Design Leadership Jobs
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Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Aecom 🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will lead design management projects, oversee sub-consultant contracts, and manage financial processes including invoicing and cash flow. They will also mentor junior team members and ensure all design outputs meet quality and contractual standards.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Aecom 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will lead design management projects, oversee sub-consultant contracts, and manage financial processes including invoicing and cash flow. They are also responsible for mentoring junior team members and ensuring all design outputs meet quality and contractual standards.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Olathe, Kansas, United States
Garmin 🇺🇸 Olathe, Kansas, United States
The Senior Product Designer will lead the end-to-end design process for the Garmin Connect application, from initial wireframing to final pixel-perfect execution. Responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams to create usable interaction solutions and mentoring junior designers.
Mechanical Design Manager - Nova Stage 1 Aft
🇺🇸 Kent, Washington, United States
Stoke Space 🇺🇸 Kent, Washington, United States
Lead a team of engineers through the design, development, integration, and testing of critical structural and mechanical systems for the Nova launch vehicle. Oversee the technical roadmap, mentor junior staff, and ensure the successful execution of hardware projects from concept to flight.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Arlington, Virginia, United States
Guidehouse 🇺🇸 Arlington, Virginia, United States
The role involves serving as a creative partner to DARPA leadership and researchers to translate complex scientific concepts into impactful visual narratives. Key duties include leading program branding, digital and print design, and providing creative direction to junior staff.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Arlington, Virginia, United States
Guidehouse 🇺🇸 Arlington, Virginia, United States
You will serve as a creative partner to DARPA program managers, leading the design of program branding, visual storytelling, and digital media. Additionally, you will provide creative guidance to junior staff while ensuring all outputs meet Section 508 accessibility standards.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Aecom 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Lead and manage the Design Management team and projects across the UK and internationally, overseeing financial processes and invoicing. Responsible for managing sub-consultants, implementing design procedures, and mentoring junior team members to ensure quality and contractual compliance.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Aecom 🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Lead and manage the Design Management team and projects across the UK and internationally, overseeing financial processes and invoicing. Responsible for managing sub-consultants, implementing design procedures, and mentoring junior team members to ensure quality and contractual compliance.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Aecom 🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Lead and manage the Design Management team and projects across the UK and internationally, overseeing financial processes and invoicing. Responsible for managing sub-consultants, implementing design procedures, and mentoring junior team members to ensure quality and contractual compliance.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Aecom 🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Lead and manage the Design Management team and projects across the UK and internationally, overseeing financial processes and invoicing. Responsible for managing sub-consultants, implementing design procedures, and mentoring junior team members to ensure quality and contractual compliance.
Junior UX Designer (SC Cleared / SC Eligible) - Associate Consultant - Digital Excellence
🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Capgemini 🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
You will design and prototype user-focused digital services while advocating for accessibility and inclusivity standards. Additionally, you will contribute to business development, internal practice growth, and your own professional development through training and certifications.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇮🇳 India
Kushal Bharat Group 🇮🇳 India
The Senior Graphic Designer is responsible for conceptualizing and creating visual designs for brand campaigns, marketing materials, and digital assets across various business verticals. The role involves managing multiple projects, guiding junior designers, and ensuring all visual outputs align with the group's strategic goals.
Staff Product Designer
🇵🇱 Poland
Moniepoint Group 🇵🇱 Poland
Lead the end-to-end design process for financial products, from discovery and research to final UI execution. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define design strategies and mentor junior designers to foster a culture of excellence.
Staff Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Moniepoint Group 🌍 Remote
Lead the end-to-end design process for financial products, from discovery and research to final UI execution. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create scalable UI components and mentor junior designers to foster a culture of excellence.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Aecom 🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will lead design management projects, oversee sub-consultant contracts, and manage financial processes for international infrastructure projects. They are also responsible for mentoring junior team members and ensuring all design outputs meet quality and contractual standards.
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.