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Design Manager
🇦🇺 New South Wales, Australia
Vinci Construction 🇦🇺 New South Wales, Australia
The Design Manager will lead design teams for water and wastewater infrastructure projects, ensuring alignment among stakeholders and compliance with technical and client requirements. This role includes managing design management plans, overseeing HSEQ compliance, and acting as a liaison between construction and design teams.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Walsall, England, United Kingdom
Murray Mcintosh 🇬🇧 Walsall, England, United Kingdom
As Design Manager, you will lead multidisciplinary engineering teams and ensure the technical quality of engineering solutions throughout the project lifecycle. You will manage consultant performance, oversee budgets and schedules, and liaise with key stakeholders on design development.
Design Manager
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Apparent 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Design Manager will provide high-level creative oversight, ensuring design output is cohesive and on-brief. They will also act as a bridge between visual and experience design teams, managing quality control and protecting the time of design leaders.
Head of Design
🇨🇭 Geneva, Switzerland
Proton 🇨🇭 Geneva, Switzerland
Lead and scale the global design function across both Product and Brand/Marketing design to create a unified user experience. Partner with executive leadership to embed design thinking into strategic roadmaps and drive design excellence as a core differentiator.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Fluidstack 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Own end-to-end project management of concurrent data center design and solution-delivery programs. Build and maintain integrated master schedules across various design disciplines and establish program governance.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States
Fluidstack 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States
Own end-to-end project management of concurrent data center design and solution-delivery programs from initiation through construction-ready handoff. Build and maintain integrated master schedules across various design disciplines and establish program governance.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Fluidstack 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Own end-to-end project management of concurrent data center design and solution-delivery programs. Build and maintain integrated master schedules across various design disciplines and establish program governance.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Harvey 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead a team of designers to elevate the quality and execution of Harvey's creative work. This includes managing design execution across various brand initiatives and providing mentorship and feedback to the design team.
Exterior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Long Beach, California, United States of America
Ford Motor Company 🇺🇸 Long Beach, California, United States of America
Lead the design team in creating exterior and interior vehicle proposals from concept to production for various Ford product lines. Manage personnel programs including performance reviews, salary planning, and professional development for subordinates.
UX/UI Design Manager
🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Hyundai Capital America 🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
The UX/UI Design Manager is responsible for delivering exceptional design solutions for HCA's digital platforms. This role manages the design process from concept to execution, ensuring high-quality user experiences and collaboration with various stakeholders.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Stv 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will lead and manage the planning, design, and coordination of K-12 capital improvement projects from concept through construction handoff. They will oversee architects, engineers, and stakeholders to ensure compliance with district standards and project requirements.
Design Manager
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Systra Canada 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Design Manager oversees design deliverables and ensures alignment with project scope, schedule, and budget. They manage project plans, coordinate design activities, and serve as the main point of contact for project-related communication.
Design Manager
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Systra 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oversee design deliverables and integrate railway infrastructure while ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, and budget. Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to manage project risks and deliver technical strategies during the development phase.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Stv 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Lead the planning, design, and coordination of K-12 capital improvement and modernization projects from concept through construction handoff. Oversee architects, engineers, and consultants to ensure compliance with District standards, budgets, and DSA requirements.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Volkerwessels Uk 🇬🇧 Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
As Senior Design Manager, you will lead the integrated design process across pre-construction and construction phases, ensuring compliance and quality. You will guide design consultants, collaborate with clients, and drive innovation and value engineering throughout the design journey.
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.