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Senior Design Manager
🇮🇪 Leinster, Ireland
Rkd 🇮🇪 Leinster, Ireland
The Senior Design Manager will lead and manage the delivery of multiple projects and project teams, engaging with clients throughout various project stages. They will also guide consulting partners to achieve successful project outcomes and report on project status to senior management.
Head of Design- Childrenswear Babywear & Essentials
🇬🇧 Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Trp Recruitment Ltd 🇬🇧 Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
The successful candidate will lead the UK design function, driving creative vision, trend direction, and product strategy across a diverse customer portfolio. They will also mentor and develop the design team while ensuring the seamless execution of design concepts.
Design Manager - Essentials
🇮🇳 Maharashtra, India
Aditya Birla Group 🇮🇳 Maharashtra, India
The Design Manager will strategize new design initiatives for specific jewellery categories and ensure successful launches. They will also maintain product gross profit and collaborate with various teams to develop unique design stories.
Product Design Manager
🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Maintainx 🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lead and grow a team of 4-6 product designers to create intuitive, AI-powered workflows for maintenance and asset management. Partner with Product and Engineering leads to translate strategy into high-quality design execution across web and mobile platforms.
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Technical Design Manager Data Center
🇮🇹 Milan, Italy
Aecom 🇮🇹 Milan, Italy
Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams to deliver complex hyperscale, colocation, and enterprise data center projects across Europe. Oversee all project phases from site due diligence and conceptual design through to construction documentation and client delivery.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Vogo 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Lead and scale the product design organization by managing a team of designers and driving strategic initiatives across traveler experiences. Oversee the end-to-end design process for web, iOS, and Android platforms while evolving the company's design system.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Skilled Careers 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will take ownership of the electrical design review process and manage external MEP design consultants to ensure high technical standards. They will also provide technical leadership and identify value engineering opportunities to optimize project costs.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Fawkes & Reece 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The successful candidate will manage the design process throughout project delivery, coordinating various teams to ensure design information is compliant and buildable. Responsibilities include leading design coordination meetings and resolving technical challenges.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
Quavered 🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead a multidisciplinary design team to create engaging educational experiences. Responsibilities include mentoring team members, overseeing design quality, and exploring new design technologies.
Sound Insulation Design Manager
🇺🇸 El Segundo, CA 90245, United States of America
Boutique Recruiting 🇺🇸 El Segundo, CA 90245, United States of America
The Sound Insulation Design Manager will lead a team of designers and oversee production efforts while managing client relationships. Responsibilities include conducting field visits, coordinating with subconsultants, and ensuring quality control of drawings.
Head of Design and Research
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Upside 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Own the quality, consistency, and polish bar across the consumer and payments experience. Lead a small team of designers and researchers to enhance the product's design and research practices.
Head of Design and Research
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Upside 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Own the quality, consistency, and polish bar across the consumer and payments experience. Lead a small team of designers and researchers to enhance the product's design and research practices.
Head of Design and Research
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Upside 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Own the quality, consistency, and polish bar across the consumer and payments experience. Lead a small team of designers and researchers to enhance the product's design and research practices.
Project Manager (Design Manager) – Workplace
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Lead and manage multiple design teams and consultants for retail store projects. Oversee project delivery, maintain schedules and budgets, and ensure client satisfaction.
Design Manager (Remote)
Remote (🇺🇸 Santa Clara County, California, United States of America)
Coresite Remote (🇺🇸 Santa Clara County, California, United States of America)
The Design Manager manages the design process for capital expenditure projects across CoreSite's existing facilities, focusing on interior retrofit and improvement work. This role involves coordinating design timelines, deliverables, and budgets while ensuring minimal disruption to customers.
About Design Leadership careers
Design leaders in 2026 set the strategic vision for design organizations navigating an AI-saturated market. This role requires a balance of craft expertise and high-level business acumen to advocate for design's value at the executive level.
Effective leaders foster a culture of technical agency, establishing systems that allow human creativity and machine efficiency to coexist.
Companies like Stripe and Airbnb seek VPs and Directors of Design who can scale teams and align design strategy with long-term business objectives.
We feature senior leadership positions including Design Directors, Heads of Design, VP of Design, Chief Design Officers, and design team leads at companies like Meta, Google, Airbnb, Stripe, and fast-growing AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. These roles span product design, brand, and cross-functional design organizations.
Many companies offer remote design leadership roles, including distributed-first companies like Notion, Linear, GitLab, and Vercel. AI companies like Midjourney and Anthropic also hire remote design leaders. Some companies prefer hybrid arrangements for VP+ positions.
Most positions require 8–15+ years of design experience with 3–5+ years managing teams. Strong candidates demonstrate strategic thinking, team building, stakeholder management, and a track record of shipping successful products at companies like Figma, Spotify, Netflix, or emerging AI startups. Browse leadership portfolios to see how experienced designers showcase their impact.
Design leadership salaries are highly competitive: Design Directors earn $160k–$240k, VPs of Design $220k–$350k+, and CDOs at major companies can exceed $400k with significant equity packages. AI companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Databricks often offer premium total compensation. Consult our salary guide for detailed breakdowns.