Lead Interior Designer

Location: Onsite, four days per week - Kohler, WI This position will have frequent interaction with executive leadership and will be responsible for interpreting and executing on the brand vision while meeting critical project milestones as both an individual contributor and a project lead. Opportunity T he Lead Interior Designer is a critical role within Global Properties Services. The successful applicant will be responsible for leading and executing high-end interior design projects that elevate Kohler Co.’s luxury brand across hospitality, wellness, retail, and residential environments. This position serves as both a strategic design leader and hands-on contributor, managing the full project lifecycle, from concept through execution, while overseeing external partners on complex initiatives and collaborating with internal stakeholders to deliver design-led, brand-aligned outcomes. Responsibilities: Participate in all project phases including research, programming, space planning, conceptual design, presentations, design development, documentation, and project execution for small to mid-sized internal design projects. Oversee external consultants and contractors in all project phases including research, programming, space planning, conceptual design, presentations, design development, documentation, and project execution for large or complex projects. Collaborate with design team(s), operations, internal Kohler Co. clients, consultants, contractors, fabricators, and other vendors to meet overall project objectives with a design-led approach. Assist with development of project design scope definitions, programming, objectives, and functional aesthetic requirements. Develop and convey preliminary design concepts through drawings, finish and FF E selections, inspiration imagery, and renderings. Produce or oversee production of graphic presentations and 2D/3D visualizations to demonstrate proposed design concepts for internal clients, executive design review presentations, and external design consultants. Assist with contract quality FF E selections, cost estimates, specification documentations, quotations, budgets, procurement, managing lead times and coordinating resources. Assist in obtaining bids and other supporting documents as well as preparation of exhibits for capital expenditure approval documents. Assist in review and approval of vendor or contractor submittals and RFI’s to ensure compliance with design intent and quality requirements. Provide support and leadership in luxury hospitality and high-end vendor sourcing and relationship-building Participate in design and coordination meetings on assigned projects as needed. Consult available resources to ensure design solutions meet goals for accessibility, sustainability, diversity and inclusion, ergonomics, and code/regulatory requirements. Participate in team and office activities, initiatives, design team mentorship, and learning programs. Maintain/develop important industry vendor relationships through collaboration, trade shows, and events. Other duties as assigned.