Design Leadership Jobs
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Design Manager - Interiors
🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Manage all phases of corporate interior projects from set-up through construction administration, ensuring they are delivered on time and on budget. Lead project teams and maintain client relationships while overseeing scheduling, budgets, and financial performance.
Adoption Design Manager - Business Analytics - Evernorth - Remote
🇺🇸 Connecticut, United States of America
Cigna Healthcare 🇺🇸 Connecticut, United States of America
Lead an Innovation Lab to translate business strategies into operational processes through simulation, rapid testing, and data-driven insights. Oversee a high-performing team to improve business performance and enhance customer experiences across the enterprise.
Program Design Manager - Aviation
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Colliers Engineering & Design 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Lead all design-related activities for the Airport Authority, overseeing the integration of planning, design development, and delivery across multiple consultants. Manage BIM implementation, stakeholder coordination, and the fulfillment of overarching organizational goals for large-scale aviation projects.
Experience Designer Lead Senior - Design Systems
🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Pnc 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lead and mentor a pod of designers to maintain and evolve enterprise design systems, ensuring consistency and scalability across digital experiences. Drive the design system strategy, roadmap, and governance while coordinating with engineering and accessibility partners.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Warrington, England, United Kingdom
United Infrastructure 🇬🇧 Warrington, England, United Kingdom
Lead all technical and design processes for infrastructure projects to ensure delivery on budget and according to the agreed programme. Manage external consultants and subcontractors while ensuring compliance with building regulations and company standards.
Design Manager
🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Keo International Consultants 🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Coordinate the design development and delivery of large-scale land development infrastructure projects, including roads and water networks. Manage project stakeholders, ensure quality standards are met, and oversee contract terms and scope changes.
Service Design Manager - On-site Abu Dhabi - Octopus by RTG (5 months contract)
Remote (🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates)
Robusta Remote (🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates)
Lead and manage end-to-end service design initiatives to connect digital, physical, and human touchpoints. Drive strategic transformation by developing service blueprints and facilitating executive-level workshops to align customer needs with business goals.
Solutions Design Manager (Supply Chain)
🇸🇬 Singapore
Fcs Careers Pte Ltd 🇸🇬 Singapore
The role involves driving the development and implementation of end-to-end supply chain solutions, including managing the RFQ/RFP process and costing. The manager will coordinate across internal functional teams to ensure seamless handover from design to operations and lead business improvement projects.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Phia 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end product design vision and execution for Phia's AI shopping agent. Build and scale high-impact design teams while partnering with leadership to turn ambiguous problems into shipped products.
Head of Design Bureau
🇮🇳 Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban District, India
Ismg Careers 🇮🇳 Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban District, India
Lead and scale the APAC-based global Design Bureau, overseeing the delivery of high-quality creative services across multiple regions. Manage a team of designers while optimizing workflows and maintaining brand consistency across all business units.
Senior Visual Designer - (Advanced English) - Chile
Remote (🇨🇱 Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Chile)
Referrals Only Remote (🇨🇱 Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Chile)
Lead the end-to-end visual strategy and architectural decisions for complex product design systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-fidelity UI elements while mentoring junior designers and ensuring WCAG compliance.
Lead Visual Designer - (Advanced English) - Chile
Remote (🇨🇱 Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Chile)
Referrals Only Remote (🇨🇱 Santiago, Provincia de Santiago, Chile)
Lead the visual direction and scalability of product aesthetics across multiple teams while mentoring senior designers. Create and evolve accessible design systems and conduct UX research to transform insights into high-fidelity digital products.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Chandler, Arizona, United States of America
Exyte Gmbh 🇺🇸 Chandler, Arizona, United States of America
Leads the project design team of engineers and designers to produce deliverables and support construction according to contract and budget. Acts as the primary technical point of contact for clients and oversees VDC coordination and project documentation.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Atkinsréalis 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the delivery of multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects from concept to construction, ensuring targets for programme, budget, and quality are met. Manage project teams, facilitate client communication, and oversee contractual and commercial risks.
Principal Product Designer, Moveworks
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Servicenow 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Lead large, strategic cross-product initiatives to transform global work experiences and drive beautiful, productive product designs. Provide strategic vision and leadership for multidisciplinary teams while acting as an industry thought leader.
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.