Interior Design Manager – Americas

Join Barclays Corporate Real Estate Services (CRES) as our Interior Design Manager – Americas, and help shape the environments that define our brand, drive operational excellence, and elevate the experience for employees and clients alike. In this dynamic role, you’ll bring together creative vision, technical precision, and project leadership to influence the design and execution of corporate office spaces, amenities, and client-facing facilities across the US, Canada, and Mexico—including a landmark multi-year renovation of Barclays’ U.S. Headquarters in Midtown Manhattan. Reporting to the Global Head of Design & Construction, you’ll oversee design deliverables with architects, review technical documents and specifications, research furniture and materials, and organize and maintain a comprehensive finish library. This is a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact on the future of workplace design at one of the world’s leading financial institutions.

To be successful in your role as Interior Design Manager, you should have:

• Experience in commercial interior design, with proven success in managing projects for corporate, financial, or institutional clients

• A robust portfolio demonstrating expertise in large-scale workplace or banking environments

• Proficiency in design software (AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.) and project management tools, and professional certifications (NCIDQ, LEED, PMP) are considered assets

• Extensive knowledge of materials, finishes, furniture systems, and workplace technology integration, and familiarity with building codes, accessibility standards, and sustainable design practices

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to lead teams, coordinate with cross-functional partners, and manage complex project schedules

Other highly valued skills include:

• Having Visionary Creativity with the ability to craft environments that inspire, engage, and represent the bank’s identity

• Comfortable navigating change and ambiguity in a fast-paced environment

• Having a Client-Centric Mindset and dedicated to understanding and exceeding the expectations of internal and external clients

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in New York, NY.

Minimum Salary: $140,000.00

Maximum Salary: $200,000.00

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above includes only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Purpose of the role

To manage and develop capital project proposals and operations aligned to the needs of the bank. 

Accountabilities

• Management, development and execution of building, real estate and physical asset security projects and proposals, including workspace, engineering, and facility upgrades.
• Management of planning, design, procurement, resourcing, reporting and construction processes to ensure deliverables are completed on time and within budget.
• Identification of potential risks and issues associated to capital projects and development of risk management strategies to mitigate them by monitoring risk exposure and taking corrective action.
• Management of project budget for real estate and physical security projects by tracking expenses, forecasting costs and identifying cost saving opportunities.
• Management of stakeholder relations including project sponsors, vendors, regulatory agencies, and the facilities management team to align capital project operations with the bank's objectives.
• Identification of opportunities to improve the delivery processes for capital projects and implement best practices to enhance project performance.
• Execution of capital projects that meet agreed quality standards, and are compliant with relevant laws, regulation, and policies.

Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.