Design Leadership Jobs in Brisbane, Australia
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Design Manager
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Niche Talent. 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
The Design Manager will lead and manage external consultants and multidisciplinary design teams throughout the full project lifecycle. They are responsible for ensuring designs meet regulatory compliance, budget requirements, and construction standards while driving project quality and efficiency.
Design Manager
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cgc Recruitment 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead the design management process from tender through to construction delivery for major projects valued between $50M and $300M. Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and consultants to ensure design solutions meet quality, safety, and budget standards.
Principal Design Manager
🇦🇺 South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Stantec 🇦🇺 South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead technical teams in the design and delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Queensland. Coordinate multidisciplinary activities, manage subcontractors, and maintain strong client relationships to ensure high-quality technical solutions.
Design Manager
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Besix Watpac 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead and manage consultants to deliver high-quality design documentation that complies with project briefs and regulatory standards. Collaborate with construction teams and subcontractors to review design constructability and drive delivery efficiencies.
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Design Manager
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Besix Watpac 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead and manage consultants to deliver high-quality design documentation that complies with project briefs and regulatory standards. Collaborate with construction teams and subcontractors to review design constructability and drive delivery efficiencies.
Design Manager
🇦🇺 River Of Life City Church, Slacks Creek, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Besix 🇦🇺 River Of Life City Church, Slacks Creek, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
The Design Manager will lead and manage consultants to ensure high-quality design documentation is delivered on time and within budget. They are responsible for reviewing designs for regulatory compliance and constructability in collaboration with the construction team.
Design Manager
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Dcoh 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
The Design Manager will lead and coordinate the end-to-end design process from concept through to construction and handover. They are responsible for ensuring design documentation is compliant, buildable, and aligned with project objectives and commercial drivers.
Senior Design Manager
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Besix Watpac 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Provide design leadership to ensure project, commercial, and time targets are met for design and documentation deliverables. Collaborate with stakeholders and manage consultants to deliver high-quality, compliant design documentation from tender to handover.
Senior Design Manager
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Besix Watpac 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Provide design leadership to ensure project, commercial, and time targets are met for design and documentation deliverables. Lead project consultants and stakeholders to deliver high-quality, compliant design documentation from tender through to handover.
Senior Design Manager
🇦🇺 River Of Life City Church, Slacks Creek, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Besix 🇦🇺 River Of Life City Church, Slacks Creek, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
The Senior Design Manager will provide design leadership to the project team and manage consultants to ensure high-quality documentation is delivered on time and within budget. They are responsible for overseeing design strategies, regulatory compliance, and the final handover of project documentation.
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.