Design Leadership Jobs in United States of America
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Content Design Manager, AI
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Tiktok 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Lead a team of content designers to create intuitive user experiences through clear writing and strategic content design for TikTok's monetization services. Manage stakeholder relationships and develop efficient processes and templates to improve cross-functional workflows.
Remote Aviation Design Manager
Remote (🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America)
Lochner Remote (🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America)
Lead and manage the technical design function, overseeing Design Leads and staff to ensure high-quality project deliverables. Implement and enforce design standards, quality control procedures, and resource allocation across aviation projects.
Integrated Design Manager
🇺🇸 Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
Aligned Data Centers 🇺🇸 Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
Lead day-to-day design management activities and integrate architectural, civil, structural, and MEP systems from land enablement to turnover. Ensure design alignment with project scope, schedule, cost, and quality while managing third-party design teams.
Architecture Practice Design Manager
🇺🇸 Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
Hdr 🇺🇸 Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
The Design Manager serves as a strategic partner to the Architecture Practice Design Director, coordinating initiatives and implementation plans across multidisciplinary teams. They are responsible for fostering design excellence, managing industry awards, and overseeing internal and external communications to elevate the firm's design profile.
Remote Aviation Design Manager
Remote (🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America)
Egis Remote (🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America)
The Design Manager leads and manages the technical design function, overseeing a team of Design Leads to ensure project deliverables meet quality and design standards. They are responsible for resource allocation, implementing technical processes, and fostering a culture of design excellence across the organization.
Remote Aviation Design Manager
Remote (🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America)
Hw Lochner Inc Remote (🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America)
The Design Manager leads and manages the technical design function, overseeing a team of Design Leads and staff to ensure project deliverables meet quality and design standards. They are responsible for resource planning, implementing technical processes, and fostering a culture of design excellence across the organization.
Integrated Design Manager
🇺🇸 United States of America
Aligned Data Centers 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Integrated Design Manager leads daily design management activities, ensuring alignment with project objectives for scope, schedule, cost, and quality. They act as the primary integrator for architectural and specialty systems while managing third-party design teams and stakeholder review cycles.
Head of Design
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Dataiku 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the global design team to shape and evolve the Dataiku brand across all digital, physical, and experiential touchpoints. Partner with marketing and executive leadership to ensure a cohesive visual identity and integrate AI tools into creative workflows.
Head of Design
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Dataiku 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will lead the global design team to shape the Dataiku brand identity across all marketing, product, and event touchpoints. This involves balancing strategic brand leadership with hands-on creative direction while fostering a high-performing, collaborative team environment.
Programs Design Manager
🇺🇸 Corona, California, United States of America
Monster Energy 🇺🇸 Corona, California, United States of America
Develop and produce high-visibility marketing collateral, packaging, and brand promotional materials across the company portfolio. Manage design projects from concept to delivery while providing creative direction and mentorship to junior designers.
Programs Design Manager
🇺🇸 Corona, California, United States of America
Monster Energy 🇺🇸 Corona, California, United States of America
The Programs Design Manager will conceptualize and produce high-quality marketing collateral, packaging, and point-of-sale materials while ensuring brand consistency. They will also manage design projects from concept to delivery and provide creative direction and mentorship to junior team members.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Build Group, Inc 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Coordinate the design phase across preconstruction projects by managing schedules, budgets, and constructability goals. Act as a liaison between architects, engineers, trade partners, and clients to ensure design deliverables are met and conflicts are resolved early.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Mccarthy Building Companies, Inc. 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Oversee the planning, coordination, and implementation of design integration activities to ensure team alignment and collaboration throughout the project lifecycle. Support business development and preconstruction teams while managing design-build and design-assist contract processes.
Design Manager - Data Center
🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Gilbane Building 🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Lead the integration of design and construction teams to deliver coordinated and cost-effective data center designs. Oversee design progression, risk management, and the transition from preconstruction to execution.
Design Manager II
🇺🇸 Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States of America
Modis Architects Llc 🇺🇸 Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead and coordinate the architectural design process from concept through construction documentation while ensuring technical accuracy and quality. They will also collaborate with clients, consultants, and internal teams to manage project goals, schedules, and regulatory compliance.
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.