Design Leadership Jobs in United States of America
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Senior Design Manager, Industrial Manufacturing Construction
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Je Dunn Construction 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Leads design delivery from early planning through project completion, coordinating design partners, internal disciplines, clients, trade partners, and regulatory stakeholders. Manages design scope, contracts, budgets, schedules, documentation, quality, and change control while supporting business development and resolving project challenges.
Design Manager 2, Industrial Manufacturing Construction
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Je Dunn Construction 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Manage industrial and manufacturing design projects from concept through construction and startup, coordinating design partners, internal disciplines, clients, and construction teams. Oversee scope, schedules, budgets, contracts, design quality, documentation, permitting, and field problem-solving while supporting business development and project delivery.
Senior Design Manager, Women's Knitwear
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Pvh Corp. 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager leads the design process for women's knitwear, conceptualizing innovative collections while ensuring brand alignment and quality standards. They collaborate with cross-functional teams and mentor junior designers to drive the success of the knitwear line in the fashion market.
Product Innovation & Design Manager
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Atlas Coffee Club 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Develop and prototype new consumer products, including researching customer needs, creating concepts and packaging briefs, and sourcing and managing suppliers. Coordinate launches from approved concept through production readiness, support demand forecasting, and analyze launch performance and feedback to improve products.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Cedar City, Utah, United States of America
Novax Recruitment Group 🇺🇸 Cedar City, Utah, United States of America
Manage insulated metal panel and wall-system design packages from project award through completion, coordinating clients, architects, engineers, and external detailing partners. Oversee schedules, submittals, RFIs, and deliverables; review technical drawings; lead project calls; and identify design or constructability issues to ensure accurate, timely delivery.
Sr. Store Design Manager - Global HOKA
🇺🇸 Georgia, United States of America
Hoka 🇺🇸 Georgia, United States of America
Lead the creative development and end-to-end execution of HOKA retail concepts across various store formats. Manage external partners, budgets, and timelines while ensuring design quality and brand consistency across the global retail fleet.
Sr. Store Design Manager - Global HOKA
🇺🇸 Goleta, California, United States of America
Deckers Brands 🇺🇸 Goleta, California, United States of America
Lead the creative development and end-to-end execution of HOKA retail concepts across various store formats. Manage external partners, budgets, and timelines while ensuring design intent and brand standards are maintained throughout all project phases.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
American Equipment 🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead and mentor multidisciplinary mechanical and electrical design teams to support custom overhead crane manufacturing. They are responsible for driving the digital transformation from 2D drafting to 3D modeling while ensuring design quality and operational efficiency.
Design Manager - Nuclear Facilities
🇺🇸 Pasadena, California, United States of America
Parsons Corporation 🇺🇸 Pasadena, California, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead a multidisciplinary team in the design of nuclear fuel production and waste processing facilities while managing staffing, budgets, and project schedules. They are responsible for ensuring design quality, resolving technical issues, and coordinating with project managers to meet regulatory and production requirements.
Technical Design Manager
🇺🇸 Newport Beach, California, United States of America
The People Brand 🇺🇸 Newport Beach, California, United States of America
The Technical Design Manager will lead technical execution for swim, active, and lifestyle apparel, overseeing fit, construction, and quality from prototype to production. They are responsible for managing the technical design team, maintaining block libraries, and ensuring consistency across all product categories.
Senior Design Manager - Design Systems
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Datadog 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the design systems team to define the direction, roadmap, and quality standards for the DRUIDS system. Partner with product designers, engineers, and PMs to build tools and workflows that integrate design systems into the product development lifecycle.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Red Wing, MN 55066, United States of America
County Of Goodhue 🇺🇸 Red Wing, MN 55066, United States of America
The Design Manager oversees right-of-way acquisition, public land ownership tasks, and the design and engineering of construction projects. They also assist department management with program preparation and supervise engineering technicians.
Sr. Design Manager - Data Center
🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead the planning, design coordination, and execution of hyperscale data center projects as the owner's representative. They are responsible for managing project scope, budget, schedule, and risk while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
Sr Data Center Design Manager
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Coreweave 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Manage the end-to-end design process for global data center projects, coordinating with internal SMEs and external consultants to ensure scalability and performance. Oversee project budgets, schedules, and design implementation while serving as the primary point of contact for all design-related matters.
Federal Design Manager
🇺🇸 Huntsville, Alabama, United States of America
Parsons Corporation 🇺🇸 Huntsville, Alabama, United States of America
The Federal Design Manager leads and manages the design execution process for federal design-build projects, ensuring compliance with contract requirements and federal standards. They serve as the primary interface between the owner, contractor, and design teams to facilitate seamless transitions from design through construction and closeout.
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.