About the roleThe Senior Lead Designer / Senior Lead Design Architect provides creative leadership across complex hospitality and destination projects, developing bold concepts and immersive environments that reflect both innovation and cultural relevance.
This role requires a highly creative individual capable of leading multidisciplinary teams, navigating complex stakeholder environments, and translating ambitious project visions into compelling architectural experiences.
You will play a critical role in shaping design strategy, mentoring teams, engaging directly with clients and operators, and upholding OBMI's commitment to design excellence across all phases of project delivery.
What you'll do- Lead and shape the creative vision for major hospitality, mixed-use, and destination developments
- Develop strong conceptual narratives and innovative design solutions rooted in culture, place, and guest experience
- Champion OBMI's Design Excellence principles across projects and teams
- Lead workshops, presentations, and stakeholder meetings with confidence and clarity
- Serve as a trusted design advisor to clients, operators, developers, and consultants
- Mentor and inspire teams while fostering collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning
- Collaborate with Project Managers and technical teams to ensure successful project delivery and coordination
- Oversee the development of concepts into coordinated and high-quality design documentation
- Participate in construction administration and site reviews to maintain design integrity
- Support business development, proposals, competitions, and thought leadership initiatives
- Represent OBMI externally at conferences, panels, and industry events
- Drive innovation in sustainability, material exploration, design technology, and hospitality experiences
Who we're looking forWe are seeking a visionary and highly creative design leader with a passion for hospitality and destination design and the ability to craft meaningful architectural experiences at every scale.
You are:
- Equipped with 15-17 years of professional architectural experience
- Holding a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture
- A licensed or registered architect (AIA, RIBA, ARB, or equivalent preferred)
- Experienced in hospitality, luxury resorts, mixed-use, and destination-driven developments
- A highly creative conceptual thinker capable of transforming ideas into immersive, story-driven environments
- Passionate about contextual design, cultural storytelling, and elevating the guest experience through architecture
- Advanced in Revit and proficient in Rhino, AutoCAD, Enscape, Adobe Creative Suite, and related visualization tools
- Experienced leading multidisciplinary teams and mentoring emerging talent
- Skilled in client presentations, storytelling, stakeholder engagement, and design leadership
- Comfortable navigating large-scale, complex project environments and balancing creativity with technical and strategic considerations
- Knowledgeable in sustainability, consultant coordination, and design implementation
- An inspiring communicator and collaborative leader with strong business and relationship-building skills
Location: Miami, FL
Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.
Please send your CV and portfolio to .
