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Design Manager - Mid Level
🇯🇵 Japan
Gensler 🇯🇵 Japan
The Design Manager is responsible for managing all phases of interior and architectural design projects, ensuring client satisfaction, quality control, and financial performance. They act as the primary liaison between the client and the cross-functional team while overseeing project lifecycles from bidding to close-out.
Interior Design Manager (Contract)
🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand
Shangri-la Group 🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand
The Interior Design Manager oversees all interior fit-out works from construction through to project completion and handover. This includes coordinating with stakeholders, reviewing technical submissions, and ensuring quality standards and budgets are met.
Design Manager - Healthcare - Senior
🇺🇸 Oakland, California, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Oakland, California, United States of America
Lead and deliver a variety of healthcare project types through all phases while serving as the primary point of contact for clients. Manage cross-functional teams, project budgets, and consultant coordination to ensure high-quality design and client satisfaction.
Design Lead, Design Systems - Future Freelance
🇺🇸 United States of America
Fantasy 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the creation of scalable, accessible, and expressive design systems to ensure visual consistency across digital products. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate client goals into high-functioning user interfaces and human-device interactions.
Design Manager - Healthcare - Senior
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead complex healthcare projects from design through construction administration, acting as the primary liaison between clients and the project team. They are responsible for managing resources, budgets, and financial performance while mentoring staff and developing client engagements.
Design Manager (Water Projects)
🇬🇧 Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Wsp In The Uk & Ireland 🇬🇧 Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Lead and manage complex design projects within the water sector, overseeing engineering work from concept to completion. Ensure compliance with UK regulations and safety standards while coordinating multi-disciplinary teams and managing client relationships.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Santa Ana, California, United States of America
Balfour Beatty Us 🇺🇸 Santa Ana, California, United States of America
The Design Manager coordinates between owners, builders, and design teams to manage the design and permitting processes for design-build projects. Key duties include overseeing deliverable schedules, monitoring cost impacts, and ensuring constructability and quality control.
Senior Store Design Manager
🇺🇸 Coraopolis, PA 15108, United States of America
Dick's Sporting Goods 🇺🇸 Coraopolis, PA 15108, United States of America
Leads the design and delivery of new and remodeled stores by blending brand, merchandising, and athlete experience. Manages the entire design process from concept to completion while mentoring a team of store designers.
Head of Design (Apparel)
🇮🇳 Reserve Bank of India, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort, - 400038, Maharashtra, India
Jsw Sports Pvt Ltd 🇮🇳 Reserve Bank of India, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort, - 400038, Maharashtra, India
Lead the overall design vision and strategy for performance and lifestyle apparel, ensuring products are innovative and functional. Manage the end-to-end product development process from concept to production while collaborating with athletes and cross-functional teams.
Architect / Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Tiptopjob 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The role involves managing the design intent of super-prime residential projects from concept to completion. Key duties include coordinating external consultants, reviewing design proposals, and overseeing on-site delivery to ensure high quality standards.
Project Manager (Design Manager) – Workplace
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Lead and manage multiple design teams and consultants for the delivery of retail stores and center projects. Drive project delivery through all phases, managing client communications, budgets, schedules, and the mentorship of junior staff.
Design Manager - Sciences
🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lead and manage project teams within the Sciences Practice Area, ensuring the delivery of high-value, safe, and sustainable science environments. Act as the primary point of contact for clients and oversee the full project lifecycle from programming through post-occupancy.
Project Manager (Design Manager) - Architecture
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Drive project delivery across all phases, managing budgets, schedules, and relationships with clients and consultants. Oversee project documentation, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and mentor junior staff to ensure high-quality architectural outcomes.
Project Design Manager
🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Blue Heron 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
The Project Design Manager serves as the primary client contact and architectural lead for custom residential design-build projects. They are responsible for managing the full design lifecycle, coordinating internal teams and external consultants to deliver high-quality construction documents and specifications.
Design Manager - Mission Critical / Industrial
🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Lead the delivery of high-performance critical facilities and industrial projects while overseeing workflows and resource allocation. Serve as the primary liaison between clients and project teams, managing the full project lifecycle from proposal to close-out.
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.