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Design Manager - Energy Networks
🇬🇧 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Wsp In The Uk & Ireland 🇬🇧 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
As a Design Manager, you will lead and manage design projects in the electricity transmission and distribution sector, overseeing engineering design work and project management services. You will ensure compliance with best practices and UK regulations while managing resources, timelines, and budgets.
Design Manager - Energy Networks
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Wsp In The Uk & Ireland 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
As a Design Manager, you will lead and manage design projects in the electricity transmission and distribution sector, overseeing engineering design work and project management services. You will ensure compliance with best practices and UK regulations while driving projects from concept to completion.
Design Manager - Energy Networks
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Wsp In The Uk & Ireland 🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
As a Design Manager, you will lead and manage design projects in the electricity transmission and distribution sector, overseeing engineering design work and project management services. You will ensure compliance with best practices and UK regulations while driving projects from concept to completion.
Design Manager - Energy Networks
🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Wsp In The Uk & Ireland 🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
As a Design Manager, you will lead and manage design projects in the electricity transmission and distribution sector, overseeing engineering design work and project management services. You will ensure compliance with best practices and UK regulations while driving projects from concept to completion.
Design Manager - Energy Networks
🇬🇧 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
Wsp In The Uk & Ireland 🇬🇧 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
As a Design Manager, you will lead and manage design projects in the electricity transmission and distribution sector, overseeing engineering design work and project management services. You will ensure compliance with best practices and UK regulations while driving projects from concept to completion.
Design Manager - Energy Networks
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Wsp In The Uk & Ireland 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
As a Design Manager, you will lead and manage design projects in the electricity transmission and distribution sector, overseeing engineering design work and project management services. You will ensure compliance with best practices and UK regulations while driving projects from concept to completion.
Head of Design / Design Lead
🇵🇹 Portugal
Foundernest 🇵🇹 Portugal
Lead and grow the design team while influencing product direction and user experience. Own the usability and experience quality across the platform, ensuring clarity and adoption.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Industrious 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Evaluate new real estate opportunities and make independent decisions on design feasibility. Lead the development of design packages and manage external architects to ensure high-quality, cost-effective documentation.
Design Manager, Industrial/Manufacturing
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Je Dunn Construction 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager is responsible for leading the design process and ensuring successful project delivery. This includes managing design teams, collaborating with stakeholders, and overseeing compliance with project goals and technical requirements.
Senior Product Designer / UX Lead – Conversion Optimization (CRO)
🇺🇸 Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
American Financing 🇺🇸 Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will overhaul the public web presence and digital landing experiences, focusing on converting complex financial concepts into engaging digital layouts. They will collaborate with software engineers to ensure design integrity and optimize user journeys.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Gofundme 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will set and drive experience strategy across multiple product areas, aligning design vision with company goals. They will lead complex design explorations and own end-to-end design execution for high-impact initiatives.
Lead Product Designer, Customer
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Realtor.com 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Lead high-impact design work and influence the strategy and execution of key client-facing initiatives. Collaborate closely with senior leaders in Product and Engineering to create and execute a bold vision for transforming the real estate industry.
Sr. Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Tustin, California, United States of America
Vesync 🇺🇸 Tustin, California, United States of America
The Sr. Graphic Designer will lead the design of integrated marketing and product launch campaigns across digital channels. This includes executing end-to-end creative development, designing high-quality assets, and ensuring all deliverables meet brand standards and performance metrics.
Senior UX Product Designer - Supply Chain Middle Mile
🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
Target 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
The role involves shaping the digital applications used by warehouse leaders to optimize supply chain operations across receiving, inventory, and shipping. You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to transform complex operational data into intuitive, actionable user experiences.
Sr. Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Tustin, California, United States of America
Vesync 🇺🇸 Tustin, California, United States of America
Lead the design of integrated marketing and product launch campaigns across digital channels, including paid media, email, and social content. Develop motion graphics and 3D elements while utilizing AI tools to optimize creative workflows and visual output.
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.