Design Leadership Jobs
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Associate Design Manager, Workplace
🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Jll 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Support the design and delivery of corporate workplace projects by coordinating between internal stakeholders and external architectural partners. Assist in managing design phases from concept through implementation while ensuring adherence to brand standards, budgets, and timelines.
Design Manager - Mission Critical / Industrial
🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Provide project leadership by communicating objectives, scope, and schedules while managing project workflows and resources. Oversee project lifecycle from estimating to close-out, ensuring fiscal responsibility and client satisfaction.
Design Manager - Mission Critical / Industrial
🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Lead the delivery of high-performance critical facilities and industrial projects while overseeing project workflows and resource allocation. Serve as the primary liaison between clients and project teams to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
Design Manager - Interiors
🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Manage all phases of corporate interior projects from set-up through construction administration, ensuring they are delivered on time and on budget. Lead project teams and maintain client relationships while overseeing scheduling, budgets, and financial performance.
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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.