Design Leadership Jobs in United States of America
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Senior Creative Design Manager
🇺🇸 Missouri, United States of America
H&r Block 🇺🇸 Missouri, United States of America
The Senior Creative Design Manager leads the creative vision and strategy for marketing assets across brand, organic, and paid channels. They manage a team of designers while partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to drive measurable business outcomes through data-informed creative solutions.
Head Of Design
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Quizlet 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The role begins as a hands-on principal designer focused on shipping AI-powered learning experiences and setting visual direction. Subsequently, the role transitions into leading the design organization, managing designers, and overseeing design quality across the company.
Senior Creative Design Manager
🇺🇸 United States of America
H&r Block 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Senior Creative Design Manager leads the creative vision and design strategy to support customer acquisition and engagement goals across various marketing channels. This role involves managing a design team, overseeing asset development, and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure brand consistency and performance optimization.
Product Design Manager
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Maintainx 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
You will lead and grow a team of product designers while setting creative direction for complex, AI-powered workflows. You are responsible for maintaining design quality, aligning with product and engineering partners, and fostering a culture of professional development.
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Design Manager
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Jacobs 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead the design process for K-12 school projects, ensuring quality, budget, and schedule adherence. They will manage client relationships, coordinate with architects and consultants, and oversee technical peer reviews and project milestones.
Head Of Design
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Quizlet 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
The role involves setting the visual and experiential direction for AI-powered learning tools while working hands-on to ship production-quality prototypes. Eventually, the position will transition into leading the design organization, managing product designers, and overseeing design quality across the company.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
L.f. Driscoll 🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
The Design Manager directs external design consultants through all project phases to ensure design intent, constructability, and budget alignment. This role serves as the primary point of contact for owners and internal teams while managing design schedules and operational risk assessments.
Head of Design
🇺🇸 United States of America
Elation Health 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Head of Design will set the vision, standards, and operating model for the design organization while partnering with product and engineering leadership. This role involves driving design strategy, building a high-performing team, and ensuring the delivery of intuitive, AI-native experiences for clinicians.
Senior Design Manager (Phoenix, AZ) - Austin Commercial
🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Austin Industries 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will oversee day-to-day design services, manage design budgets, and ensure deliverables meet project milestones and contractual obligations. They will collaborate with builders and designers to minimize RFIs and change orders while ensuring compliance with project schedules and construction requirements.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
Jacobs 🇺🇸 Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager is responsible for the technical production and delivery of infrastructure design projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget. They lead design teams, manage subconsultants, and maintain client satisfaction through proactive scope and quality control.
Fire Sprinkler Design Manager
🇺🇸 Duluth, GA 30095, United States of America
Century Fire Protection Llc 🇺🇸 Duluth, GA 30095, United States of America
The Design Manager is responsible for leading the design department, overseeing the quality and compliance of fire sprinkler and suppression systems. They manage design staff, coordinate with project managers, and ensure all designs meet NFPA standards and project specifications.
Fire Alarm Design Manager
🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
Human Resources Team 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States of America
Design fire sprinkler systems for commercial and industrial applications while providing technical assistance throughout the project lifecycle. Assist management with the oversight, training, and mentoring of the design staff.
Senior Design Manager (West Seattle Link Extension)
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Sound Transit 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Leads and manages the delivery of civil engineering elements for the West Seattle Link Extension project. Provides oversight for large design consultant teams and coordinates across various internal departments and external stakeholders.
Head of Design
🇺🇸 United States of America
Elation Health 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Head of Design will set the vision, standards, and operating model for the design organization while leading a team of product designers. They will partner with product and engineering leadership to drive design strategy and ensure high-quality, AI-native experiences for clinicians.
Design Manager - Interiors
🇺🇸 Oakland, California, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Oakland, California, United States of America
Manage all phases of corporate interior projects, including project set-up, design, and construction administration. Oversee project scheduling, budgets, financial performance, and client relationships while leading diverse project teams.
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.