Design Leadership Jobs in United States of America
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Design Manager
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Clevanoo Llc 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
The Division Manager will lead field teams and oversee financial performance, asset utilization, and customer satisfaction within the residential design/build division. They are responsible for hiring and training personnel, managing budgets, and ensuring sales and operational goals are met.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Sheetz, Inc 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager leads the design team in executing strategic retail store design programs while collaborating with senior management to ensure functional and aesthetic excellence. Responsibilities include managing project timelines, overseeing budgets, and developing direct reports to foster a high-performing architectural studio.
Digital Design Manager
🇺🇸 Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Vertiv 🇺🇸 Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
The Digital Design Manager will lead and mentor a team of BIM coordinators to develop high-precision 3D models and 2D shop drawings for busbar systems. They are responsible for driving digital delivery strategy, managing cross-functional coordination, and ensuring all project deliverables meet quality and deadline standards.
Head of Design
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Craft 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will define and maintain high-quality standards for AI-generated presentation design while building and coaching a team of experts. Your role involves managing quality control processes and translating complex operational requirements into clear, actionable workflows.
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Client Relations & Design Manager
🇺🇸 Wayne, NJ 07470, United States of America
Scenic Landscaping, Llc. 🇺🇸 Wayne, NJ 07470, United States of America
The manager serves as the bridge between residential clients and the field team, conducting property visits to recommend landscape improvements. They are responsible for creating seasonal planting plans, preparing estimates, and maintaining long-term client relationships.
FLEX Director of Design Operations, Design Systems
🇺🇸 Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
Marriott 🇺🇸 Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
The Director leads the vision, strategy, and operational model for the Marriott Associate Design System to ensure consistent and scalable digital experiences. They bridge the gap between design and engineering teams to align roadmaps, maintain design-to-code parity, and manage system governance.
Data Center Design Manager - Electrical/Mechanical
🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Spencer Ogden 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
The Data Center Design Manager will lead the design and delivery of high-density data center fit-out projects, managing external consultants and internal stakeholders. They are responsible for overseeing projects from the initial shell phase through to full construction delivery and equipment installation.
Data Center Design Manager
🇺🇸 United States of America
Ladders 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead multidisciplinary design teams to develop mission-critical data center projects from concept through construction documentation. Oversee technical validation of power, cooling, and controls while ensuring construction compliance and system functionality.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
System One 🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
The Design Manager oversees design production throughout the project life cycle, from development handoff to construction closeout. They are responsible for managing design tasks, guiding junior staff, and ensuring projects meet schedule and energy performance goals.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Florida, United States of America
Pop Mart 🇺🇸 Florida, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager facilitates the development of themed entertainment and experiential projects by coordinating between internal creative teams and external vendors. They manage the flow of design documentation and ensure the creative vision is accurately translated into actionable production requirements.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 El Segundo, CA 90245, United States of America
Balfour Beatty Us 🇺🇸 El Segundo, CA 90245, United States of America
The Design Manager coordinates and integrates design-build projects by managing design and permitting processes to ensure quality, constructability, and cost control. They lead project pursuits, manage team members, and ensure project deliverables align with contractual obligations and budget requirements.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 El Segundo, CA 90245, United States of America
Balfour Beatty 🇺🇸 El Segundo, CA 90245, United States of America
The Design Manager coordinates and integrates design and construction processes for design-build projects to ensure quality, cost control, and on-time delivery. They manage project pursuits, oversee design progression, and facilitate communication between owners, designers, and trade partners.
Senior Creative Design Manager
🇺🇸 Missouri, United States of America
H&r Block 🇺🇸 Missouri, United States of America
The Senior Creative Design Manager leads the creative vision and strategy for marketing assets across brand, organic, and paid channels. They manage a team of designers while partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to drive measurable business outcomes through data-informed creative solutions.
Head Of Design
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Quizlet 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The role begins as a hands-on principal designer focused on shipping AI-powered learning experiences and setting visual direction. Subsequently, the role transitions into leading the design organization, managing designers, and overseeing design quality across the company.
Senior Creative Design Manager
🇺🇸 United States of America
H&r Block 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Senior Creative Design Manager leads the creative vision and design strategy to support customer acquisition and engagement goals across various marketing channels. This role involves managing a design team, overseeing asset development, and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure brand consistency and performance optimization.
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.