorship: Lead, mentor, and support an Exterior Design team of 5 to 7 people throughout the entire design process, reviewing projects and providing clear, constructive feedback. In addition to managing design timelines and deadlines.
Design Standards & Quality Control: Maintain consistency, quality, and visual harmony across all exterior design deliverables, ensuring an exceptional understanding of outdoor aesthetic combinations and spatial flow.
Creative Alignment: Translate the broader creative vision into clear, actionable direction for the team to elevate overall project standards.
Designer Development: Help designers strengthen their design judgment, spatial reasoning, and decision-making capabilities to increase team independence.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with internal Leads and Managers to streamline production workflows.
Client Engagement: Participate in client meetings, confidently communicate design decisions, and handle specific client inquiries or custom requests regarding exterior layouts.
Process Improvement: Contribute to improving and creating exterior design processes and SOP’s , team standards, and ongoing professional development.
Requirements
Leadership Experience: Previous experience leading, managing, or supervising a team of 5 or more people is mandatory (2-3+ years managing a team of designers).
Professional Background: Professional background in architecture, landscape design, interior design, or a related field—with a strong eye for exterior furniture selection, spatial proportions, and architectural integration.
Industry & Market Experience: At least two (2) years of hospitality design experience AND at least two (2) years of experience designing projects for the U.S. market.
Fluent English: Excellent spoken and written English is mandatory. You must be able to participate in client meetings, explain design decisions, and provide detailed feedback confidently in English.(1+ years leading US client calls)
Design Judgment: Strong design intuition and the demonstrated ability to explain the reasoning behind design decisions.
Technical Skills: Strong SketchUp skills and a strong, proven design portfolio demonstrating high aesthetic standards.
Location: Based in Latin America (LATAM), with primary alignment to team members in Colombia and surrounding regions.
Nice to Have
Direct experience designing short-term rental (STR) / Airbnb properties, hotels.
Previous experience in a similar Design Lead role.
Spanish proficiency.
A Little About The Transition
The selected candidate will have a structured shadowing period with our current Exterior Design Lead to learn our methodology, workflows, standards, and team dynamics before progressively taking greater ownership of the role.

Work arrangement
Yes