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Senior Store Design Manager
🇵🇱 Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Dick's Sporting Goods 🇵🇱 Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
The Senior Store Design Manager leads the design and delivery of new and remodeled stores by blending brand and merchandising into high-performing retail environments. This role involves driving design strategy, mentoring a team of designers, and collaborating with cross-functional partners to ensure projects are on time and budget.
Design Manager - Workplace Interiors & Architecture
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead all phases of corporate interior projects from inception to completion while managing client and consultant relationships. Responsible for driving project delivery, managing budgets and schedules, and mentoring junior design staff.
Design Manager - Retail
🇺🇸 Oakland, California, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Oakland, California, United States of America
Lead the execution and delivery of large-scale retail projects and branch rollouts for financial centers. Manage client relationships, project schedules, budgets, and mentor junior staff to ensure high-quality design and client satisfaction.
Design Manager - Senior
🇺🇸 Oakland, California, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Oakland, California, United States of America
Lead and manage design teams through conceptual development and technical execution for commercial and institutional projects. Coordinate directly with clients, consultants, and contractors to ensure project approvals and successful delivery.
Design Manager - Complex Architectural Projects (Columbus)
🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead the delivery of complex architectural and interior projects from strategy through post-occupancy. They are responsible for managing client relationships, project financials, and leading multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality project execution.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Hdr 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Direct and coordinate multidiscipline teams throughout the entire project lifecycle from initiation to close-out. Manage project finances, staffing, and deliverables while maintaining client relations and implementing QA/QC procedures.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hdr 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Direct and coordinate multidiscipline teams throughout the entire project lifecycle from initiation to close-out. Manage large-scale projects, maintain client relations, track financial aspects, and implement QA/QC procedures.
Open sollicitatie –Design Manager Private & Government Property
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Arup 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Lead or support design management for commercial and government property projects throughout all design phases. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams including architects and engineers while ensuring design quality and regulatory compliance.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Dasny (dormitory Authority - State Of New York ) 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Design Manager oversees project development during pre-design and design phases, managing consultant contracts and ensuring compliance with regulatory codes. They perform site visits, review technical designs and reports, and coordinate with project management and client agencies to resolve issues.
Design Manager - Rail
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Wsp In India 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The role involves managing and coordinating multidisciplinary design delivery for rail and metro infrastructure projects from concept to detailed design. Key accountabilities include coordinating design interfaces, managing risks, and ensuring high-quality integrated design outcomes through stakeholder engagement.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Ava Energy 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Lead multi-discipline design coordination and master scheduling for hyperscale GPU data center builds. Establish program governance, including gates, change control, and standard playbooks to streamline engineering delivery.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Ava Energy 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead multi-discipline design coordination and master scheduling for hyperscale GPU data center builds from kickoff to construction-ready. Establish program governance, including gates, change control, and playbooks to streamline engineering workflows.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Ava Energy 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead multi-discipline design coordination and master scheduling for hyperscale GPU data center builds. Establish program governance, including gates, change control, and playbooks to streamline engineering delivery.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Texas, United States of America
Ava Energy 🇺🇸 Texas, United States of America
Lead multi-discipline design coordination and master scheduling for hyperscale GPU data center builds. Establish program governance, including gates, change control, and playbooks to streamline engineering delivery.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Cundall 🇬🇧 Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Lead and support the design management of large-scale data centre projects by coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing deliverables. Drive project meetings and workshops while working closely with clients to ensure successful outcomes and business growth.
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.