Design Leadership Jobs
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Design Manager
🇨🇦 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Ecg Engineering Pty Ltd 🇨🇦 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Lead the engineering, design, drafting, and document control functions within the Toronto branch across a diverse project portfolio. Oversee all design activities to ensure scope, standards, and project requirements are delivered on time and with high quality.
Design Manager - Toronto - Cities
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gensler 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Design Manager will lead project teams and act as the primary liaison between clients and the design team to deliver architectural projects on time and budget. Responsibilities include managing all project phases from proposal and design to construction administration and financial performance.
Head of Design, Unified Service Platform
🇨🇦 Quinte West, Ontario, Canada
Gusto, Inc. 🇨🇦 Quinte West, Ontario, Canada
Lead and coach a team of product and conversation designers to build an AI-native Unified Service Platform. Act as a player-coach by driving high-level strategy with cross-functional leaders while remaining hands-on with complex design flows.
Sr. Design Manager, Product
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Meltwater 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead a distributed design team to develop high-quality software interfaces and enhance the platform experience. Mentor product designers while collaborating cross-functionally with product managers and engineers to align design with business objectives.
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Design Manager
🇨🇦 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Ventana Construction Corporation 🇨🇦 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Lead complex design-build and construction management projects from pre-construction through to construction readiness while ensuring design outcomes align with client expectations and budgets. Act as the primary contact for clients and consultants to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and facilitate design development.
Design Manager
🇨🇦 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ellisdon 🇨🇦 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lead multidisciplinary design teams through pursuit, development, and construction support phases to ensure projects are coordinated and compliant. Serve as the primary technical liaison between owners, consultants, and trade partners to align design with budget and schedule objectives.
Design Manager
🇨🇦 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ellisdon 🇨🇦 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
As a Design Manager, you will lead multidisciplinary design teams through the pursuit, design development, and construction support phases of projects. You will serve as the primary technical liaison between various stakeholders, ensuring design coordination and compliance with project objectives.
Design Manager
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Systra Canada 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Design Manager oversees design deliverables and ensures alignment with project scope, schedule, and budget. They manage project plans, coordinate design activities, and serve as the main point of contact for project-related communication.
Design Manager
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Systra 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oversee design deliverables and integrate railway infrastructure while ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, and budget. Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to manage project risks and deliver technical strategies during the development phase.
Design Manager
🇨🇦 Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Itec Group Inc. 🇨🇦 Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
The Design Manager leads the Mechanical Design team, ensuring high-quality engineering solutions are delivered on time and within budget. They also manage resources, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve technical challenges.
Design Manager
🇨🇦 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Bird Construction 🇨🇦 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
The Design Manager leads and manages the design process for projects from commencement to finalization, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and industry standards. They are responsible for supervising the design team, managing schedules, and maintaining client relationships.
Design Manager
🇨🇦 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Bird Construction 🇨🇦 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
The Design Manager leads the design process from pre-award to the finalization of construction subcontracts, ensuring compliance with budgets and schedules. They serve as the primary point of contact for clients, consultants, and regulatory authorities while managing the consultant team.
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.
Design Manager, Digital Experiences
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Stripe 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Manage and grow a high-performing design team while crafting a clear design vision that aligns with Stripe's goals. Advocate for design excellence and collaborate with various teams to enhance the web presence.
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.