Design Leadership Jobs
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Design Manager – Internal Finishes
🇦🇺 Shenton Park, Fremantle Railway PSP, Shenton Park WA 6008, Australia
Sacyr 🇦🇺 Shenton Park, Fremantle Railway PSP, Shenton Park WA 6008, Australia
Lead and manage the internal finishes design process from concept to construction, ensuring alignment with project objectives and budgets. Coordinate with consultants and subcontractors to deliver high-quality, compliant documentation and technical solutions.
Head of Design Operations
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Oliver Grace 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Head of Design Operations will lead and support the team, ensuring effective workflow and project delivery while maintaining high standards. They will also act as a senior point of escalation for challenges and contribute to the studio's operational efficiency.
Design Manager (Façades)
🇦🇺 Shenton Park, Fremantle Railway PSP, Shenton Park WA 6008, Australia
Sacyr 🇦🇺 Shenton Park, Fremantle Railway PSP, Shenton Park WA 6008, Australia
Lead and manage the façade design process from concept through to construction, ensuring alignment with project scope, budget, and contractual obligations. Coordinate with consultants and subcontractors to deliver detailed documentation and ensure compliance with Australian standards.
Design Manager – Arquitectura (Finishes)
🇦🇺 Shenton Park, Fremantle Railway PSP, Shenton Park WA 6008, Australia
Sacyr 🇦🇺 Shenton Park, Fremantle Railway PSP, Shenton Park WA 6008, Australia
Lead and manage the finishes design process from concept to construction, ensuring alignment with project scope, budget, and Australian regulations. Coordinate between consultants, architects, and delivery teams to resolve technical issues and ensure high-quality aesthetic outcomes.
Fashion Design Manager
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Csb 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Fashion Design Manager leads and elevates the design function across all product categories, setting the creative vision for each season. They drive design strategy, collaborate cross-functionally, and ensure brand integrity throughout the product lifecycle.
Design Manager
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Fulton Hogan 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead and manage the design process for major infrastructure projects to ensure alignment with construction objectives and client requirements. Act as the primary interface between design consultants, project teams, and stakeholders to optimize delivery outcomes.
Roads & Highways Design Manager
🇦🇺 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Aecom 🇦🇺 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Lead the design management and delivery of major highways and road infrastructure projects across Western Australia and ANZ. Manage multidisciplinary teams and act as the primary client interface for Main Roads WA and other key stakeholders.
Design Manager
🇦🇺 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Fulton Hogan 🇦🇺 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Drive and coordinate the design process for wastewater infrastructure projects to ensure technical solutions meet client briefs and budgets. Manage design schedules, resources, and risks while effectively communicating progress to stakeholders.
Technical Design Manager
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mace 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The role involves shaping project design strategy and leading internal and external design teams to meet time, quality, and budget targets. Responsibilities include managing stakeholder relationships, design governance, and championing net-zero carbon principles throughout the project lifecycle.
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.