Design Leadership Jobs
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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
🇬🇧 Bristol, City of Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Atkinsréalis 🇬🇧 Bristol, City of Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Lead and mentor a global design team while ensuring high standards of creative output and operational efficiency. Foster collaboration and alignment across teams to enhance delivery and client value.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Derby, England, United Kingdom
Balfour Beatty Plc 🇬🇧 Derby, England, United Kingdom
As a Design Manager, you will manage the design process from pre-construction through to project delivery and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams. You will ensure designs are compliant, buildable, cost-effective, and delivered on programme.
Organisation Design Manager
🇬🇧 England, United Kingdom
Hm Revenue & Customs 🇬🇧 England, United Kingdom
The Organisation Design Manager will scope, plan, and implement projects aligned with the Unity organisational design strategy. They will analyze current organizational processes and structures to identify areas for improvement and translate process changes into organizational design impacts.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Sherborne Talent Solutions 🇬🇧 Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
You will be responsible for leading design activities and overseeing the design process. This includes producing and managing design programmes and working closely with internal and external design teams.
Flexibility Market Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Elexon 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead and manage a team of Flexibility Market Design Advisors while providing technical leadership and subject matter expertise. Engage with industry stakeholders and support the delivery of the Market Facilitator Delivery Plan.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Twg Consulting Services 🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
As Design Manager, you will lead and coordinate the design process from concept through to commissioning, ensuring projects are delivered safely and efficiently. You will manage multidisciplinary design teams and provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle.
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.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 West Midlands, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Graham Group 🇬🇧 West Midlands, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will lead and coordinate the full design process across various projects, ensuring compliance and buildability. They will manage multidisciplinary teams and oversee the integration of design solutions into construction and operational phases.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Belfast City District, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Graham Group 🇬🇧 Belfast City District, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will lead and coordinate the full design process from pre-construction through delivery and completion across various projects. They will manage multidisciplinary design teams to ensure compliance, buildability, and alignment with sustainability and operational performance.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Plymouth, England, United Kingdom
Babcock International Group 🇬🇧 Plymouth, England, United Kingdom
As a Design Manager, you will be responsible for the technical delivery of design projects and act as the Technical Authority throughout the project lifecycle. You will ensure that design solutions are developed, validated, and delivered in line with safety, quality, time, and cost requirements.
Unity Programme - Organisation Design Manager
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Hm Revenue & Customs 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
The Organisation Design Manager will analyze current organizational processes and structures, identifying areas for improvement and translating process changes into organizational design impacts. The role involves scoping, planning, and implementing projects in line with the Unity organizational design strategy.
Unity Programme - Organisation Design Manager
🇬🇧 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Hm Revenue & Customs 🇬🇧 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
The Organisation Design Manager will analyze current organizational processes and structures, identifying areas for improvement and translating process changes into organizational design impacts. The role involves scoping, planning, and implementing projects in line with the Unity organizational design strategy.
Unity Programme - Organisation Design Manager
🇬🇧 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Hm Revenue & Customs 🇬🇧 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
The Organisation Design Manager will analyze current organizational processes and structures, identifying areas for improvement and translating process changes into organizational design impacts. The role involves collaboration with subject matter experts and may require travel to various locations across the UK.
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.