Design Leadership Jobs
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Deputy Design Manager I, Data Centers - Remote (U.S.)
Remote (🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America)
Aecom Remote (🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America)
The Deputy Design Manager supports the coordination, documentation, and delivery of complex data center projects from site due diligence through construction. This role involves managing project schedules, tracking action items, and serving as a backup to the Design Manager.
Head of Design
🇳🇱 Alblasserdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Garcia 🇳🇱 Alblasserdam, South Holland, Netherlands
You are creatively responsible for the Garcia Men collection, overseeing the design process from concept to final product. You will collaborate closely with the Division Manager, buying, and product development teams to ensure a cohesive and commercially successful collection.
Design Manager
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Design & Build Recruitment 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Design Manager is responsible for managing construction projects from inception to completion, including the selection and coordination of consultants. Key duties include running design meetings, managing client relationships, and handing over documentation to the construction team.
(Senior) Design Manager Engineering (m/f/d) Industrial Construction
🇦🇹 Vienna, Austria
Exyte Gmbh 🇦🇹 Vienna, Austria
The Design Manager acts as the central technical interface for large-scale industrial construction projects, coordinating various engineering disciplines to ensure technical consistency and project efficiency. They are responsible for monitoring design processes, leading design reviews, and supporting project managers with scheduling, budgeting, and execution.
Head of Design
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Mesh 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design of the Mesh consumer app and merchant surfaces, focusing on simplifying complex crypto payment flows. Manage and grow the design team while collaborating with executives to shape the product roadmap.
Strategic Design Manager
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Australiansuper 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lead strategic discovery and transformation initiatives to improve member outcomes and operational effectiveness within the superannuation landscape. Manage a team of Senior Service Designers to create future-state experiences and evolve the organization's Experience Operating System.
Strategic Design Manager
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Australiansuper 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lead strategic discovery and transformation initiatives to improve member outcomes and operational effectiveness. Guide the development of future-state services and operating models while influencing senior stakeholders through evidence-based insights.
Design Manager
🇦🇺 Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia
Alder Group 🇦🇺 Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia
Lead and coordinate the design process from tender to practical completion for community commercial projects. Manage multidisciplinary consultant teams and drive value engineering to ensure buildable and compliant design solutions.
Solution Design Manager (M/W/D)
🇩🇪 Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Digit4u Business Solutions Gmbh 🇩🇪 Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
The Solution Design Manager acts as a central interface between sales, delivery, and customers to manage the end-to-end bid and tender process. Responsibilities include analyzing customer requirements, coordinating supplier inputs, and ensuring the quality and timely delivery of complex technical proposals.
Design Manager - Water
🇺🇸 Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
Wharton-smith, Inc. 🇺🇸 Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
Lead the planning, coordination, and budgeting of municipal water and wastewater projects from early pursuit through GMP development. Collaborate with engineers, estimating teams, and owners to ensure constructability and successful project delivery.
Assistant Technical Design Manager
🇺🇸 Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States of America
Hdr 🇺🇸 Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States of America
The Assistant Technical Design Manager coordinates multidisciplinary teams throughout the project life cycle while ensuring deliverables meet budget and schedule requirements. They also collaborate with project managers and operational leadership to conduct periodic project reviews and support project execution.
Assistant Technical Design Manager
🇺🇸 Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States of America
Hdr 🇺🇸 Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States of America
Coordinate work for single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project life cycle while under the supervision of a Project Manager. Manage aspects of projects, ensure deliverables meet budget and schedule requirements, and collaborate with leadership for project reviews.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Cotech Building Careers 🇬🇧 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will be responsible for managing and reviewing Contractor Design Portions (CDP) on a major project. The role involves overseeing design processes for a respected contractor in the Oxford area.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Reading, England, United Kingdom
Cotech Building Careers 🇬🇧 Reading, England, United Kingdom
Manage design processes for major data centre projects valued in excess of £40m. Coordinate both pre and post contract design activities while visiting sites along the M4 corridor.
Design Manager - Childrenswear
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Target Careers 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Design Manager will lead and develop the Childrenswear design team to create commercially successful and customer-focused product ranges. They are responsible for setting the creative vision, driving trend implementation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure operational excellence.
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.