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Discipline Leader - Utility Design Engineering
🇺🇸 United States of America
Colliers Engineering & Design 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Discipline Leader will drive the strategy, growth, and operational performance of the Utility Design Engineering fiber practice across Pennsylvania. They are responsible for business development, technical oversight of fiber infrastructure projects, and mentoring staff to ensure high-quality delivery and financial success.
Discipline Leader - Utility Design Engineering
🇺🇸 United States of America
Colliers Engineering & Design 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Discipline Leader will drive the strategy, growth, and operational performance of the Utility Design Engineering fiber practice across Georgia. This role involves leading business development, overseeing technical project delivery, and mentoring staff to ensure high-quality infrastructure solutions.
Discipline Leader - Utility Design Engineering
🇺🇸 United States of America
Colliers Engineering & Design 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Discipline Leader will drive the strategy, financial performance, and growth of the Utility Design Engineering fiber practice across Tennessee. This role involves leading teams, managing client relationships, and overseeing project delivery to ensure technical excellence and operational success.
Discipline Leader - Utility Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
Colliers Engineering & Design 🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
The Discipline Leader will drive the strategy, growth, and operational performance of the Utility Design Engineering fiber practice across multiple markets. They are responsible for business development, project delivery oversight, financial management, and mentoring technical staff to ensure high-quality infrastructure solutions.
Discipline Leader - Utility Design Engineering
🇺🇸 United States of America
Colliers Engineering & Design 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Discipline Leader will drive the strategy, growth, and operational performance of the fiber utility design practice across Michigan. They are responsible for business development, mentoring technical staff, and ensuring high-quality project delivery while maintaining financial profitability.
Design Manager (Owners Representative) - Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid)
🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Kalcon 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead multi-disciplinary design coordination for hyperscale data center projects from concept through construction administration. They will act as the Owner's Representative to ensure schedule adherence, design clarity, and effective communication between project management and A/E teams.
Product Designer
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Helsing 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Design intuitive and trustworthy AI-based cognitive applications for defense and battlefield use. Lead the full product development cycle from concept to delivery, ensuring products are reliable, ethical, and easy to use.
Senior UX Researcher
🇧🇷 Brazil
Agileengine 🇧🇷 Brazil
Lead mixed-method research to evaluate AI-enabled self-service experiences and enterprise IT operations tooling. Maintain a jobs-to-be-done framework to provide actionable insights and decision-ready recommendations for stakeholders.
Electrical Design Manager
🇫🇮 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Dayone 🇫🇮 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
The Electrical Design Manager leads the electrical design process for mission-critical data center projects, ensuring systems are safe, reliable, and compliant with industry standards. They coordinate with internal teams, consultants, and vendors to oversee power infrastructure planning, systems integration, and quality assurance throughout the project lifecycle.
Mechanical Design Manager
🇫🇮 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Dayone 🇫🇮 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
The Mechanical Design Manager will lead the mechanical design process for mission-critical data center projects, including HVAC, plumbing, and cooling systems. They are responsible for ensuring all designs meet company standards, regulatory requirements, and operational needs through effective multidisciplinary coordination.
UX Designer (m/f/d)
🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment And Contract Staffing Agency 🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Lead end-to-end design initiatives from discovery to delivery to shape digital experiences across customer and business platforms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business goals into intuitive user journeys and high-quality interaction models.
Product Designer (UX/UI)
🇨🇴 Medellín, Valle de Aburrá, Colombia
Talent Finder 🇨🇴 Medellín, Valle de Aburrá, Colombia
Lead the end-to-end design of key digital flows including e-commerce, customer portals, and subscriptions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align design decisions with business goals and scale the Figma design system.
Senior UX Researcher
🇦🇷 Argentina
Agileengine 🇦🇷 Argentina
Lead mixed-method research to evaluate AI-enabled self-service experiences and enterprise IT operations tooling. Maintain a jobs-to-be-done framework to provide actionable, decision-ready recommendations for product and operational stakeholders.
Digital Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America
Lucky Goat Coffee 🇺🇸 Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America
The Digital Graphic Designer will lead the visual development of digital marketing campaigns across web, email, social, and paid advertising platforms. They are responsible for maintaining brand consistency while creating original content that brings the specialty coffee brand to life.
Creative Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Sagacity 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the creation of on-brand visual content, storyboards, and presentations for pitch documents and client deliverables. Own and maintain the company's brand guidelines while providing creative direction and quality control across the business.
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.