Design Leadership Jobs in Irvine, United States of America
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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.
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.
Principal Design Manager (Water Infrastructure)
🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Lead the design and construction of municipal water and wastewater infrastructure while managing multidisciplinary teams and project budgets. Drive business growth through client relationship management, business development, and industry representation.
UX/UI Design Manager
🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Hyundai Capital America 🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
The UX/UI Design Manager is responsible for delivering exceptional design solutions for HCA's digital platforms. This role manages the design process from concept to execution, ensuring high-quality user experiences and collaboration with various stakeholders.
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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.