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Product Designer
🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Burq, Inc. 🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
The Product Designer will lead web and mobile product design to transform on-demand and same-day delivery services. Responsibilities include defining visual UI, creating wireframes and prototypes, and collaborating with business, product, and engineering teams.
Bridge Design Manager
🇺🇸 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Stantec 🇺🇸 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Lead and manage engineering teams in the design and delivery of bridge and transportation infrastructure projects. Oversee technical development, quality control, and client coordination while mentoring junior bridge engineers.
Senior Visual Designer, YouTube on TVs
🇺🇸 San Bruno, California, United States
Google 🇺🇸 San Bruno, California, United States
Lead the evolution of the YouTube Living Room design system and component library to ensure visual consistency across TV platforms. Integrate AI-assisted workflows into the design pipeline to create high-fidelity prototypes and next-generation interaction patterns.
Substation Electrical Design Manager
🇮🇳 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Kintech Greenurja Private Limited 🇮🇳 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Lead and manage electrical design activities for EHV AIS/GIS substations up to 400 kV from concept through detailed design. Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of engineering documents and site support.
Engineering Design Manager
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Ground Control 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Lead and coordinate the design process for landscape construction and civil engineering projects from concept to construction. Act as the technical authority to ensure designs are safe, compliant, and buildable while managing external consultants.
Associate Director - Design Manager
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Ayesa Engineering - Uk And Ireland 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Lead and develop a multidisciplinary design team to deliver water, wastewater, and utilities infrastructure projects from concept to construction. Oversee design management, stakeholder engagement, and technical deliverables while ensuring compliance with safety, cost, and quality standards.
Media & Graphics Design Manager
🇮🇳 Mumbai City, Maharashtra, India
Accenture 🇮🇳 Mumbai City, Maharashtra, India
The Media & Graphics Design Manager is responsible for developing high-quality digital creative assets across various platforms including eCommerce, CRM, and social media. They will lead creative execution, integrate Generative AI tools into workflows, and ensure brand consistency across all digital channels.
Lead Product Designer
🇵🇱 Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Tango 🇵🇱 Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
You will lead a team of senior product designers while remaining hands-on with complex product challenges. Additionally, you will integrate AI into the design process and build new workflows to improve team efficiency.
Connectivity Engineer - Data Center Design, Engineering, & Construction
🇺🇸 Bowling Green, Ohio, United States
Meta 🇺🇸 Bowling Green, Ohio, United States
The Connectivity Engineer manages the full project life-cycle of telecommunication infrastructure within data centers, from planning and budgeting to production turnover. They serve as the technical lead for installation standards, ensuring vendor work meets quality and safety specifications through physical inspections.
Senior Product Designer
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Australiansuper 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lead the end-to-end design of complex member experiences from discovery through to delivery and developer handover. Partner with Product and Engineering teams to translate insights into high-quality, build-ready designs and interaction models.
Design Manager, Transmission
🇦🇺 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Acciona 🇦🇺 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Lead the planning and delivery of transmission line and substation designs for HV and MV infrastructure. Oversee design inputs from inception to delivery while managing technical consistency, risk, and cross-functional communication.
Project Design Manager
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Transgrid 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead the planning and delivery of multidisciplinary design activities for high-voltage substations and transmission line projects from concept through to commissioning. Manage and mentor a team of project engineers while acting as the primary technical interface between stakeholders, contractors, and suppliers.
Senior Product Designer
🇫🇷 Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Skello 🇫🇷 Paris, Ile-de-France, France
The Senior Product Designer will lead the creation of innovative product experiences, focusing on the design of key screens and the development of the company's design system. They will also ensure global visual and interactional coherence while integrating AI-native patterns into the product stack.
Principal Design Manager
🇬🇧 Altrincham, England, United Kingdom
Mott Macdonald 🇬🇧 Altrincham, England, United Kingdom
Lead and oversee the technical delivery of multi-disciplinary rail civil engineering projects across the UK. Collaborate with stakeholders and project managers to ensure high-quality, safe, and sustainable engineering solutions while mentoring early career professionals.
Engineering Design Manager
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Ground Control 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
The Engineering Design Manager will lead and coordinate the design process across landscape construction and civil engineering projects, ensuring technical assurance and buildability. They will act as the technical authority, managing external consultants and driving design standards to ensure projects are safe, compliant, and delivered on time.
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.