Job Description

Design Manager - Majid Al Futtaim Entertainment - Dubai, UAE
Position Overview
The Design Manager role in Dubai leads the end-to-end design delivery for Majid Al Futtaim Entertainment projects, ensuring creative vision, brand standards, and operational requirements are translated into high-quality built environments across leisure and entertainment developments.
Job Details
Country: UAE
City: Dubai
Industry: Entertainment
Function: Project Management
Salary: 28000-38000 monthly (Market estimated)
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Summary
The Design Manager is responsible for managing the complete design lifecycle for leisure and entertainment projects, coordinating consultants and internal teams, safeguarding brand integrity, and providing post-contract design oversight through construction and site implementation stages.
Key Responsibilities

• Manage full design development across concept, schematic, and detailed design stages for leisure and entertainment projects
• Coordinate with external designers to align creativity, feasibility, constructability, and brand identity
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with Real Estate, Construction, Operations, and Centers of Excellence to integrate functional and operational requirements
• Maintain post-contract design guardianship, including shop drawing reviews, material approvals, mock-ups, and site quality inspections
• Coordinate landlord and authority approvals, ensuring compliance with mall, regulatory, and brand standards
• Drive value engineering and cost optimization with Quantity Surveying, Procurement, and Construction teams while protecting design quality
• Act as the primary design interface for internal and external stakeholders, presenting design updates and reviews to senior and CEO-level leadership
• Ensure quality assurance and brand consistency through enforcement of design guidelines, standards, and site implementation reviews

Ideal Profile

• 8 to 12 years of progressive experience in design and project management within leisure, entertainment, retail, or restaurant food service projects
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Interior Architecture, Architecture, or Design Management
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities with a collaborative, solution-oriented approach
• High level of design and technical expertise covering materials, construction methods, fit-out standards, and landlord submissions
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, and structured design review workflows
• Performance-driven mindset with a record of timely approvals, cost control, variation management, and brand consistency

Why Join Us

• Lead high-impact leisure and entertainment developments across Dubai
• Work within a dynamic environment that values creativity, quality, and operational excellence
• Collaborate with senior leadership and multidisciplinary teams on flagship projects
• Long-term career growth within a diversified regional entertainment portfolio

About the Company
Majid Al Futtaim is a leading entertainment, lifestyle, and retail group headquartered in the UAE. Through its Entertainment business, the company develops and operates cinemas, leisure destinations, and family entertainment concepts across the region, delivering immersive experiences through strong design leadership, operational excellence, and consistent brand standards.
Job Title Design Manager - Majid Al Futtaim Entertainment - Dubai, UAE
Design Manager - Majid Al Futtaim Entertainment - Dubai, UAE
Position Overview
The Design Manager role in Dubai leads the end-to-end design delivery for Majid Al Futtaim Entertainment projects, ensuring creative vision, brand standards, and operational requirements are translated into high-quality built environments across leisure and entertainment developments.
Job Details
Country: UAE
City: Dubai
Industry: Entertainment
Function: Project Management
Salary: 28000-38000 monthly (Market estimated)
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Summary
The Design Manager is responsible for managing the complete design lifecycle for leisure and entertainment projects, coordinating consultants and internal teams, safeguarding brand integrity, and providing post-contract design oversight through construction and site implementation stages.
Key Responsibilities

• Manage full design development across concept, schematic, and detailed design stages for leisure and entertainment projects
• Coordinate with external designers to align creativity, feasibility, constructability, and brand identity
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with Real Estate, Construction, Operations, and Centers of Excellence to integrate functional and operational requirements
• Maintain post-contract design guardianship, including shop drawing reviews, material approvals, mock-ups, and site quality inspections
• Coordinate landlord and authority approvals, ensuring compliance with mall, regulatory, and brand standards
• Drive value engineering and cost optimization with Quantity Surveying, Procurement, and Construction teams while protecting design quality
• Act as the primary design interface for internal and external stakeholders, presenting design updates and reviews to senior and CEO-level leadership
• Ensure quality assurance and brand consistency through enforcement of design guidelines, standards, and site implementation reviews

Ideal Profile

• 8 to 12 years of progressive experience in design and project management within leisure, entertainment, retail, or restaurant food service projects
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Interior Architecture, Architecture, or Design Management
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities with a collaborative, solution-oriented approach
• High level of design and technical expertise covering materials, construction methods, fit-out standards, and landlord submissions
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, and structured design review workflows
• Performance-driven mindset with a record of timely approvals, cost control, variation management, and brand consistency

Why Join Us

• Lead high-impact leisure and entertainment developments across Dubai
• Work within a dynamic environment that values creativity, quality, and operational excellence
• Collaborate with senior leadership and multidisciplinary teams on flagship projects
• Long-term career growth within a diversified regional entertainment portfolio

About the Company
Majid Al Futtaim is a leading entertainment, lifestyle, and retail group headquartered in the UAE. Through its Entertainment business, the company develops and operates cinemas, leisure destinations, and family entertainment concepts across the region, delivering immersive experiences through strong design leadership, operational excellence, and consistent brand standards.
Post Details
Job Start Date
Salary from 28000.00
Salary to 38000.00
Number of Vacancies 1
Location -
Location City Dubai
Desired Candidate's Profile
Gender No Preference
Nationality
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