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Associate Principal, Mechanical, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Global Infrastructure 🇺🇸 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Lead the mechanical design and execution of hyper-scale data center projects while managing client relationships and business development. Oversee the full product lifecycle from conceptual analysis to implementation, providing mentorship to junior engineering staff.
Sr. Product Designer, Connected Fitness
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Peloton 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the design of complex, functionality-dense software interfaces for connected fitness experiences across hardware, mobile, and web platforms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate product vision into tangible prototypes and cohesive user journeys.
Senior Design Manager - Architecture
🇲🇾 Selangor, Malaysia
Woh Hup Group 🇲🇾 Selangor, Malaysia
Lead and manage the architectural design process for large-scale Data Centre projects, ensuring design intent is effectively translated into construction execution. Coordinate with various stakeholders to resolve design-related issues and ensure compliance with project requirements and standards.
Civil & Structural Design Manager
🇬🇷 Athens, Central Athens, Greece
Sani/ikos Group 🇬🇷 Athens, Central Athens, Greece
Lead the review and technical oversight of Civil and Structural systems across hospitality projects, ensuring multidisciplinary coordination and resolving technical conflicts. Support project phases from feasibility to construction, ensuring compliance with regulations and alignment with design intent.
Electronic Design Manager
🇬🇧 Redruth, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Watson-marlow Fluid Technology Solutions 🇬🇧 Redruth, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Lead and develop a high-performing electronics design team while managing electronics design projects from concept to production. Ensure seamless integration of electronic systems and drive technological innovation in the design process.
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.