Design Leadership Jobs
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Design Manager (Civils)
🇬🇧 Birstall, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
M Group Water 🇬🇧 Birstall, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
You will provide design leadership across various infrastructure projects, coordinating multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality designs. Additionally, you will manage design programs, technical risks, and ensure compliance with client requirements and regulations.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Sphere Solutions 🇬🇧 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
As Design Manager, you will manage and coordinate the design process throughout all project phases, ensuring projects are delivered safely and efficiently. You will liaise with clients, consultants, and internal teams to drive project success.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Wigan, England, United Kingdom
We Are Footprint 🇬🇧 Wigan, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will lead and oversee design delivery across multiple projects while managing and mentoring design teams. Collaboration with stakeholders to align design outcomes with business objectives is also a key responsibility.
Head of Design
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Capcade 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Establish and lead the design discipline, setting the craft bar and building a design system from the ground up. Own the end-to-end user experience for complex B2B workflows, focusing on AI-powered features and onboarding.
Digital Design Manager (In-house, with a great team culture)
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Got The T-shirt 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
The Digital Design Manager will lead the creative output of the organization, overseeing the development and delivery of high-quality digital design projects. This includes managing a team of designers and videographers while ensuring all projects align with brand guidelines and strategic objectives.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Maidenhead, SL6 1QB, United Kingdom
Sphere Solutions 🇬🇧 Maidenhead, SL6 1QB, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will lead the design delivery of a luxury private residence, managing the full design lifecycle from concept to completion. They will coordinate design teams, manage design risks, and ensure high-quality standards are met throughout the project.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Talenthawk 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
The Design Manager will act as the primary point of contact for the design organization, leading oversight and governance of design deliverables across all RIBA stages. They will ensure design outputs align with programme objectives and operational needs while collaborating closely with senior programme stakeholders.
Privacy By Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Vodafone 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the transformation of global privacy processes, operating models, and tooling to ensure scalable compliance. Provide subject matter expertise in Privacy by Design and Responsible AI while managing metrics and audit actions.
Head of Design
🇬🇧 Hounslow, England, United Kingdom
Sky 🇬🇧 Hounslow, England, United Kingdom
Lead and scale a multi-disciplinary design team to deliver world-class digital experiences across Sky.com and the My Sky app. Partner with senior leadership to shape CX strategy and embed service design practices across the customer lifecycle.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Warrington, England, United Kingdom
United Infrastructure 🇬🇧 Warrington, England, United Kingdom
Lead all technical and design processes for infrastructure projects to ensure delivery on budget and according to the agreed programme. Manage external consultants and subcontractors while ensuring compliance with building regulations and company standards.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Atkinsréalis 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the delivery of multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects from concept to construction, ensuring targets for programme, budget, and quality are met. Manage project teams, facilitate client communication, and oversee contractual and commercial risks.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Scotland, United Kingdom
N G Bailey 🇬🇧 Scotland, United Kingdom
Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary electrical design teams to deliver complex power and infrastructure projects. Act as the primary design interface with clients and oversee technical outputs to ensure compliance with DNO and National Grid standards.
Head of Design – Womenswear (12 month FTC)
🇬🇧 Solihull, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, England, United Kingdom
Gymshark 🇬🇧 Solihull, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, England, United Kingdom
Lead the creative vision and end-to-end design process for the Womenswear category to deliver innovative, performance-led collections. Manage and develop a high-performing design team while partnering with buying and sourcing to ensure commercial success and brand consistency.
Design Manager - Water
🇬🇧 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Atkinsréalis 🇬🇧 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Coordinate and manage multi-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver technical design work for water infrastructure projects. Oversee the production of technical deliverables and provide mentorship to junior colleagues while ensuring adherence to quality standards.
Director, Design Engineering - DC Development (m/f/d)
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Digital Realty 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the technical delivery and design governance of complex, high-performance data center projects from inception through handover. Coordinate multi-disciplinary consultant teams and act as the primary technical authority for internal stakeholders and customers.
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.