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Project Manager / Design Manager – Data Centres (Building Services)
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Hdr 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Project Manager will lead the multidisciplinary design delivery of complex data centre projects, acting as the primary interface between clients, internal engineering teams, and subconsultants. They are responsible for managing project scope, programmes, budgets, and contractual obligations to ensure high-quality, timely delivery.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Brentwood, Tennessee, United States of America
Hdr 🇺🇸 Brentwood, Tennessee, United States of America
Direct and coordinate multidisciplinary teams throughout the project lifecycle, from initiation to close-out. Manage project financials, client relations, and ensure deliverables meet budget and schedule requirements.
Assistant Design Manager - Facilities
🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Hdr 🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado, United States of America
The Assistant Design Manager will support multidisciplinary teams through all phases of solid waste facility projects, including planning, design, procurement, and construction. They will also coordinate project tasks, manage budgets and schedules, and maintain positive relationships with clients and regulatory agencies.
Design Manager - Data Center
🇺🇸 Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
Gilbane Building Company 🇺🇸 Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead the integration of design and construction teams to ensure projects are delivered on schedule and within budget. Responsibilities include managing design progression, facilitating owner approvals, and overseeing constructability reviews throughout the project lifecycle.
Design Manager – Healthcare Interior Design
🇸🇬 Singapore
Achieve Group 🇸🇬 Singapore
Manage healthcare interior design projects from concept and detailed design through tender documentation and construction, ensuring solutions are technically sound, buildable, and compliant. Coordinate multidisciplinary stakeholders and BIM documentation, lead design reviews, guide junior designers, monitor project delivery, and review construction submissions.
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Design Manager
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Lead lifestyle design projects through all phases, managing schedules, budgets, work plans, project teams, and delivery. Build client relationships and business opportunities, coordinate with consultants and contractors, oversee project documentation and billing, and mentor junior staff while maintaining design quality and client satisfaction.
Design Manager / Technical Design Manager / Engineering Design Manager
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Rewiz Design Co. 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Lead design teams and manage the full design lifecycle, including planning, technical coordination, reviews, documentation, and implementation. Ensure design quality, compliance, schedule progress, and effective collaboration with engineering teams, project managers, consultants, and other stakeholders.
Principal Design Manager
🇬🇧 Altrincham, Trafford, England, United Kingdom
Mott Macdonald 🇬🇧 Altrincham, Trafford, England, United Kingdom
Lead technical delivery and multidisciplinary design integration for rail civil engineering projects, ensuring solutions are safe, practical, sustainable, and meet client needs. Build client and stakeholder relationships, support project objectives and business development, manage risks, and mentor and develop engineering team members.
Principal Design Manager
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Mott Macdonald 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Lead the technical delivery and multidisciplinary integration of rail civil engineering projects, providing safe, practical, sustainable design solutions and serving as a technical point of contact for clients and stakeholders. Support project delivery and business development, manage risks and quality, and mentor engineers while promoting technical excellence across the team.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Sphere Solutions 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead design activities for the company’s expanding data centre division and support its continued growth. Contribute to delivery of a £130 million project in the London area.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Pivot Interiors 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
The Design Manager is responsible for leading the design team, establishing creative standards, and managing design projects to ensure profitability and customer satisfaction. They act as the primary creative lead on strategic opportunities and coordinate between sales, project management, and design staff.
Solutions Design Manager
🇺🇸 Hebron, Boone County, KY 41048, United States of America
Dhl Global Forwarding 🇺🇸 Hebron, Boone County, KY 41048, United States of America
Lead the strategy, governance, and execution of end-to-end logistics solutions for Life Sciences and Healthcare customers, including solution design, pricing, financial performance, and regulatory compliance. Develop teams and cross-functional partnerships while driving customer growth, operational excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Rail Design Manager
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Gft 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Rail Design Manager provides technical leadership and oversight for multidisciplinary design reviews and submittals on complex rail and transit infrastructure projects. They serve as the primary technical interface with the client to manage design priorities, resolve interdisciplinary comments, and mitigate risks related to construction and operations.
Principal Design Manager
🇬🇧 Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Mott Macdonald 🇬🇧 Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Lead the technical delivery and multidisciplinary integration of rail civil engineering projects, ensuring designs are safe, practical, sustainable, and meet client objectives. Build client and stakeholder relationships, support project managers and business development, manage risks, and mentor engineers to strengthen technical excellence across the team.
Senior Design Manager
🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Aecom 🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Lead and develop the design team while directing the full design lifecycle for complex defense projects, from concept through delivery. Set design strategy, manage budgets and risks, ensure regulatory and security compliance, collaborate with stakeholders, and maintain technical quality and documentation.
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.