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Design Manager - Rail
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Wsp In India 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The role involves managing and coordinating multidisciplinary design delivery for rail and metro infrastructure projects from concept to detailed design. Key accountabilities include coordinating design interfaces, managing risks, and ensuring high-quality integrated design outcomes through stakeholder engagement.
Director - Design Manager
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Qualcomm 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Lead the planning, optimization, and testing of complex electronic systems and hardware components. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement design guidelines and improve production yield and quality.
Design Manager - Junior
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Gensler 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Manage all phases of design projects from set-up through construction administration while ensuring they remain on time and on budget. Focus on building client relationships, driving business opportunities, and mentoring project teams.
Group Product Design Manager, Rider Verticals
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Uber 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Lead and grow a team of designers to shape the future of the Rider Experience through user-centric design. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to craft visions, set quality standards, and coach designers in developing their professional competencies.
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Senior Learning Design Manager (AI-Enabled)
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Vectra 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Lead the global learning organization's execution and serve as the onsite lead for the Bangalore team. Translate business goals into AI-enabled learning architectures, curricula, and production-ready content.
Head of Design
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Aspora 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Lead and scale all three design functions: product design, brand design, and marketing design. Establish design quality standards and ensure visual and tonal consistency across all markets and channels.
Design Manager - Electrical
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Jacobs 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The candidate will manage the Electrical Design team, ensuring compliance with industry codes and standards while developing electrical packages for power and distribution systems. They will also collaborate with engineering teams, clients, and contractors to meet project goals and timelines.
Design Manager
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Larsen & Toubro 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The Design Manager will oversee the design aspects of large-scale construction projects, specifically Elevated Metros. They will ensure that all design elements meet the technical requirements and standards for Metro Projects.
Product Design Manager
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Epicor Software Corporation 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Manage and develop a team of product designers while ensuring high-quality design output and alignment with product priorities. Partner with Product Management and Engineering leadership to drive problem-solving and integrate AI into design practices.
Design Manager - JSM
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Atlassian 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The Design Manager will set a clear design vision for IT Services within Service Collection and partner with leadership to shape AI features. They will lead a team across geographies, ensuring high-quality design work and effective collaboration.
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.