Design Leadership Jobs
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Head of Design
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Capcade 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Establish and lead the design discipline, setting the craft bar and building a design system from the ground up. Own the end-to-end user experience for complex B2B workflows, focusing on AI-powered features and onboarding.
Digital Design Manager (In-house, with a great team culture)
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Got The T-shirt 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
The Digital Design Manager will lead the creative output of the organization, overseeing the development and delivery of high-quality digital design projects. This includes managing a team of designers and videographers while ensuring all projects align with brand guidelines and strategic objectives.
Senior Digital Design Manager – Paid Media (All Genders)
🇪🇸 National Library of Spain, Paseo de Recoletos, 20-22, 28071 Madrid, Spain
Zooplus Se 🇪🇸 National Library of Spain, Paseo de Recoletos, 20-22, 28071 Madrid, Spain
Take ownership of creative performance across paid media channels by translating performance insights into scalable creative concepts. Manage end-to-end delivery for platforms like Meta and Google Ads while evolving creative automation via Smartly.io.
EMAT Energy Management Efficiency Synthesis Design Manager
🇺🇸 Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States of America
Stellantis 🇺🇸 Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States of America
The Energy Management Efficiency Synthesis Design Manager leads the integration and delivery of Energy Management simulation and validation activities across vehicle programs. This role involves overseeing a team of engineers and ensuring vehicles meet performance and efficiency targets.
Design Manager
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Buildcorp 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Design Manager will lead the procurement process for design consultants and manage the design process through various phases until project completion. They will also ensure that design documentation meets applicable standards and manage design within budget parameters.
Fashion Design Manager
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Csb 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Fashion Design Manager leads and elevates the design function across all product categories, setting the creative vision for each season. They drive design strategy, collaborate cross-functionally, and ensure brand integrity throughout the product lifecycle.
Head of Design
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Permitflow 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Build and lead PermitFlow's design organization, evolving it into a strategic partner across the business. Define the design strategy and ensure quality standards while doing hands-on design work.
Lead Product Designer - Connectivity
🇨🇦 Canada
Deel 🇨🇦 Canada
The Lead Product Designer will own design across highly technical and strategic surfaces, including API and developer ecosystems, and AI-powered customer experiences. They will partner with PDE Directors to shape the long-term direction of Deel's Connectivity platform and manage a small team of designers.
Lead Product Designer - Fintech
🇨🇦 Canada
Deel 🇨🇦 Canada
You will own design across Client and Worker experiences on Web and Mobile, impacting products used daily by hundreds of thousands of businesses and millions of workers. The role involves partnering with PDE Directors to shape experiences, working directly with designers on projects, and managing a small team through hands-on collaboration.
Design Manager - Thailand
🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand
Kent Data Centres 🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand
The Design Manager will lead and manage multidisciplinary design teams for data centre projects, overseeing the full design lifecycle from concept to construction. They will act as the primary technical liaison with various stakeholders and ensure compliance with local regulations and industry standards.
Hyundai Design Center - Interior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (hatci) 🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Manage the development of automotive interior design programs from concept to production while overseeing project timing and budget. Lead a team of designers and collaborate with engineering and suppliers to ensure design feasibility and alignment with corporate direction.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Talenthawk 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
The Design Manager will act as the primary point of contact for the design organization, leading oversight and governance of design deliverables across all RIBA stages. They will ensure design outputs align with programme objectives and operational needs while collaborating closely with senior programme stakeholders.
Senior Staff UX Design Manager, YouTube TV
🇺🇸 San Bruno, CA 94066, United States of America
Google 🇺🇸 San Bruno, CA 94066, United States of America
Create and implement a cohesive user experience direction and strategy for YouTube TV and PrimeTime Channels. Collaborate with stakeholders to develop innovative product design concepts that enhance media content consumption.
Design Manager
🇮🇹 Milan, Italy
Arcadis 🇮🇹 Milan, Italy
The Design Manager is responsible for the technical coordination of interdisciplinary design teams and the integration of efforts across international delivery centers. Key duties include managing BIM coordination, verifying technical design content, and overseeing external consultants and permitting activities.
Head of Design
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Permitflow 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Build and lead the design organization, evolving it into a strategic partner that defines the product's look, feel, and functionality. This player-coach role involves hiring a team of designers while personally executing high-quality design work and managing the design system.
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.