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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.
POSITION : DESIGN MANAGER
🇮🇳 Khairthal-Tijara, Tijara - 301411, Rajasthan, India
Tps Infrastructure Limited. 🇮🇳 Khairthal-Tijara, Tijara - 301411, Rajasthan, India
The Design Manager will be responsible for forecasting demand for raw materials and components, ensuring stock levels are maintained. They will also oversee the process and payment of invoices.
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.