Design Leadership Jobs in Los Angeles, United States of America
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Senior Design Manager - A/E Services
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Clmi Group 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The role involves managing multiple A/E services projects, specifically focusing on seismic and critical repairs for educational facilities. The manager oversees design professionals to ensure projects meet functional, budgetary, and legal requirements while adhering to district standards.
Senior Design Manager - A/E Services
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Clmi Group, Llc 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager oversees the design process for seismic, critical repair, and retrofit projects while managing a team of design professionals. They ensure all projects comply with District standards, budgetary requirements, and environmental regulations through effective coordination with architects and consultants.
Design Manager A/E
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
O2epcm, Inc. Dba O2 Engineering, Projects & Construction Management 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Design Manager oversees the design process for A&E services, ensuring projects meet functional, budgetary, and legal requirements. They manage multiple projects by coordinating with architects, consultants, and district personnel to ensure timely and compliant completion.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Cmts Llc 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Manage multiple facilities design projects with a focus on seismic and critical repairs for the Los Angeles Unified School District. Oversee design professionals and coordinate with architects and engineers to ensure compliance with budgetary, legal, and building standards.
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Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Morgner Construction Management Corp. 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Manages and supervises a team of design professionals to oversee seismic, critical repair, and retrofit projects for the District. Ensures all architectural and engineering services comply with budgetary, legal, and educational building standards.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Cmts Llc 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will oversee multiple facilities design projects, focusing on seismic, critical repair, and retrofit initiatives. They are responsible for managing design professionals and coordinating with stakeholders to ensure projects meet budgetary, functional, and regulatory standards.
Senior Design Manager A/E
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
O2epcm, Inc. Dba O2 Engineering, Projects & Construction Management 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will oversee multiple seismic, critical repair, and retrofit projects while supervising a team of design professionals. They are responsible for coordinating the design process to ensure compliance with District standards, budgetary requirements, and functional program goals.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Enterris Associates 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager oversees a team of professionals through the design review process for seismic, critical repair, and retrofit projects. They ensure design plans meet functional, budgetary, and legal requirements while coordinating between architects, consultants, and owners.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Danish Athletics 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Manages multiple seismic, critical repair, and retrofit projects while supervising a team of design professionals through the review process. Ensures that architectural and engineering plans comply with District standards, budgetary requirements, and legal guidelines.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Clevanoo Llc 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The role involves managing facilities design and coordinating capital projects. Key duties include overseeing overall design, contract administration, cost estimating, and scheduling activities.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Cumming Group 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager oversees the design process for K-12 educational facility projects, focusing on seismic and critical repair retrofits. They manage teams of design professionals and coordinate with architects and consultants to ensure projects meet budgetary, legal, and functional requirements.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Francison Consulting, Inc. 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Manage and coordinate the design process for capital, repair, and retrofit projects for the Los Angeles Unified School District. Supervise a team of design professionals and oversee architects and consultants to ensure projects meet functional, budgetary, and legal requirements.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Cordoba Corporation 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager leads multidisciplinary teams in overseeing capital improvement projects, specifically focusing on seismic upgrades and critical repairs. They coordinate the architectural and engineering design review process to ensure compliance with budgetary, legal, and educational facility standards.
Senior Design Manager, A/E Services
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Maas Companies 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager oversees the design process for seismic, critical repair, and retrofit projects across multiple school campuses. They lead a team of design professionals, manage architecture firms, and ensure all projects remain within budget and regulatory standards.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Cordoba Corporation 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager oversees multidisciplinary design teams and manages capital improvement projects, focusing on seismic upgrades and critical repairs. They coordinate the design review process to ensure projects meet programmatic, budgetary, and regulatory requirements while collaborating with architects and 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.