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Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Warrington, England, United Kingdom
Avove Utilities 🇬🇧 Warrington, England, United Kingdom
Lead multidisciplinary design teams in delivering complex water and wastewater infrastructure projects safely and within budget. Manage design performance, governance, and stakeholder relationships while mentoring engineers to drive continuous improvement.
產品設計五部 - Senior AI & System Product Designer
🇹🇼 Taiwan
仁寶 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Lead the information architecture and experience planning for medical and robot service systems (RaaS/TaaS), including enterprise management backends. Establish and maintain scalable cross-platform design systems and integrate advanced AI technologies into intuitive user interfaces.
Director of Design Engineering
🇪🇸 Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain
Sterling Engineering Ltd - Ireland & Europe 🇪🇸 Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain
Lead the European engineering strategy and manage the full product development lifecycle from concept to production launch across multiple high-reliability markets. Oversee multi-disciplinary teams and manage business performance, including budgets, resource planning, and customer relationships.
Services Design Manager
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lendlease 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
The Services Design Manager will lead the design of multiple building services packages and act as the primary point of contact for consultants. They are responsible for managing design teams, coordinating with cost planning and construction departments, and ensuring all technical and compliance requirements are met.
BIM / Design Engineering - Lead
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Wasael Property Management 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
The lead will develop and implement BIM and digital engineering strategies across projects to ensure effective coordination and compliance with organizational standards. They will manage multidisciplinary models, oversee clash detection, and mentor team members to promote consistent digital delivery.
Lead UX & Design Manager
🇬🇧 Newbury, England, United Kingdom
Three Uk 🇬🇧 Newbury, England, United Kingdom
The Lead UX & Design Manager defines the design vision, strategy, and operating model for Business Digital while leading a multidisciplinary team of UX and UI specialists. They are responsible for driving design maturity, managing design systems, and ensuring all digital products deliver exceptional, user-centered customer experiences.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇨🇴 Colombia
Teilur Talent 🇨🇴 Colombia
Translate brand concepts and mood boards into polished visual experiences across digital touchpoints including web, email, and advertising. Collaborate with the Creative Lead to evolve brand identities and create conversion-focused marketing materials.
Design Manager (Architect)
🇮🇳 Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Mace 🇮🇳 Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
The Design Manager will coordinate design activities to ensure project objectives are met on time and within budget while leading design management resources. They are responsible for monitoring performance metrics, ensuring governance compliance, and fostering strong stakeholder relationships.
Lead Product Designer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Greytip Software Private Limited 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Lead the end-to-end design strategy and execution for core Cloud HR Tech modules while managing a team of 2 to 4 designers. The role involves producing high-fidelity artifacts, evolving the Figma design system, and optimizing dev-handoff workflows.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇮🇳 India
The Socialite 🇮🇳 India
Lead the design and execution of branding and marketing projects from concept to completion across digital and print media. Transform business objectives into visual narratives and mentor junior designers to maintain creative excellence.
Civil Design Manager - Site Design
🇺🇸 Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Olsson 🇺🇸 Overland Park, Kansas, United States
The Civil Design Manager will lead quality assurance and quality control processes while providing senior-level design reviews for multidisciplinary land development projects. They are responsible for directing project staff on technical aspects and acting as a consultative resource for clients.
Civil Design Manager - Site Design
🇺🇸 Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Olsson 🇺🇸 Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
The Civil Design Manager will lead quality assurance and quality control processes while providing senior-level design reviews for multidisciplinary land development projects. They are responsible for directing project staff on technical aspects and acting as a consultative resource for clients.
Sr. Staff UX Researcher, AI Control Tower
🇺🇸 Santa Clara, California, United States
Servicenow 🇺🇸 Santa Clara, California, United States
Lead the end-to-end research lifecycle for AI-driven products, from discovery to design validation and customer adoption. Partner with product managers and designers to provide strategic insights that influence product direction and feature development.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Newbury, England, United Kingdom
Wates Group 🇬🇧 Newbury, England, United Kingdom
Lead and coordinate the design process for major construction projects from pre-construction through to completion. Manage multidisciplinary design teams and consultants to ensure high-quality, compliant, and buildable solutions.
UX Researcher, Quantitative
🇪🇬 Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Connecting Odds 🇪🇬 Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Drive the quantitative research roadmap across R&D to inform high-stakes product investments and AI experience improvements. Partner with senior leadership and Data Science to combine behavioral and attitudinal data into actionable customer insights.
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.