Design Leadership Jobs in United States of America
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Senior Integrated Design Manager
🇺🇸 Ohio, United States of America
Aligned Data Centers 🇺🇸 Ohio, United States of America
The Senior Integrated Design Manager provides technical leadership across multiple projects, integrating schedule, cost, and constructability early in the design process. They are responsible for mentoring staff, maintaining accountability for third-party design teams, and ensuring design decisions align with long-term business objectives.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Brasfield & Gorrie, Llc 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
The Design Manager leads project teams by facilitating collaboration between owners, designers, and trade partners to ensure scope, schedule, and budget alignment. They are responsible for mentoring team members and guiding the design process from preconstruction through to construction operations.
Senior Design Manager (Industrial)
🇺🇸 Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
Brasfield & Gorrie, Llc 🇺🇸 Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager leads project teams through the design and preconstruction phases to ensure alignment on scope, schedule, and budget. They facilitate collaboration between owners, design teams, and trade partners while mentoring staff to ensure effective project execution.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Frisco, Texas, United States of America
The Haskell Company 🇺🇸 Frisco, Texas, United States of America
The Project Design Manager leads and inspires design teams to execute projects from the proposal phase through closeout, with a specific emphasis on process engineering. They are responsible for managing project schedules, financial performance, and ensuring compliance with contract requirements.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Jll 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
The Design Manager will oversee high-end hospitality projects by collaborating with stakeholders to maintain schedules, manage budgets, and ensure design integrity. They are responsible for resolving complex design details, reviewing construction documents, and coordinating with vendors to deliver exceptional guest experiences.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Frisco, Texas, United States of America
The Haskell Company 🇺🇸 Frisco, Texas, United States of America
The Design Manager executes design project management for small or limited-discipline projects from proposal through closeout. They lead design teams, ensure contract compliance, and monitor project schedules and financial performance.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Jll 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
The Design Manager will oversee high-end hospitality design projects, ensuring design integrity, budget adherence, and schedule management. They will collaborate with project teams, brand representatives, and vendors to deliver sophisticated guest environments.
Principal Design Manager
🇺🇸 Tampa, Florida, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Tampa, Florida, United States of America
The Principal Design Manager will lead and manage project delivery for municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater projects while fostering client relationships. They are responsible for providing technical leadership, overseeing quality assurance, and mentoring junior staff to ensure project success and strategic growth.
Deputy Design Manager
🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Aecom 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
The Deputy Design Manager provides design management administration and technical direction to ensure projects meet budget and schedule requirements. They maintain close client interfaces and coordinate with architecture and engineering firms throughout the design phase.
Sr. Design Manager, Web
🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Rivian 🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Lead and mentor a team of product designers to drive the strategy and execution of customer-facing web experiences, including commerce flows and product storytelling. Partner with cross-functional leadership to define feature roadmaps, ensure ecosystem consistency, and optimize performance through data-driven design decisions.
Design Manager - Aerospace Market Sector
🇺🇸 Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
Manage the design process for hyperscale data centers from campus planning through the issuance of construction drawings. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage procurement and change orders, and ensure project deliverables meet client milestones.
Design Manager - Aerospace Market Sector
🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Manage the design process for hyperscale data centers from campus planning through the issuance of construction drawings. Coordinate internal and external multidisciplinary teams to ensure project milestones and deliverables meet client requirements.
Design Manager - Aerospace Market Sector
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Manage the design process for hyperscale data centers from campus planning through the issuance of construction drawings. Coordinate with internal and external multidisciplinary teams to ensure project milestones are met and deliverables align with client requirements.
Sr. Design Manager, Web
🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Rivian 🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Lead and mentor a team of web product designers to create customer-facing experiences for Rivian's website and Gear Shop. Drive the end-to-end UX strategy from brand discovery through to complex multi-step purchase and checkout processes.
Deputy Design Manager I, Data Centers - Remote (U.S.)
Remote (🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America)
Aecom Remote (🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America)
The Deputy Design Manager supports the coordination, documentation, and delivery of complex data center projects from site due diligence through construction. This role involves managing project schedules, tracking action items, and serving as a backup to the Design Manager.
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.