Design Leadership Jobs in Toronto, Canada
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Design Manager - Toronto - Cities
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gensler 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Design Manager will lead project teams and act as the primary liaison between clients and the design team to deliver architectural projects on time and budget. Responsibilities include managing all project phases from proposal and design to construction administration and financial performance.
Sr. Design Manager, Product
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Meltwater 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead a distributed design team to develop high-quality software interfaces and enhance the platform experience. Mentor product designers while collaborating cross-functionally with product managers and engineers to align design with business objectives.
Design Manager
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jll 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Design Manager will lead the design process on Canadian workplace projects, ensuring design intent is realized from brief through to occupancy. They will also manage the design team, maintain quality standards, and coordinate with various stakeholders for smooth project delivery.
Design Manager
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jll 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead the design process for Canadian workplace projects from brief to occupancy, ensuring high quality and design excellence. Manage the Canadian studio's day-to-day operations, including team development, resource management, and client relationship building.
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Design Manager
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Systra Canada 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Design Manager oversees design deliverables and ensures alignment with project scope, schedule, and budget. They manage project plans, coordinate design activities, and serve as the main point of contact for project-related communication.
Design Manager
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Systra 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oversee design deliverables and integrate railway infrastructure while ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, and budget. Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to manage project risks and deliver technical strategies during the development phase.
Design Manager, Digital Experiences
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Stripe 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Manage and grow a high-performing design team while crafting a clear design vision that aligns with Stripe's goals. Advocate for design excellence and collaborate with various teams to enhance the web presence.
Design Leadership - Future Opportunities
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Neo Financial 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The role involves strategic leadership in defining and driving the long-term design vision and product strategy, while also leading hands-on design work. Additionally, it includes building and mentoring a team of designers and championing the value of design across the organization.
Senior Design Manager
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Chanel 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead all phases of design coordination, construction project management, and procurement for luxury retail and corporate offices in Canada. Manage budgets, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and ensure brand image standards are maintained across all sites.
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.