Design Leadership Jobs
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Design Manager
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Mitchell Maguire Recruitment Ltd 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager oversees the production of high-standard construction drawings and design proposals for various cladding systems. They act as the central point of contact for design inquiries and manage a team of 6 to 30 designers for projects valued up to £30m.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Sandy, Utah, United States
Layton Construction 🇺🇸 Sandy, Utah, United States
The Design Manager directs external design companies and consultants through all project phases to ensure alignment between design intent, constructability, and budget. They serve as the primary point of contact for architects and owners while managing design schedules and operational risk assessments.
Design Manager - Packaging
🇬🇧 Welwyn Garden City, England, United Kingdom
Tesco 🇬🇧 Welwyn Garden City, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will lead the end-to-end packaging design process, ensuring brand consistency and creative excellence from concept to shelf. They are responsible for managing project plans, budgets, and cross-functional collaborations with agencies and internal stakeholders.
Design Manager - Manchester
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Graham Group 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams from concept through to construction and handover. They are responsible for ensuring designs are innovative, compliant with regulations, and aligned with project budgets and timelines.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
L.f. Driscoll 🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
The Design Manager directs external design consultants through all project phases to ensure design intent, constructability, and budget alignment. This role serves as the primary point of contact for owners and internal teams while managing design schedules and operational risk assessments.
Senior Design Manager - Data Center & Mission-Critical Projects
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Arup 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
The Senior Design Manager will lead the technical delivery of complex multidisciplinary projects, overseeing design strategy from concept through construction. They will act as the primary interface for clients and stakeholders while ensuring design quality, compliance, and technical integrity.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Mercury 🇬🇧 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager is responsible for leading the engineering and design team to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget. They will manage all aspects of design coordination, interface with clients, and oversee adherence to project specifications and Mercury procedures.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Mace 🇬🇧 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will lead and assure multidisciplinary design teams across a portfolio of water and wastewater projects. They are responsible for ensuring design solutions meet client requirements, regulatory obligations, and safety standards throughout the project lifecycle.
Trainee Design Manager
🇬🇧 Boughton, West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Sweet Projects 🇬🇧 Boughton, West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
The Trainee Design Manager supports the coordination and delivery of design activities throughout the project lifecycle, working under the guidance of senior management. Responsibilities include assisting with design reviews, monitoring project progress, managing information schedules, and fostering collaboration between designers, consultants, and subcontractors.
Design Manager - Transportation
🇶🇦 Doha, Qatar
Aecom 🇶🇦 Doha, Qatar
The Design Manager will oversee the planning, design, and delivery of transportation infrastructure projects while managing multidisciplinary teams. They act as the primary point of contact for clients and stakeholders to ensure project alignment with budget, schedule, and quality standards.
Design Manager or Senior Design Manager - Norway (Stargate Norway - Narvik)
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Nscale 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will oversee the design process for the Stargate Norway initiative, ensuring facilities meet world-class technical standards for AI compute. They will collaborate with construction, cost management, and engineering teams to manage design packages, permitting, and project delivery.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Mace 🇬🇧 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will provide technical leadership and governance for a £50m annual programme of water and wastewater infrastructure projects. They are responsible for managing multidisciplinary design teams, ensuring design assurance, and overseeing compliance with safety and regulatory standards throughout the project lifecycle.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Aecom 🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will lead design management projects, oversee sub-consultant contracts, and manage financial processes including invoicing and cash flow. They will also support team leadership, mentor junior staff, and ensure all design outputs meet quality and contractual standards.
Head of Design
🇺🇸 United States of America
Elation Health 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Head of Design will set the vision, standards, and operating model for the design organization while partnering with product and engineering leadership. This role involves driving design strategy, building a high-performing team, and ensuring the delivery of intuitive, AI-native experiences for clinicians.
Senior Design Manager
🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Al Abbar Group 🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Lead and manage the complete façade design process from concept through installation while directing multidisciplinary teams across multiple locations. Ensure technical excellence, compliance with international standards, and effective stakeholder management to deliver high-quality, complex architectural projects.
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.