Design Leadership Jobs
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Expression of Interest - Design Manager - Water Sector
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Stantec 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
As a Design Manager, you will lead a team to deliver impactful water projects, overseeing all aspects of delivery and ensuring successful project outcomes. You will collaborate closely with clients and guide your multidisciplinary team throughout the project lifecycle.
Global Learning Experience Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Boston Consulting Group (bcg) 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
You will design engaging and impactful learning experiences for the global Risk function, helping employees understand and apply compliance requirements. This involves creating a cohesive learning experience that drives sustained behavior change across the firm.
Senior Retail Design Manager, Global Real Estate Services
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Hsbc 🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Lead the global retail branch design proposition by setting standards and shaping future formats aligned with customer and channel strategies. Oversee design governance, assurance, and the management of strategic partners and consultants across multiple global markets.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Arcadis 🇬🇧 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will guide design teams to meet client scope while considering budget and resource requirements. They will also coordinate design activities with various teams and facilitate meetings to identify project risks.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Arcadis 🇬🇧 Surrey, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will guide design teams to meet client scope while considering budget and timelines. They will also coordinate design activities with various teams and facilitate meetings to identify project risks.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Arcadis 🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will guide design teams to meet client scope while considering budget and resource requirements. They will also coordinate design activities with various teams and facilitate meetings to identify project risks.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Arcadis 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will guide design teams to meet client scope while considering budget and resource requirements. They will also coordinate design activities with various teams and facilitate meetings to identify project risks.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Arcadis 🇬🇧 Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will guide design teams to meet client scope while considering budget and resource requirements. They will also manage the technical delivery of multi-disciplinary design projects and promote a culture of collaboration and innovation.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Arcadis 🇬🇧 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will guide design teams to meet client scope while considering budget and timelines. They will also coordinate design activities with various teams and facilitate meetings to identify project risks.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Bristol, City of Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Arcadis 🇬🇧 Bristol, City of Bristol, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will guide design teams to meet client scope while considering budget and resource requirements. They will also coordinate design activities with various teams and facilitate meetings to identify project risks.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Warrington, England, United Kingdom
Arcadis 🇬🇧 Warrington, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will guide design teams to meet client scope while considering budget and resource requirements. They will also manage the technical delivery of multi-disciplinary design projects and promote a culture of collaboration and innovation.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Arcadis 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will guide design teams to meet client scope while considering budget and resource requirements. They will also coordinate design activities with various teams and facilitate meetings to identify project risks.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Arcadis 🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will guide design teams to meet client scope while considering budget and resource requirements. They will also coordinate design activities with various teams and facilitate meetings and workshops throughout the project lifecycle.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Systra 🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager is accountable for the delivery of civil engineering work packages, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to client specifications. This includes coordinating multidisciplinary teams, managing project controls, and overseeing the design of high-speed rail infrastructure.
Global Design Manager
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Atkinsréalis 🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Lead and mentor a global multi-disciplinary design team to ensure high-quality creative output and strategic alignment. Drive operational efficiency, manage stakeholder relationships, and oversee the delivery of complex global projects.
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.