Design Leadership Jobs
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Design Manager
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Omnicom Media 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Presentation Designer executes high-quality creative across various media forms, supporting pitches, marketing, campaigns, and internal brand initiatives. They collaborate with designers, strategists, and producers while managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
Design Manager - Construction Services
🇺🇸 Gary, Indiana, United States of America
Aecom 🇺🇸 Gary, Indiana, United States of America
The Design Manager coordinates all design disciplines with construction execution to ensure technical requirements, budget, and schedule constraints are integrated. They serve as the primary liaison between design teams, construction teams, owners, and trade partners to minimize conflicts and drive efficient delivery.
Tailored Clothing Design Manager
🇺🇸 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Peter Millar 🇺🇸 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Lead the Sartorial category strategy by managing seasonal assortments, fabric selection, and pricing architecture. Oversee the end-to-end development process from concept to production while collaborating with cross-functional teams and external partners.
Design Manager (Water / Wastewater)
🇺🇸 Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Ghd 🇺🇸 Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania, United States of America
The Design Manager will coordinate technical teams across multiple design disciplines, ensuring projects meet client needs and comply with regulations. Responsibilities include executing project scopes, developing work plans, overseeing QA/QC processes, and managing client relationships.
Design Manager (Water / Wastewater)
🇺🇸 City of Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Ghd 🇺🇸 City of Syracuse, New York, United States of America
The Design Manager will coordinate technical teams across multiple design disciplines to ensure projects meet client needs and comply with regulations. Responsibilities include executing project scopes, developing work plans, overseeing QA/QC processes, and managing client relationships.
Design Manager (Water / Wastewater)
🇺🇸 Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States of America
Ghd 🇺🇸 Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States of America
The Design Manager will coordinate technical teams across multiple design disciplines, ensuring projects meet client needs and comply with regulations. Responsibilities include executing project scopes, developing work plans, overseeing QA/QC processes, and managing client relationships.
Design Manager (Water / Wastewater)
🇺🇸 Buffalo, New York, United States of America
Ghd 🇺🇸 Buffalo, New York, United States of America
The Design Manager will coordinate technical teams across multiple design disciplines to ensure projects meet client needs and comply with regulations. Responsibilities include executing project scopes, developing work plans, overseeing QA/QC processes, and managing client relationships.
Design Manager (Water / Wastewater)
🇺🇸 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Ghd 🇺🇸 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
The Design Manager will coordinate technical teams across multiple design disciplines to ensure projects meet client needs and comply with regulations. Responsibilities include executing project scopes, developing work plans, overseeing QA/QC processes, and managing client relationships.
Product Design Manager
🇺🇸 United States of America
Solace 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead and develop a team of Product Designers while remaining actively involved in design work. Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineering to shape product strategy and enhance user experiences.
Senior Design Manager- Asset Management
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Cmts Llc 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will plan, organize, and direct design activities for the School Upgrade Program and critical repair projects. They will manage multiple projects from conception through final review and approval, ensuring compliance with LAUSD standards.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Greenridge Group 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Oversee the planning, design, and coordination of major school modernization and capital improvement projects for the Los Angeles Unified School District. Lead multidisciplinary teams and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure projects meet budget, schedule, and California building codes.
Senior Design Manager- Asset Management
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Cmts Llc 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will plan, organize, and direct design activities for the School Upgrade Program and critical repair projects. They will manage multiple projects from conception through final review and approval, ensuring compliance with LAUSD standards.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Borj Construction Management I 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will plan, organize, and direct design activities for the School Upgrade Program and critical repair projects. They will manage multiple projects, ensuring compliance with standards and guidelines while coordinating with various stakeholders.
Design Manager (Water / Wastewater)
🇺🇸 De Witt, New York, United States of America
Ghd Group Pty Ltd 🇺🇸 De Witt, New York, United States of America
The Design Manager will coordinate technical teams across multiple design disciplines to ensure projects meet client needs and comply with regulations. Responsibilities include executing project scopes, developing work plans, overseeing QA/QC processes, and managing client relationships.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Tsui Group 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will plan, organize, and direct design activities for educational facility projects. They will manage multiple projects, ensuring compliance with standards and guidelines while coordinating with various stakeholders.
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.