Design Leadership Jobs
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Senior Design Manager M&O
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Triangle Decon Services, Inc. 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager leads multiple facilities projects for the Los Angeles Unified School District, focusing on seismic, critical repair, and retrofit work. They manage architects, engineers, and consultants to ensure all projects adhere to District standards, budgets, and regulatory requirements.
Design Manager A/E Services
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Destination Enterprises Inc 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Design Manager oversees the district's architectural and engineering design process to ensure projects meet functional, budgetary, and regulatory requirements. They manage multiple projects by coordinating with architects, consultants, and district personnel to ensure timely and high-quality completion.
Design Manager AE LAUSD
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Purely Works 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Manages and coordinates the district's design process for A&E services to ensure projects meet functional, budgetary, and legal requirements. Oversees multiple architectural projects and ensures compliance with educational and building standards.
Project Manager (Design Manager) – Workplace
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Lead and manage multiple design teams and consultants for the delivery of retail stores and center projects. Drive project delivery through all phases, managing client communications, budgets, schedules, and the mentorship of junior staff.
Project Manager (Design Manager) - Architecture
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Drive project delivery across all phases, managing budgets, schedules, and relationships with clients and consultants. Oversee project documentation, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and mentor junior staff to ensure high-quality architectural outcomes.
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Design Manager – Creative Producer
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The role involves leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver experiential design solutions while managing client relationships and project financial performance. Key duties include overseeing project scopes, budgets, and work-plans from master plans to exhibits and shows.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Padcom Design And Construction Management 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Direct design activities for major capital improvement and modernization projects while ensuring compliance with District standards and DSA requirements. Oversee consultant performance, architectural firm selection, and design quality from concept through construction transition.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Stv 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will lead and manage the planning, design, and coordination of K-12 capital improvement projects from concept through construction handoff. They will oversee architects, engineers, and stakeholders to ensure compliance with district standards and project requirements.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Stv 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Lead the planning, design, and coordination of K-12 capital improvement and modernization projects from concept through construction handoff. Oversee architects, engineers, and consultants to ensure compliance with District standards, budgets, and DSA requirements.
Design Manager- Aviation Construction (Anticipated Opening)
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Turner & Townsend 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Design Managers will oversee the design phase of aviation construction projects, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines. They will collaborate with architects, engineers, contractors, and stakeholders to deliver successful project outcomes.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Danish Athletics 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will plan, organize, and direct design activities for the School Upgrade Program and critical repair projects. They will oversee the building design process to ensure compliance with standards and guidelines while managing multiple projects from conception to final approval.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Struction Solutions 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will lead design activities for the School Upgrade Program and critical repair projects, ensuring compliance with LAUSD standards. This role involves managing multiple projects from conception to execution while coordinating with various stakeholders.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Industrious 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Evaluate new real estate opportunities and make independent design feasibility calls. Lead the development of design packages and manage external architects to ensure high-quality documentation.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Greenridge Group 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Oversee the planning, design, and coordination of major school modernization and capital improvement projects for the Los Angeles Unified School District. Lead multidisciplinary teams and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure projects meet budget, schedule, and California building codes.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Tsui Group 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will plan, organize, and direct design activities for educational facility projects. They will manage multiple projects, ensuring compliance with standards and guidelines while coordinating with various stakeholders.
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.