Design Leadership Jobs
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Head of Design
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Edelman 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Lead the design response for complex briefs across various media while mentoring and developing a team of designers. Establish studio standards and workflows to ensure high-quality, consistent, and scalable design outputs across the APAC region.
Design Manager
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kent Data Centres 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Design Manager will lead and manage multidisciplinary design teams for hyperscale and mission-critical data centre projects, overseeing the full design lifecycle from concept through construction. They will act as the primary technical liaison with various stakeholders and ensure compliance with local regulations and industry best practices.
Senior Design Manager - Architecture
🇲🇾 Selangor, Malaysia
Woh Hup Group 🇲🇾 Selangor, Malaysia
Lead and manage the architectural design process for large-scale Data Centre projects, ensuring design intent is effectively translated into construction execution. Coordinate with various stakeholders to resolve design-related issues and ensure compliance with project requirements and standards.
Communication & Interior Design Manager
🇲🇾 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Ikano-retail 🇲🇾 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Lead the Communication & Interior Design team to increase home furnishing interest and create demand through effective store layout and range presentation. Manage the store commercial calendar and align store communication with the IKEA brand to maintain a competitive edge.
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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.