Design Leadership Jobs
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Design Manager (Furniture & Patio)
🇺🇸 Coppell, TX 75019, United States of America
At Home Group Inc. 🇺🇸 Coppell, TX 75019, United States of America
The Design Manager will partner with Buyers and the Brand Concept Team to design and develop compelling furniture and patio merchandise that aligns with brand strategies. They are responsible for managing category calendars, providing item directives, and collaborating with sourcing and merchant teams to execute product development.
Expert Opportunity - Head of Design ($80/hr, up to $1,600/week)
🇺🇸 Portland, Oregon, United States of America
Ethos 🇺🇸 Portland, Oregon, United States of America
Create, evaluate, and refine AI-generated presentations and slide decks across various creative workflows. This includes developing concept boards, campaign narratives, and design rationale for executive audiences.
Expert Opportunity - Head of Design ($80/hr, up to $1,600/week)
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Ethos 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Create, evaluate, and refine AI-generated presentations and slide decks across various professional workflows. This includes developing creative presentation decks, concept boards, and visual storytelling for executive audiences.
Expert Opportunity - Head of Design ($80/hr, up to $1,600/week)
🇺🇸 United States of America
Ethos 🇺🇸 United States of America
Create, evaluate, and refine AI-generated presentations and slide decks across various professional workflows. This includes developing creative presentation decks, concept boards, and visual storytelling for executive audiences.
Design Manager, Outerwear | 3-Month Contract | On-site
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Epg Group 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
As a Design Manager, Outerwear, you will translate global design direction into commercially successful outerwear collections for the North American market. You will manage product updates, ensure design accuracy, and collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
Design Manager, Outerwear
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Epg Group 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
As a Design Manager, Outerwear, you will translate global design direction into successful outerwear collections for the North American market. You will manage product updates, ensure design accuracy, and collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
Design Manager (Furniture & Patio)
🇺🇸 Coppell, TX 75019, United States of America
At Home 🇺🇸 Coppell, TX 75019, United States of America
The Design Manager leads the design and development of furniture and patio merchandise to align with brand concepts and category strategies. They partner with buyers, sourcing teams, and external resources to execute seasonal visions regarding color, materiality, and silhouette.
Preconstruction Design Manager
🇺🇸 West Sacramento, California, United States of America
Seegert Construction Inc 🇺🇸 West Sacramento, California, United States of America
Lead the coordination of architects, engineers, and trade partners to ensure designs align with budget, schedule, and constructability. Manage design deliverables, facilitate client meetings, and conduct site due diligence activities for commercial projects.
Sr. Design Manager
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Digital Realty 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
The Sr. Design Manager will oversee the design lifecycle for multiple projects, ensuring alignment with Digital Realty's guidelines and standards. They will manage consultants, lead design review sessions, and serve as the primary customer interface for build-to-suit projects.
Sr. Design Manager
🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Digital Realty 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
The Sr. Design Manager will oversee the design lifecycle of multiple projects, ensuring alignment with Digital Realty's guidelines and standards. This role includes managing consultants, leading design reviews, and serving as the primary customer interface for build-to-suit projects.
Sr. Design Manager
🇺🇸 Austell, Cobb County, Georgia, United States of America
Digital Realty 🇺🇸 Austell, Cobb County, Georgia, United States of America
Lead the design of multiple concurrent data center development projects while implementing company design and engineering standards. Oversee architects, engineers, and consultants through the full design lifecycle from greenfield builds to renovations.
Sr. Design Manager
🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Digital Realty 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Lead the design of multiple concurrent data center development projects while implementing company design and engineering guidelines. Oversee the full design lifecycle by managing architects, engineers, and consultants to ensure projects are delivered on budget and schedule.
Design Manager - Aviation - Senior
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Manage all phases of design for large complex architectural projects, ensuring successful delivery from concept through construction. Lead communication between project teams and clients while fostering strong relationships and ensuring design excellence.
Community Planning & Design Manager
🇺🇸 Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
American Planning Association - Wisconsin Chapter 🇺🇸 Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
The Community Planning and Design Manager will lead the development of plans, policies, and strategies for city growth and development. This role involves managing initiatives, engaging with the community, and collaborating with stakeholders to implement the city's vision.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Fluidstack 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Own end-to-end project management of concurrent data center design and solution-delivery programs. Build and maintain integrated master schedules across various design disciplines and establish program governance.
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.