Design Leadership Jobs
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Design Manager
🇬🇧 Scotland, United Kingdom
N G Bailey 🇬🇧 Scotland, United Kingdom
Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary electrical design teams to deliver complex power and infrastructure projects. Act as the primary design interface with clients and oversee technical outputs to ensure compliance with DNO and National Grid standards.
Design Manager, Transportation
🇺🇸 Sparta, Illinois, United States of America
Aecom 🇺🇸 Sparta, Illinois, United States of America
Lead multi-disciplinary design teams for transportation infrastructure projects within a Design & Build environment. Bridge the gap between consultant design and contractor execution to ensure practical, buildable, and safe outputs.
Project Manager (Design Manager) - Architecture
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Drive project delivery across all phases, managing schedules, budgets, and relationships with clients and consultants. Lead project teams, mentor junior staff, and ensure quality assurance of architectural documentation for educational institutions.
Head of Design, Yahoo Mail
🇫🇷 65400 Uz, France
Yahoo 🇫🇷 65400 Uz, France
Lead the global design organization for Yahoo Mail, owning the end-to-end design vision and architectural strategy across web and mobile platforms. Drive the integration of AI-native experiences and agentic workflows while partnering with executive leadership to align design with business goals.
Senior Product Design Manager (6-month Term)
🇺🇸 Lake Tapps, Pierce County, WA 98390, United States of America
Characterstrong 🇺🇸 Lake Tapps, Pierce County, WA 98390, United States of America
Lead the design of intuitive and scalable product experiences while overseeing a team of UX designers. Responsible for governing the design system, improving information architecture, and aligning design solutions with business goals and technical feasibility.
Design Manager - Aviation
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Stv 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Oversee the planning and design phases of large-scale airport infrastructure projects, including budgeting, scheduling, and risk assessment. Coordinate with architects, engineers, and airport authorities to ensure regulatory compliance and a seamless transition to construction.
Head of Design – Womenswear (12 month FTC)
🇬🇧 Solihull, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, England, United Kingdom
Gymshark 🇬🇧 Solihull, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, England, United Kingdom
Lead the creative vision and end-to-end design process for the Womenswear category to deliver innovative, performance-led collections. Manage and develop a high-performing design team while partnering with buying and sourcing to ensure commercial success and brand consistency.
(Senior) Design Manager (all genders)
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Liganova I Karriere 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Translate creative briefings into high-quality retail campaigns and window installations using technical drawings and renders. Oversee the production process, material selection, and on-site installation of displays across Europe.
(Senior) Design Manager (all genders)
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Liganova Gmbh 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Translate creative briefings into high-end retail campaigns and window installations using precise technical drawings and renders. Oversee the entire process from material selection and quality control to on-site installation across Europe.
CHK CBG Design Manager
🇨🇳 Shanghai, China
3m 🇨🇳 Shanghai, China
Lead the mid-to-long term design strategy and brand governance for CBG brands across China and Hong Kong. Translate consumer insights into differentiated brand experiences across packaging, digital, and retail touchpoints while managing the design budget and local team.
Design Manager - Interiors - Senior Level
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Lead complex, large-scale corporate interior projects from concept to completion while serving as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders. Manage multidisciplinary teams, oversee project financial performance, and drive business growth through new opportunities and strategic account leadership.
Design Manager - Water
🇬🇧 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Atkinsréalis 🇬🇧 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Coordinate and manage multi-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver technical design work for water infrastructure projects. Oversee the production of technical deliverables and provide mentorship to junior colleagues while ensuring adherence to quality standards.
Technical Design Manager
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mace 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The role involves shaping project design strategy and leading internal and external design teams to meet time, quality, and budget targets. Responsibilities include managing stakeholder relationships, design governance, and championing net-zero carbon principles throughout the project lifecycle.
Product Design Manager
🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Maintainx 🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lead and grow a team of 4-6 product designers to create intuitive, AI-powered workflows for maintenance and asset management. Partner with Product and Engineering leads to translate strategy into high-quality design execution across web and mobile platforms.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Westwood, Massachusetts, United States of America
New Era Cap Llc 🇺🇸 Westwood, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lead the Marketing Creative Design team in developing and executing digital creative assets while ensuring brand consistency. Collaborate cross-functionally to guide art direction and provide mentorship to designers to foster team growth.
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.