Design Leadership Jobs in United States of America
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Head of Design
🇺🇸 United States of America
Elation Health 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Head of Design will set the vision, standards, and operating model for the design organization while leading a team of product designers. They will partner with product and engineering leadership to drive design strategy and ensure high-quality, AI-native experiences for clinicians.
Senior Design Manager (Phoenix, AZ) - Austin Commercial
🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Austin Bridge & Road 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of design services, including budget oversight, contract administration, and ensuring design packages meet project requirements. They collaborate with builders and designers to minimize change orders, facilitate RFI reviews, and ensure compliance with project milestones and municipal regulations.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Brentwood, Tennessee, United States of America
Hdr 🇺🇸 Brentwood, Tennessee, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will direct and coordinate multidisciplinary teams throughout the project lifecycle, from initiation to close-out. They are responsible for managing large-scale projects, ensuring budget and schedule compliance, and maintaining strong client relationships.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
Hdr 🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will direct and coordinate multidisciplinary teams throughout the project lifecycle, from initiation to close-out. They are responsible for managing project budgets, schedules, client relations, and ensuring the successful delivery of complex architectural projects.
Project Design Manager - Hybrid or Remote
🇺🇸 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Cushman & Wakefield 🇺🇸 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America
The Project Design Manager serves as the primary point of contact for accounts, implementing workplace strategies and managing design teams. They oversee project timelines, budgets, and quality standards while ensuring all design concepts meet safety and code requirements.
Project Design Manager - Hybrid or Remote
🇺🇸 Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
Cushman & Wakefield 🇺🇸 Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
The Project Design Manager acts as the primary point of contact for accounts, leading design teams through all project phases from concept to construction. They are responsible for developing workplace standards, managing project budgets and timelines, and ensuring all design deliverables meet safety and quality requirements.
Principal Associate, Design Manager (Cafes) | Retail Bank
🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America
Capital One 🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America
Oversee the end-to-end architectural design and construction administration for Capital One café and branch projects. Lead cross-functional teams and external architects to ensure design standards are met while balancing aesthetic, functional, and budgetary requirements.
Director of Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Siro 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Director of Product Design will own the end-to-end design craft, quality, and design systems for mobile and web surfaces. They will partner with leadership to influence the product roadmap and represent the voice of the customer through direct field research.
Director of Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Siro 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will own the end-to-end product design, including the design system, mobile and web interfaces, and AI-driven interactions. You will also partner with leadership to define product strategy, conduct user research, and maintain high standards of craft across the team.
Senior Water Design Manager
🇺🇸 Plantation, Florida, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Plantation, Florida, United States of America
The Senior Water Design Manager will lead the technical execution of water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure projects, including treatment plants and pump stations. Responsibilities include managing project design, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, and providing technical leadership and mentoring to junior staff.
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.