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Senior Design Manager (m/f/d)
🇩🇪 Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Equinix 🇩🇪 Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
The Senior Design Manager leads the design process for a portfolio of datacenter projects, ensuring technical excellence, resilience, and cost management. They coordinate across internal and external teams to deliver projects on time while maintaining global design standards.
Senior Design Manager
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Mace 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
The Senior Design Manager will lead the design management process across multiple concurrent buildings and infrastructure packages while coordinating multidisciplinary consultants. They are responsible for ensuring design excellence, managing stakeholder expectations, and aligning project deliverables with budget and quality standards.
Principal Associate, Design Manager (Cafes) | Retail Bank
🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America
Capital One 🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America
Oversee the end-to-end architectural design and documentation for Capital One cafes and branches from concept to execution. Manage external architects and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure design standards are met within budget and regulatory constraints.
Principal Associate, Design Manager (Cafes) | Retail Bank
🇺🇸 Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America
Capital One 🇺🇸 Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America
Oversee the end-to-end architectural design and documentation for Capital One Cafes and branch formats from concept to execution. Manage external architects and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure design standards are met within budget and regulatory constraints.
Principal Associate, Design Manager (Cafes) | Retail Bank
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Capital One 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Oversee the end-to-end architectural design and documentation for Capital One Cafes and branch renovations. Manage external architects and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure design standards are implemented from concept through construction administration.
TLV-GL Cyber Design Manager
🇮🇱 Israel Space Agency, David Hahami, 6713701 Tel-Aviv, Israel
Alstom 🇮🇱 Israel Space Agency, David Hahami, 6713701 Tel-Aviv, Israel
Organize and manage cybersecurity activities throughout the project lifecycle, including risk analysis and architecture definition. Responsible for the cost, quality, and delivery of cybersecurity work packages and managing relationships with auditors and third parties.
TLV-GL Cyber Design Manager
🇮🇱 Israel Space Agency, David Hahami, 6713701 Tel-Aviv, Israel
Alstom 🇮🇱 Israel Space Agency, David Hahami, 6713701 Tel-Aviv, Israel
The Cyber Design Manager is responsible for organizing and managing cybersecurity activities throughout the project lifecycle, including risk analysis and architecture definition. They ensure compliance with security standards, manage third-party risks, and oversee the implementation of security measures across project deliverables.
Design Manager
🇯🇵 Japan
Airtrunk 🇯🇵 Japan
Lead the design and delivery of multi-MW hyperscale data centre solutions from inception to completion. Interface with cloud customers to develop master planning, engineering solutions, and technical documentation for new developments.
Design Manager - Interiors | Real Estate | Hotels & Residential
🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Al Futtaim Private Company Llc 🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
The Design Manager oversees interior design for hospitality and retail projects, managing the process from concept to construction. They ensure design quality, brand alignment, and operational functionality while coordinating with consultants and stakeholders.
Principal Associate, Design Manager (Cafes) | Retail Bank
🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America
Capital One 🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America
Oversee the end-to-end architectural design and construction administration for Capital One café and branch projects. Lead cross-functional teams and external architects to ensure design standards are met while balancing aesthetic, functional, and budgetary requirements.
Lab Design Manager
🇺🇸 Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
Northrop Grumman 🇺🇸 Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
Lead a team of Lab Infrastructure Design Engineers providing functional management and technical oversight for test asset design and integration. Manage project scheduling, resource utilization, and contract compliance while mentoring technical leadership.
Principal Design Manager
🇦🇺 South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Stantec 🇦🇺 South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead technical teams in the design and delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Queensland. Coordinate multidisciplinary activities, manage subcontractors, and maintain strong client relationships to ensure high-quality technical solutions.
Regional Design Manager
🇳🇱 Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands
Sisk Group 🇳🇱 Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands
Lead and manage the regional design function for data center projects, ensuring design solutions meet client expectations and strategic objectives. Oversee technical governance, resource planning, and the integration of sustainability and digital standards across the business unit.
Senior Design Manager
🇦🇺 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Sedgman Prudentia 🇦🇺 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Manage engineers and designers to ensure the timely issuance of technical documents and drawings across the project lifecycle. Lead project communications and monitor the technical performance of staff to ensure design standards and budgets are met.
Design Manager
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Besix Watpac 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead and manage consultants to deliver high-quality design documentation that complies with project briefs and regulatory standards. Collaborate with construction teams and subcontractors to review design constructability and drive delivery efficiencies.
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.