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Head of Design Engineering (w/m/d)
🇦🇹 Puch bei Hallein, Salzburg, Austria
Bilfinger 🇦🇹 Puch bei Hallein, Salzburg, Austria
The Head of Design Engineering is responsible for the strategic leadership and technical management of the engineering department, including personnel oversight and resource planning. They ensure technical excellence, compliance with GMP and HSEQ standards, and the successful execution of complex EPC/EPCM projects.
Lead Architect / Design Manager
🇵🇱 Warszawa, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Ad-studio 🇵🇱 Warszawa, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Lead complex commercial projects from concept to construction, including the development of architectural documentation and concepts. Coordinate between different technical disciplines and manage communication with clients and contractors.
Senior Manager, Product Design Engineering
🇺🇸 San Mateo, California, United States
Skydio 🇺🇸 San Mateo, California, United States
Lead the mechanical engineering team in developing the F10 winged vehicle platform and ground systems from concept to mass production. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate compute, sensors, and aerodynamics while driving key architectural decisions.
Tool Install Design Manager
🇮🇱 Kiryat Gat, South District, Israel
Intel Corporation 🇮🇱 Kiryat Gat, South District, Israel
The Design Manager will lead the tool install design program by managing external Architect and Engineering firms to ensure schedule performance and design quality. They will serve as the subject matter expert, coordinating across engineering disciplines and factory partners to optimize tool layouts and facility system capacity.
Structural Design Manager
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Sener 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
The Structural Design Manager will lead the structural design team and oversee the complete design lifecycle for major rail and metro infrastructure projects. This role involves managing technical deliverables, coordinating with stakeholders, and providing hands-on technical guidance for complex structural engineering tasks.
Senior Manager, Product Design Engineering
🇺🇸 San Mateo, California, United States
Skydio 🇺🇸 San Mateo, California, United States
Lead the mechanical engineering team in the development and delivery of cutting-edge autonomous drone platforms from concept through mass production. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect, design, and validate complex electromechanical systems while managing vendor relationships and manufacturing processes.
Project Engineer-C3-Renewables(Wind/Solar)-Design Engineering
🇮🇳 Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Tatacons02 🇮🇳 Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
The Project Engineer will lead a team of engineers and designers to provide technical support and ensure the successful delivery of project requirements. They are responsible for managing engineering work packages, coordinating with project managers, and ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards.
Graphic Designer (Brand)
🇨🇿 Moravskoslezský Kočov, Moravia-Silesia, Czechia
Revolut 🇨🇿 Moravskoslezský Kočov, Moravia-Silesia, Czechia
Lead the development of brand guidelines, design systems, and high-quality visual assets across multiple channels. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to own projects from concept to delivery, ensuring brand consistency and quality.
Graphic Designer (Brand)
🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal
Revolut 🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal
Lead the development of brand guidelines and design systems while creating high-quality visual and motion assets across various channels. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to drive creative solutions from concept through delivery.
Graphic Designer (Brand)
🇵🇱 Poland
Revolut 🇵🇱 Poland
Lead the development of brand guidelines and design systems while creating high-quality visual and motion assets across various channels. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to drive projects from concept to delivery, ensuring brand consistency and quality.
Product Designer ($90k-$150k + Equity) at Aios Medical
🇩🇪 Germany
Jack & Jill 🇩🇪 Germany
Lead the end-to-end design of customer-facing mobile apps for GLP-1 treatments and optimize internal clinical operations tools. Collaborate with engineering and product leadership to balance user needs with regulatory and commercial constraints.
Graphic Designer (Brand)
🇵🇹 Portugal
Revolut 🇵🇹 Portugal
Lead the development of brand guidelines, design systems, and high-quality visual assets across multiple channels. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to drive brand projects from concept to delivery while ensuring consistency and quality.
Graphic Designer (Brand)
🇪🇸 Spain
Revolut 🇪🇸 Spain
Lead the development of brand guidelines and design systems while creating high-quality visual and motion assets across various channels. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to drive creative solutions from concept through final delivery.
Associate Director, Software Engineering(Senior product designer)
🇨🇳 Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China
Hsbc 🇨🇳 Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China
Lead product innovation for AI-powered document intelligence and design scalable enterprise solutions. Oversee technical architecture, engineering standards, and DevOps processes while managing team delivery and production support.
Product Designer, Growth-Maternity Leave Replacement
🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel-Aviv District, Israel
Similarweb 🇮🇱 Tel-Aviv, Tel-Aviv District, Israel
The Product Designer will lead the end-to-end user experience for growth-focused product flows across various platforms. This includes collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement data-driven design solutions that increase conversion rates and optimize the user journey.
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.