Interior Designer & Head of Product

About the role

We are looking for the founding design hire to lead our FF&E product line. This role blends interior design expertise with product ownership, shaping curated apartment packages from concept to market.

Key responsibilities

• Design and specify six to eight curated FF&E packages covering every room and multiple unit sizes, including furniture, lighting, rugs, textiles, art, styling and kitchenware.
• Source, shortlist and negotiate directly with suppliers and factories; agree trade terms, place orders and approve samples.
• Own each package as a product: cost it, price it, and manage margin while balancing design intent and commercial viability.
• Produce or direct visual assets (renders, styling, photography direction) that enable remote buyers to purchase fully visualised apartment packages.
• Set and uphold quality standards through sample approval and field testing in live rental units before any item enters a package.
• Develop the long‑term roadmap from imported packages to SQ1’s own manufactured product line, providing early input on sourcing and tooling for Asian production.
• Partner closely with the Business Development Manager to keep packages priced, buildable and sellable.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in FF&E design, including specifying, sourcing and negotiating with furniture suppliers or manufacturers.
• Product‑manager or product‑ownership experience is a plus, with the ability to treat a design range as a costed, margin‑aware product line.
• Strong design and curation point of view, comfortable making decisive choices for buyers.
• Ability to produce or direct high‑quality visual output (renders, styling, photography) that sells products sight‑unseen.
• Comfort operating as a founding hire in a small team, owning supplier relationships, product decisions and commercial outcomes.
• Must be based in Cyprus; this is an office‑based, onsite role.

What we offer

• Compensation matching experience and commercial impact of the role.
• Opportunity to join the founding team of a fast‑growing developer in Cyprus.
• Performance‑driven culture with no bureaucracy.