Design Leadership Jobs in Netherlands
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Design Manager
🇳🇱 Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
Kitech Recruitment B.v. - Engineers 🇳🇱 Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
Lead a multidisciplinary design team of 12-14 specialists to deliver large-scale international greenhouse projects. Drive a strategic transformation from 2D to 3D CAD and optimize the chain from design to engineering and procurement.
Open sollicitatie –Design Manager Private & Government Property
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Arup 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Lead or support design management for commercial and government property projects throughout all design phases. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams including architects and engineers while ensuring design quality and regulatory compliance.
Design Manager (f/m/d)
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Digital Realty 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Lead the planning and delivery of complex data center projects from concept through commissioning while coordinating multidisciplinary design teams. Manage external consultants, design schedules, budgets, and ensure compliance with global engineering standards.
Design Manager (f/m/d)
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Digital Realty 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Lead the planning and delivery of complex data center projects from concept through commissioning. Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams and ensure compliance with global and regional engineering standards.
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Expert Opportunity - Head of Design ($80/hr, up to $1,600/week)
Remote (🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands)
Ethos Remote (🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands)
Create, evaluate, and refine AI-generated presentations and slide decks across various creative workflows. Develop visual storytelling, concept boards, and campaign narratives for client and executive audiences.
Comms Design Manager (Nike Account)
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Omnicom Media 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Develop and lead integrated communications strategies and campaign delivery across EMEA for Nike and Jordan Brand. Manage day-to-day client relationships and coordinate cross-functional specialist teams to ensure seamless multi-channel execution.
Express of interest: Senior Design Manager - Data Center & Mission-Critical Projects
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Arup 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Lead the technical delivery of complex data center projects, acting as the technical and design lead for multidisciplinary projects. Coordinate design teams and manage design quality, ensuring compliance and alignment with client objectives throughout the project lifecycle.
(Senior) Design Manager (all genders) - Jobbird.com
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Jobster 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
You will translate creative briefings into retail campaigns and window installations, creating high-quality renders and technical drawings. Additionally, you will oversee installations and ensure a smooth workflow from design to set-up.
(Senior) Design Manager (all genders)
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Liganova I Karriere 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Translate creative briefings into high-quality retail campaigns and window installations using technical drawings and renders. Oversee the production process, material selection, and on-site installation of displays across Europe.
(Senior) Design Manager (all genders)
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Liganova Gmbh 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Translate creative briefings into high-end retail campaigns and window installations using precise technical drawings and renders. Oversee the entire process from material selection and quality control to on-site installation across Europe.
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.