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Analog IC Design Manager
🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Ic Resources 🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
The Analog IC Design Manager will lead a multidisciplinary team of IC design and layout engineers. They will have key technical authority and guide the team through the complete chip design flow.
Product Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bmo 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead the creation of high-quality, customer-centered digital experiences for BMO.com public sites. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to transform user and business requirements into scalable modules, wireframes, and prototypes.
Electrical Design Manager
🇺🇸 Ashburn, VA 20147, United States of America
Cloudhq, Llc 🇺🇸 Ashburn, VA 20147, United States of America
The Electrical Design Manager will lead the design and delivery of electrical systems for CloudHQ data centers across The Americas, ensuring high standards of performance and efficiency. This role involves managing third-party consultants and collaborating with various teams to drive projects to completion.
Electrical Design Manager
🇺🇸 Ashburn, VA 20147, United States of America
Cloudhq Llc 🇺🇸 Ashburn, VA 20147, United States of America
Lead the design and delivery of electrical systems for data centers across the Americas from master planning through operational handover. Manage third-party consultants and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high performance, resilience, and efficiency.
Senior Product Designer, Mobile (I)
Lead the re-imagination and evolution of mobile apps across iOS and Android platforms. Define interaction and visual design standards while owning and evolving the mobile design system.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
Champ 🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
The Product Designer will lead user research efforts to identify pain points and opportunities, and design intuitive UI flows that align with user and business outcomes. They will work closely with PMs and engineers to test and refine ideas through rapid iteration.
Mechanical Design Manager
🇺🇸 Ashburn, VA 20147, United States of America
Cloudhq, Llc 🇺🇸 Ashburn, VA 20147, United States of America
The Mechanical Design Manager will lead the design and delivery of mechanical systems for CloudHQ data centers across The Americas, ensuring high standards of performance and efficiency. This role involves managing third-party consultants and engaging with various stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
ASIC Package Design Manager
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Broadcom 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Lead a team of engineers in designing complex flip-chip-BGA packages for high-performance ASICs used in AI, networking, and 5G. Manage project plans for over 20 concurrent designs while developing technical methodologies and collaborating with global vendors.
Product Design Manager - DMDC
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Capital One 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the unification of Decisioning and Customer Management platforms by bridging design vision with technical implementation. Partner with product and engineering teams to deliver high-impact software and data product experiences.
Senior Principal, Design Engineering, Power Design
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Celestica International Lp 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Architect and implement power system solutions for networking, storage, and server systems, focusing on multi-tiered power network design from rack to board level. Lead the specification, design, and debug of complex power delivery systems for datacenter products while collaborating with multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Ashley Digital 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the design direction for e-commerce experiences by creating high-quality, customer-centered solutions from concept to final UI. Collaborate with Product, Data, and Engineering teams to evolve design systems and implement data-driven improvements to usability and conversion.
Mechanical Design Manager
🇺🇸 Ashburn, VA 20147, United States of America
Cloudhq Llc 🇺🇸 Ashburn, VA 20147, United States of America
Lead the design and delivery of mechanical systems for data centers across the Americas from concept through operational handover. Manage third-party consultants and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high performance, resilience, and efficiency.
Senior Product Designer (Mid-Senior)
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Revel 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
As a Senior Product Designer, you will lead the design of user experiences from discovery through delivery, collaborating with various stakeholders. You will advocate for user needs and contribute to evolving design systems that scale with the product.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Maas Companies, Inc. 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
As Senior Design Manager, you will lead design activities for the School Upgrade Program and critical repair projects, ensuring compliance with budgetary and legal requirements. You will manage the design process from conception through final review and approval, coordinating with various District branches and representing the design program in community outreach.
Building Envelope Design Manager
🇺🇸 Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lf Driscoll 🇺🇸 Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, United States of America
The Building Envelope Design Manager leads the design-assist process for building envelope systems during preconstruction and construction. This role coordinates with various stakeholders to ensure systems are constructible, code compliant, and aligned with project budgets and schedules.
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.