Director, Architecture

Discovery Land Company•Beverly Hills, CA

2d•$175,000 - $198,000•Remote

About The Position

Discovery Land Company is seeking a full-time, year-round Director, Architecture for its Creative Services Department. This remote role includes regular travel to project sites. The Director serves as the lead architectural voice of Discovery Creative across assigned luxury residential, private club, and mixed-use developments, from acquisition through delivery. Reporting to the Executive Director, Head of Discovery Creative, the Director joins projects at their earliest stages, guides architectural direction with project teams and outside architects, and advises executive leadership on design decisions at critical milestones. The role protects design intent, character, and sense of place, and is accountable for the quality and consistency of architecture across the Discovery portfolio. The Director works across acquisition strategy, concept development, design review, team formation, creative standards, and cross-functional project integration. The position also manages and develops design staff, helps build the internal architecture team, and contributes to repeatable standards and lessons learned.

Requirements

10+ years of architecture experience on luxury projects, including 4+ years on the owner, developer, or advisory side.
Experience with private club, resort residential, hospitality, or master-planned projects, including horizontal development.
Experience directing and critiquing the work of internationally recognized architects and design teams.
Strong conceptual design skills, including massing, test fits, and sketching.
Understanding of club operations, front and back of house, and how they shape design and programming.
Understanding of how design drives pricing, absorption, and buyer experience.
Working knowledge of construction, cost management, zoning, and offering plan requirements.
Exceptional taste with commercial discipline.
Strong presentation and communication skills with internal leadership, consultants, and brand partners.
Degree in architecture, interior design, or a related field.
Ability to travel regularly.
Flexibility and ability to pivot to new projects in a dynamic, fast-moving environment.
Positive attitude, professional demeanor, and exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to deliver service to members, guests, and team members.
Ability to work in a team environment and stay calm and focused during busy periods.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays; long hours may be required due to business demands.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, including indoor and outdoor work in all weather conditions; standing, walking, and moving for more than eight hours; and lifting and carrying items sometimes greater than 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Architecture licensure.
Additional languages.

Responsibilities

Participate in acquisition and underwriting to align programming, vision, and business assumptions.
Develop land plan concepts, high-level architectural concepts, test fits, and programming studies.
Establish early architectural direction, including massing, character, materiality, and the relationship of buildings to the site.
Guide architectural design for clubhouses, amenity and golf buildings, residences, and mixed-use components.
Lead architectural peer reviews through the Discovery Creative review process and provide clear, timely feedback at key milestones.
Verify that design intent is carried through each phase of design and development.
Participate in Discovery Creative team review sessions and consolidate comments for project leads.
Advise on the selection of design architects, architects of record, and project design leadership, and recommend selections to the Executive Director.
Draft scopes and RFPs, evaluate fee proposals, and support agreement negotiations with development and legal.
Develop and maintain architectural principles, standards, and guidelines within the Discovery Creative Library.
Promote portfolio consistency while encouraging innovation and evolution.
Partner with Development, Sales and Marketing, Operations, and Construction teams to balance aesthetic excellence with operational and financial performance.
Support amenity programming, sales center design, and launch strategy.
Contribute to value engineering decisions that preserve creative integrity.
Support projects through zoning, planning, architectural, and community design review.
Work with branding and marketing agencies and the sales team on the design story across collateral, digital, and broker materials.
Coordinate with Discovery Creative interiors, landscape, golf, land planning, and procurement leads.
Present design recommendations to the Executive Director, development leaders, and project partners, and support the Executive Director in presentations to executive leadership and investors.
Manage and develop design staff and help build the internal architecture team as the portfolio grows.
Capture lessons learned and contribute to repeatable standards.