Design Leadership Jobs
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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.
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.
Head of Design
🇮🇳 India
Aspora 🇮🇳 India
Lead and unify the product, brand, and marketing design functions under a single global vision. Establish design quality standards and drive the evolution of the design system across all customer-facing surfaces.
Design Manager (f/m/d)
🇮🇳 Ahmedabad, India
Db Cargo Hungária 🇮🇳 Ahmedabad, India
Lead and manage the overall design development for civil, architectural, and system components of the project. Coordinate with consultants, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure integrated and optimized designs.
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Design Manager
🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Bahadurpura mandal, India
Chattels Design 🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Bahadurpura mandal, India
Lead and manage a team of interior designers to ensure high-quality project delivery. Oversee the design process from concept to execution while collaborating with project managers, clients, and vendors.
Interior Design Manager
🇮🇳 Chandigarh, India
Homelane 🇮🇳 Chandigarh, India
The Design Manager will lead and mentor a team of designers, manage the project funnel, and ensure exceptional customer experiences. This role also involves handling key customer interactions and driving predictability in project outcomes.
Design Manager - Studded Occasion Wear
🇮🇳 Maharashtra, India
Aditya Birla Group 🇮🇳 Maharashtra, India
The Design Manager is responsible for executing the design philosophy aligned with the brand's strategic objectives and presenting appealing design concepts. They will also strategize new design initiatives and maintain product profitability while adhering to the design calendar.
Technical Design Manager
🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Bahadurpura mandal, India
Latinem Private Limited 🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Bahadurpura mandal, India
Lead the full interior design lifecycle for luxury villas, ensuring the design vision is consistently executed. Manage a team of designers and collaborate with clients and consultants to align the design with project goals.
Design Manager
🇮🇳 Ahmedabad, India
Livspace 🇮🇳 Ahmedabad, India
As a Customer Delivery Manager - Design, you will manage the design process for multiple projects through a team of designers. This includes ensuring productivity, conducting training, and managing customer relationships.
Design Manager (Architect)
🇮🇳 Dehradun, India
Unison Education And Research Foundation 🇮🇳 Dehradun, India
The Design Manager will oversee architectural planning and manage design projects while ensuring compliance with regulations and standards. They will coordinate with various teams and consultants, maintain documentation, and ensure design quality and alignment with project timelines and budgets.
Design Manager- Data Center
🇮🇳 Mumbai City District, India
Jacobs 🇮🇳 Mumbai City District, India
The Design Manager - Data Center engages in engineering management activities, coordinating with various stakeholders and mentoring team members to achieve project objectives. They are responsible for the successful delivery of Data Center projects and ensuring effective communication with all stakeholders.
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 - GDC
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Sj Group 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The Design Manager will oversee sustainable building design projects, ensuring compliance with energy modelling standards and certifications. They will collaborate with teams to creatively solve design challenges and contribute to positive environmental impacts.
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.
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.