Design Leadership Jobs
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Design Manager (Owner's Representative / Architect)
🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Moca Systems, Inc. 🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
The Design Manager supports the envisioning and design management of complex construction projects through all phases, including planning, procurement, and construction oversight. They act as an owner's representative to ensure projects remain aligned with the original vision, budget, and quality standards.
Senior Design Manager
Remote (🇮🇹 Rome, Roma Capitale, Italy)
Pennylane Remote (🇮🇹 Rome, Roma Capitale, Italy)
Lead, support, and develop a team of product designers while setting a clear design direction for the Financial Services track. Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality, coherent customer experiences that drive acquisition and revenue.
Design Manager - Water
🇺🇸 Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
Wharton-smith, Inc. 🇺🇸 Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
The Design Manager leads planning, coordination, budgeting, and risk analysis during the pursuit and preconstruction phases of municipal water and wastewater projects. They collaborate closely with estimating and operations teams to ensure successful project delivery, constructability, and owner engagement.
Design Manager - Bilingual (Korean/English)
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Sixth Avenue Hospitality 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead the strategic and creative development of graphic design and content to strengthen brand identity and consumer engagement. They are responsible for overseeing the end-to-end packaging design process and creating cohesive visual systems across digital and social platforms.
Design Manager (Owner's Representative / Architect)
🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Moca Systems, Inc. 🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
The Design Manager supports the envisioning and management of complex construction projects through all phases, including planning, design, and procurement. They act as an owner's representative to ensure project alignment with client goals, budget, and quality standards.
Design Manager - Michels Preconstruction Services, Inc.
🇺🇸 Renton, Washington, United States of America
Michels Corporation 🇺🇸 Renton, Washington, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead and coordinate all aspects of the preconstruction phase, including design, permitting, risk management, and construction planning. They will ensure multidisciplinary teams remain aligned while optimizing project cost, schedule, safety, and quality.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Wakefield, England, United Kingdom
Ccl Facades 🇬🇧 Wakefield, England, United Kingdom
Manage the design process from pre-construction through to delivery, ensuring technical compliance and commercial viability. Coordinate internal and external design teams, consultants, and subcontractors to resolve technical issues and ensure buildability.
Senior Design Manager
Remote (🇫🇷 94260 Fresnes, France)
Pennylane Remote (🇫🇷 94260 Fresnes, France)
You will lead, support, and develop a team of product designers while coaching a design manager to foster high performance. Additionally, you will define the design direction for Financial Services and partner with cross-functional teams to drive acquisition and revenue objectives.
Senior Design Manager
Remote (🇫🇷 France)
Pennylane Remote (🇫🇷 France)
You will lead, support, and develop a team of product designers and a design manager while setting the design direction for the Financial Services track. You will partner with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality, coherent customer experiences that drive acquisition and revenue goals.
Station Design Manager
🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Atkinsréalis 🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The Station Design Manager will lead and coordinate the multidisciplinary design of High Speed Rail stations from concept through construction. They are responsible for ensuring technical governance, managing project interfaces, and aligning designs with operational, safety, and sustainability requirements.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Brentwood, Tennessee, United States of America
Hdr 🇺🇸 Brentwood, Tennessee, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will direct and coordinate multidisciplinary teams throughout the project lifecycle, from initiation to close-out. They are responsible for managing large-scale projects, ensuring budget and schedule compliance, and maintaining strong client relationships.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
Hdr 🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will direct and coordinate multidisciplinary teams throughout the project lifecycle, from initiation to close-out. They are responsible for managing project budgets, schedules, client relations, and ensuring the successful delivery of complex architectural projects.
Project Design Manager - Hybrid or Remote
🇺🇸 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Cushman & Wakefield 🇺🇸 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America
The Project Design Manager serves as the primary point of contact for accounts, implementing workplace strategies and managing design teams. They oversee project timelines, budgets, and quality standards while ensuring all design concepts meet safety and code requirements.
Project Design Manager - Hybrid or Remote
🇺🇸 Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
Cushman & Wakefield 🇺🇸 Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
The Project Design Manager acts as the primary point of contact for accounts, leading design teams through all project phases from concept to construction. They are responsible for developing workplace standards, managing project budgets and timelines, and ensuring all design deliverables meet safety and quality requirements.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Sisk 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
The Design Manager coordinates the design process for construction projects to ensure compliance, buildability, and cost-effectiveness. They manage consultant inputs, monitor design documentation, and address interface issues to meet project requirements.
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.