Design Leadership Jobs in Irvine, United States of America
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Head of Design - Agentic Experience
🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Baker Tilly Us 🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Lead end-to-end design for AI-powered products, starting with BT Compass, and establish interaction principles and reusable design patterns for transparent, trustworthy agent experiences. Partner with practitioners and cross-functional teams to research, prototype, validate, and improve products while setting design standards and mentoring future team members.
Head of Design - Agentic Experience
🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Baker Tilly 🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
The Head of Design will lead the end-to-end design of AI-powered products, establishing design principles and standards for human-AI interaction. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate complex AI capabilities into intuitive, trustworthy user experiences.
Hyundai Design Center - Interior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (hatci) 🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Lead automotive interior design programs from concept through production, managing the team, project timing, budget, and collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers. Develop and present design proposals, guide designers, support concept vehicle builds, and coordinate product development with teams in Korea and vendors.
Design Manager (Owner's Representative / Architect)
🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Moca Systems, Inc. 🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
The Design Manager supports the envisioning and management of complex construction projects through all phases, including planning, design, and procurement. They act as an owner's representative to ensure project alignment with client goals, budget, and quality standards.
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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.