Vice President of Interior Design

Blue Heron Companies • Las Vegas, NV

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About The Position

The Vice President of Interior Design is responsible for defining, elevating, and operationalizing Blue Heron’s interior design vision across architectural interiors and furnishings. This role ensures that design intent is conceptually exceptional and executed with precision, consistency, and scalability. Additionally, this role builds a best-in-class furnishings platform to enhance client experience, drive revenue, and reinforce Blue Heron’s position as a design-led firm. The VP ensures interior design is a central driver of value, differentiation, and brand identity, rather than a downstream service.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in luxury residential interior design and FF&E.
• Strong understanding of materials, detailing, and constructability.
• Experience building or scaling a furnishings or procurement-driven business.
• Proficiency in design documentation, specifications, and vendor management.
• Ability to operate at both creative and operational levels.
• Strong financial acumen, including margin management and revenue modeling.
• Systems thinker who can integrate design into broader business processes.
• Experience working within or alongside design-build environments.
• Executive-level communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to influence cross-functional partners and drive alignment.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to inspire and hold teams accountable.
• Skilled in client-facing interactions at a luxury level.
• High ownership mentality with a bias toward action.
• Commitment to excellence and continuous improvement.
• Disciplined decision-making grounded in both design and business impact.
• Integrity in representing the brand, clients, and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Establish and continuously refine Blue Heron’s interior design philosophy, standards, and visual language.
• Ensure cohesive integration between architecture, interiors, and furnishings across all projects.
• Lead concept development on flagship and high-visibility projects.
• Uphold design integrity from concept through installation.
• Build, scale, and lead a high-performing furnishings (FF&E) division.
• Develop a curated product and vendor ecosystem aligned with Blue Heron’s design standards.
• Own pricing strategy, margin performance, and revenue growth for furnishings.
• Establish standardized processes for selection, procurement, tracking, and installation.
• Integrate interior design workflows into the broader design-build process.
• Partner with Procurement and Construction to ensure feasibility, budget alignment, and execution accuracy.
• Drive early involvement of interior design in project lifecycle to maximize impact.
• Eliminate silos between architecture, interiors, and field execution.
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing interior design and furnishings team.
• Define clear roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations.
• Develop design talent capable of operating at a luxury, client-facing level.
• Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Elevate the interior design client journey from inspiration through final install.
• Ensure furnishings enhance emotional connection, not just aesthetic completion.
• Participate in key client presentations and milestone decisions.
• Reinforce Blue Heron’s brand as design-led, highly curated, and execution-driven.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees