Company Description

The Kanika Group is seeking to appoint a Chief Design Officer to lead the Kanika Design Studio and contribute to the Group’s overall strategy, design direction, brand standards, and future development. This executive role provides strategic leadership and oversight across architectural and interior design projects, technical specifications, FF&E standards, refurbishment and development projects, permitting, compliance, budgets, and consultant management. The successful candidate will lead multidisciplinary design teams and drive sustainable, innovative, and commercially viable design solutions aligned with the Group’s long-term vision and operational objectives.

As a member of the Group Executive Team, the Chief Design Officer will contribute to executive decision-making and play a key role in the operational performance and sustainable growth of the Kanika Group.

Key responsibilities

• Leading the Kanika Design Studio and overseeing internal and external multidisciplinary design teams
• Developing, implementing, and safeguarding the Group’s architectural, interior design, FF&E, and technical specification standards
• Overseeing hotel development, refurbishment, remodelling, and technical advisory projects across the Group
• Coordinating complex multidisciplinary hotel design processes, including architecture, interior design, engineering, landscape architecture, lighting, acoustics, fire and life safety engineering, and construction documentation
• Managing permitting processes, statutory compliance, technical approvals, and regulatory requirements
• Driving sustainable, innovative, and operationally effective design solutions aligned with the Group’s brand identity and commercial objectives
• Leading the preparation and implementation of construction methodologies, technical specifications, and project documentation
• Providing technical guidance on feasibility studies, land planning, hotel development opportunities, and operational functionality
• Managing consultants, technical advisors, project resources, budgets, timelines, and project delivery milestones
• Supporting procurement processes relating to construction materials, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and décor specifications
• Contributing to strategic planning, operational excellence, and long-term development initiatives across the Kanika Group

Profile

• Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) or a related discipline
• Minimum seven (7) years’ experience in a senior leadership role
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing large, complex design projects
• Strong track record in design management, project delivery, and executive-level decision-making
• Sound knowledge of technical specifications, statutory compliance, permitting, and construction processes
• Strong commercial awareness, stakeholder management, and strategic planning capabilities
• Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills

Core Competencies:

• Executive leadership and strategic decision-making
• Design governance, quality assurance, and brand standards management
• Technical judgment, regulatory compliance, and risk assessment
• Design project planning, prioritisation, and delivery execution
• Consultant coordination, stakeholder management, and team leadership
• Commercial acumen, cost control, and budget management
• Innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement
• Resolution of complex design and technical challenges

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality and reviewed directly by the Group CEO and Group Executive Chairman.

Please use the link below to submit your confidential application and include your CV and portfolio: https://form.asana.com/?k=Sp9RwZclzfgjMNmloaiTGg&d=6450303080948

After you submit your application, for more information, please contact Mr Alexis Chrysostomou, Group Chief Executive Officer, at +35725814266 or via email at [email protected]