Design Leadership Jobs
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Design Manager - (Delivery - New & Renewal)
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Endeavour Group 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
The Design Manager will lead the design and delivery of store environments for Dan Murphy's and BWS, managing multiple projects across various stages. They will ensure alignment with brand standards and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
Design Manager - (Delivery - New & Renewal)
🇦🇺 Karragullen WA 6111, Australia
Endeavour Group 🇦🇺 Karragullen WA 6111, Australia
The Design Manager will lead the design and delivery of new and refurbished store environments for Dan Murphy's and BWS. This includes managing multiple projects, ensuring alignment with brand standards, and collaborating with various stakeholders.
Design Manager - (Delivery - New & Renewal)
🇦🇺 River Of Life City Church, Slacks Creek, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Endeavour Group Careers 🇦🇺 River Of Life City Church, Slacks Creek, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead the end-to-end design and delivery of new and refurbished store environments for Dan Murphy's and BWS. Manage external partners and internal stakeholders to ensure construction aligns with brand standards and regulatory requirements.
Design Manager - (Delivery - New & Renewal)
🇦🇺 Kelmscott, Armadale Railway PSP, Camillo WA 6111, Australia
Endeavour Group Careers 🇦🇺 Kelmscott, Armadale Railway PSP, Camillo WA 6111, Australia
Lead the end-to-end design and delivery of new and refurbished store environments for Dan Murphy's and BWS. Manage external partners and internal stakeholders to ensure construction aligns with brand standards and regulatory requirements.
Design Manager - (Delivery - New & Renewal)
🇦🇺 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Endeavour Group Careers 🇦🇺 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Lead the end-to-end design and delivery of new and refurbished retail stores for Dan Murphy's and BWS. Manage external partners and internal stakeholders to ensure construction aligns with brand standards and regulatory requirements.
Design Manager - Defence
🇦🇺 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Intract Australia 🇦🇺 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Lead the design management process across Defence building and infrastructure projects. Coordinate with consultants, project teams, and Defence stakeholders to deliver compliant and practical design outcomes.
Design Manager | Data Centres
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Redpath Partners 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead and manage the design consultant team to deliver high-quality design documentation on time and within budget. Oversee the design process across large-scale data centre projects from pre-construction through to completion.
Senior Head of Design
🇦🇺 Cremorne TAS 7024, Australia
Seek 🇦🇺 Cremorne TAS 7024, Australia
Lead the design strategy and execution for the Hirer portfolio to create cohesive marketplace experiences. Drive the integration of AI and data-driven insights to improve customer outcomes and mentor a diverse team of design leaders.
Design Manager - (Delivery - New & Renewal)
🇦🇺 Richmond VIC 3121, Australia
Endeavour Group Careers 🇦🇺 Richmond VIC 3121, Australia
Lead the end-to-end design and delivery of new and refurbished store environments for Dan Murphy's and BWS. Manage external partners and internal stakeholders to ensure construction aligns with brand standards and regulatory requirements.
Design Manager - Renewable and Utilities
🇦🇺 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Consolidated Power Projects 🇦🇺 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
The Design Manager will play a pivotal role in delivering high-voltage infrastructure and renewable energy projects. They will collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure designs are well-integrated and compliant with client and industry requirements.
Project Design Manager
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mirvac Limited 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead and coordinate the multidisciplinary design process from concept to delivery for a residential project at Green Square. Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external consultants to ensure design excellence, buildability, and alignment with budget and programme.
Design Manager - (Delivery - New & Renewal)
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Endeavour Group 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Design Manager will lead the design process for new and refurbished stores, ensuring brand expression and design excellence. They will manage multiple projects, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure alignment with design intent and standards.
EOI - Design Manager - Rail Systems - Major QLD Rail Projects
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Ugl Limited 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead the coordination and delivery of rail systems design with a focus on signalling and multi-discipline integration. Develop design management plans and drive safety in design through collaborative reviews and stakeholder alignment.
Senior Project Design Manager - Services and Technology
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mirvac Limited 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead the services and technology strategy and delivery across a diverse portfolio of office, mixed-use, and residential projects. Coordinate with internal stakeholders and consultants to ensure high-quality, sustainable, and commercially viable design outcomes.
Design Manager
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nbcuniversal 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Oversee design initiatives for the Lifestyle business across various product categories for the ANZ, Southeast Asia, and India markets. Lead the development of creative concepts, style guides, and product mockups while ensuring brand integrity and commercial viability.
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.