Design Leadership Jobs in United States of America
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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.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 United States of America
Wise Digital Partners 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Design Manager will own end-to-end design on high-value website builds while setting the creative standard for the team. They will also manage an offshore design team, providing feedback and coaching to improve output and process efficiency.
Design Manager - Federal Government Sector
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead multidisciplinary design teams to deliver high-quality, compliant, and cost-controlled projects for federal clients. They are responsible for managing project budgets, schedules, and client relationships while driving business development and pursuit strategies.
Design Manager - Federal Government Sector
🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead multidisciplinary design teams to deliver high-quality, compliant, and cost-controlled projects for federal clients. They are responsible for managing project budgets, schedules, and client relationships while ensuring adherence to federal standards and design workflows.
Design Manager - Federal Government Sector
🇺🇸 Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, compliant, and cost-controlled design projects for federal clients. This role involves managing project execution plans, ensuring QA/QC standards, and acting as the primary interface for client communication and business development.
Engineering Design Manager
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Stantec 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The Engineering Design Manager will forecast, organize, and monitor project design development and production delivery while enforcing project execution plans. They will also coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, consultants, and clients to ensure project commitments regarding cost, quality, and schedule are met.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Actalent 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
The Design Program Manager will oversee the design bulletin system and manage building design changes by coordinating with architects, engineers, and construction teams. They are responsible for maintaining project schedules, ensuring regulatory compliance, and facilitating decision-making processes for design modifications.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Actalent 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
The Design Program Manager will oversee the design bulletin system and manage building design changes by coordinating between discipline teams and stakeholders. They are responsible for maintaining project schedules, ensuring regulatory compliance, and developing standardized processes for design change management.
Head Of Design, Product & Brand
Remote (🇺🇸 Walnut Creek, California, United States of America)
Designer Interiors Remote (🇺🇸 Walnut Creek, California, United States of America)
You will serve as the first dedicated design leader, setting the design direction and building foundational systems for both product and brand. You will be responsible for hands-on execution across product design, website development, and go-to-market materials while partnering with leadership to scale the design function.
Design Manager, Data Centers
🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Iron Mountain 🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead the end-to-end delivery of complex data center design scopes, including new builds, fit-outs, and operational upgrades. They are responsible for directing multidisciplinary consultants and coordinating internal stakeholders to ensure projects are safe, compliant, and resilient.
Group Product Design Manager, Systems
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Adobe 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
You will lead the design systems team to define strategy, build reusable components, and bridge the gap between design and engineering. You will also drive adoption across the organization while coaching team members and partnering with product and research stakeholders.
Exhibit Design Manager
🇺🇸 Lenexa, Kansas, United States of America
E3 Xps 🇺🇸 Lenexa, Kansas, United States of America
The Exhibit Design Manager will provide creative direction for custom exhibits and lead a team of designers to ensure high-quality, buildable, and profitable outcomes. They will also collaborate across departments and present design concepts to clients to connect ideas with business objectives.
Customer Design Manager
🇺🇸 Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States of America
American Electric Power 🇺🇸 Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States of America
The Customer Design Manager provides leadership and direction for the Customer Design team to ensure power system electrical facilities are designed efficiently. They are responsible for managing staff, controlling project budgets, and ensuring all designs meet company standards and customer expectations.
Customer Design Manager
🇺🇸 Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States of America
American Electric Power 🇺🇸 Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States of America
The Customer Design Manager provides leadership and direction for the design of power system electrical facilities while managing staff and project budgets. They are responsible for ensuring superior customer satisfaction, developing employee skills, and maintaining compliance with company policies and safety standards.
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.