Director, Interiors

About the Role

We are seeking a Director of Interiors to join our content team based in London. This pivotal leadership position offers the opportunity to define and steer the global interiors forecasting strategy, securing our status as the foremost source of insight on home, interiors, and hospitality trends worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and establish the strategic direction for the global interiors content and forecasting portfolio.
• Lead the crafting of trend forecasts, design directions, and innovative insights driven by creative expertise and data analysis.
• Spot emerging shifts in consumer behavior, lifestyles, materials, sustainability practices, technology, and aesthetics affecting the interior sector and translate these into actionable client strategies.
• Maintain and evolve the interiors trends within an always-updating forecasting system ensuring integration and reuse of trends and assets.
• Ensure a unified and coherent WGSN narrative across all interiors categories and global regions.
• Integrate insights from broader macro-trend forecasts through an interiors and lifestyle perspective.
• Collaborate closely with sales teams across regions to stay informed of market dynamics, challenges, and client needs to enhance content strategy at different forecasting intervals.
• Oversee the production of exceptional content including forecasts, webinars, and thought leadership materials.
• Drive innovation by advancing forecasting frameworks and implementing new technologies such as AI and data analytics.
• Act as a spokesperson at industry events, media engagements, and client meetings.
• Lead and nurture the interiors team cultivating a culture of innovation and forecasting excellence with clear goals and performance metrics.
• Promote collaboration with cross-functional teams to maintain consistent, high-quality, and commercially relevant forecasts.

Candidate Profile and Qualifications

• Extensive expertise in forecasting, foresight, consumer insights, innovation strategy, or related future-oriented fields.
• In-depth knowledge of the interiors sector, design strategy, product development, or creative direction.
• Comprehensive understanding of the cultural, commercial and consumer trends influencing interiors and adjacent industries.
• Proven competence in converting trends into valuable commercial strategies and insights.
• Experience managing teams, guiding talent, and steering strategic content initiatives.
• Able to work effectively across short, medium, and long-term forecasting horizons.
• Prior experience in industry roles such as buying, trend leadership or design development is advantageous.

Essential Skills

• Expertise in connecting category-specific knowledge to wider macro trends to uncover new opportunities.
• Ability to integrate qualitative research, quantitative data, and primary signals for evidence-based forecasts.
• Macro-level analytical thinking linking societal, technological, environmental, and cultural changes to specific category forecasts.
• Collaboration skills to develop connected, interdisciplinary forecasts across regions and disciplines.
• Competence in utilizing AI, data tools, and emerging technologies alongside human creativity and judgment.
• Strong critical thinking to produce defensible, risk-assessed forecasts.
• Commercial acumen to distill complex trends into actionable client strategies.
• Public speaking and client engagement expertise at senior and global levels.

Benefits

• 25 annual holiday days with the option to buy or sell up to 5 additional days.
• Access to pension schemes, life assurance, income protection, and a flexible benefits package including private medical and dental care.
• Employee support programs such as assistance services, season ticket loans, and cycle-to-work schemes.
• Opportunities to participate in volunteering and charitable giving initiatives.
• Robust learning and development opportunities.

Company Overview and Culture

We are a globally recognized leader in consumer trend forecasting, dedicated to helping brands craft products aligned with future consumer demands. Our culture emphasizes inclusivity, environmental sustainability, rigorous data-driven approaches, and a flexible working environment nurturing growth and diversity.

Additional Information

This role requires office presence in London; full remote working is not offered. We use AI-supported recruitment methods to ensure fair and unbiased candidate evaluation. Candidates requiring accommodations during the hiring process are encouraged to request reasonable adjustments.