Position Description
The Hospitality & Commercial Business Development Manager is responsible for identifying new opportunities, developing client relationships, and growing The Future Perfect's presence within the hospitality and commercial design community.
This is a highly relationship-driven role focused on building connections with architects, interior designers, developers, hotel groups, purchasing firms, and other project stakeholders. The ideal candidate is proactive, organized, and energized by creating opportunities through outreach, networking, and relationship building.
Primary Job Responsibilities
• Develop and maintain relationships with hospitality designers, architects, developers, purchasing firms, hotel groups, and commercial design professionals
• Generate new business opportunities through proactive outreach, networking, industry events, project research, and client meetings
• Maintain a consistent pipeline of qualified opportunities and actively manage projects through the sales cycle
• Identify projects early in the design and specification process and position The Future Perfect as a valued project partner
• Collaborate with internal sales teams and vendor partners to develop project-specific solutions
• Prepare presentations, proposals, and materials for client meetings
• Track activity, opportunities, and client communication through Salesforce and other internal systems
• Develop a strong understanding of The Future Perfect's designers, makers, artists, and manufacturing partners
• Represent The Future Perfect at industry events, trade shows, networking functions, and client presentations
Key Qualifications
• 3–7 years of experience in business development, sales, hospitality, commercial interiors, architecture, design, luxury furnishings, or a related industry
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills
• Comfortable developing new business through outreach and networking
• Highly organized with strong follow-through and attention to detail
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously
• Genuine interest in design, architecture, art, and craftsmanship
• Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM platforms preferred
Founded by David Alhadeff in 2003, The Future Perfect is one of the world’s foremost contemporary design galleries, distinguished by its range of vision and curatorial focus, which showcases studio-created works alongside one-of-a-kind and limited edition pieces.
In its over 20-year history, the gallery has introduced highly collectible works by seminal design talents such as Lindsey Adelman, Jason Miller, and Piet Hein Eek. Acting as both a catalyst and an industry authority, The Future Perfect has forged relationships with some of the world’s most influential artists, designers, and craftspeople.
Today, The Future Perfect’s prestigious gallery program is tailored to each of its unique locations in North America, with houses in Manhattan’s West Village, Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills, and Miami’s Little Haiti, as well as our San Francisco gallery located in Pacific Heights. Each space offers specialized programming that includes exclusive exhibitions from cutting-edge contemporary artists as well as an eclectic mix of contemporary production and gallery pieces.
Each Future Perfect location – be it in New York or California or Florida – offers site-specific collections that adhere to Alhadeff’s original vision: the coalescence of playfulness, craftsmanship, and innovation. Alhadeff and The Future Perfect continue to expand their community: shifting the borders between gallerist, dealer, and merchant, opening new pathways for artists and collectors alike.
