Design Leadership Jobs
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Design Manager- Aviation Construction (Anticipated Opening)
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Turner & Townsend 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Design Managers will oversee the design phase of aviation construction projects, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines. They will collaborate with architects, engineers, contractors, and stakeholders to deliver successful project outcomes.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Harvey 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead and mentor a team of designers to elevate the quality and consistency of Harvey's creative work across brand campaigns, events, and product launches. Act as a player-coach by translating creative direction into high-impact visual execution while managing design operations.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Alfred Williams & Co Inc 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The Design Manager oversees the creative design process and leads the design team to deliver high-quality, innovative solutions. This includes managing projects from conception to completion while maintaining brand standards and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.
UX Design Manager
🇷🇴 Romania
3pillar 🇷🇴 Romania
The Design Manager oversees a team of Product Designers and ensures design efforts align with client business objectives. They partner with global delivery teams and client leadership to drive evidence-led decision-making and product growth.
DESIGN MANAGER | FULL REMOTE
🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
Loft 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil
Lead the Design team within the Revenue Engines front, connecting user needs with business goals and product strategy. Develop design talent and collaborate with Product and Engineering to improve the ecosystem for real estate agencies.
Product Design Manager II, Ad Formats
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Pinterest 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead the Ad Formats Performance Pod as a player-coach, managing a team of designers while contributing to hands-on executional design. Define product strategy and vision for conversion-oriented ad formats and AI automation adoption in partnership with cross-functional leaders.
Design Manager
🇨🇦 Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Itec Group Inc. 🇨🇦 Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
The Design Manager leads the Mechanical Design team, ensuring high-quality engineering solutions are delivered on time and within budget. They also manage resources, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve technical challenges.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Tilbury Douglas 🇬🇧 Southampton, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will lead and manage the design process from tender through to construction, ensuring alignment with programme, cost, and quality requirements. They will drive innovative design solutions and manage client relationships throughout the pre-construction phase.
Project Director / Design Manager - Transportation
🇩🇰 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Cowi 🇩🇰 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Manage large complex projects or a project portfolio across the Infrastructure Sector. Ensure profitability and KPIs for own projects while building customer relations at a strategic level.
Design Manager (Civils)
🇬🇧 Birstall, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
M Group Water 🇬🇧 Birstall, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
You will provide design leadership across infrastructure projects, coordinating multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality designs. Additionally, you will manage design programmes and act as the primary technical interface with clients and stakeholders.
Head of Design
🇫🇷 Reims, Marne, France
Justmarkets 🇫🇷 Reims, Marne, France
Lead the company's visual identity by unifying brand art direction with product design across all touchpoints. Manage a multidisciplinary design team and drive the integration of Generative AI tools to scale creative output.
Senior Design Manager - Regulation, Audit & Governance (CDM)
🇬🇧 Reading, England, United Kingdom
Project People 🇬🇧 Reading, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager supports the implementation and continual improvement of building safety and regulatory compliance across mobile telecommunications infrastructure. This includes interpreting legislation, developing guidance, and ensuring compliance frameworks are effective.
Design Manager / Senior Manager (Architectural, Construction)
🇸🇬 Singapore
Marina Bay Sands 🇸🇬 Singapore
The Design Manager/Senior Manager will assist in liaising with stakeholders to develop project scope documents and manage the design consultants throughout the design and documentation phases. They will also review architectural design submissions and ensure compliance with project schedules and local regulations.
Senior Design Manager – Highway P3 / DBFOM Projects
🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States of America
Magnitvde 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States of America
Lead and coordinate design development activities for major highway P3 / DBFOM projects across the United States. Ensure alignment between design, construction, operations, and commercial objectives while supporting design optimization initiatives.
Design Manager - Arquitectura, Estructura y Urbanización de Obra de Edificación
🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain
Sacyr 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain
Lead and coordinate design teams across architecture, structure, and urbanization phases from project design through construction. Ensure quality control, resolve interdisciplinary conflicts, and provide technical support for procurement and construction implementation.
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.