Design Leadership Jobs
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LEX Delivery Design Manager
🇺🇸 Kentucky, United States of America
Hdr 🇺🇸 Kentucky, United States of America
The Delivery Design Manager oversees design and engineering activities for projects within a Capital Improvement Program, managing timelines, budgets, and subcontractors. This role involves collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure project delivery meets expectations and requirements.
Furniture Design Manager
🇨🇦 Canada
Branch 🇨🇦 Canada
The Furniture Design Manager will lead design across a portfolio of projects, ensuring high-quality execution from concept to production. They will also manage the design of in-box materials and evolve the design process for the team.
Design Manager (Data Center)
🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand
Aurecon 🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand
Lead a multi-disciplinary design team in the delivery of complex building projects from initial design through to construction and final review. Manage project budgets, schedules, and client relationships while ensuring technical integrity across mechanical, electrical, civil, and structural disciplines.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Mace 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Oversee and assure workplace design across UK/Europe and US/LAM regions to ensure compliance with client design standards. Provide guidance, training, and governance to project delivery teams throughout the project lifecycle.
Senior Interior Design Manager (Hotel)
🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore
Marina Bay Sands 🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore
Manage design consultants and the design process to ensure design excellence and quality. Liaise with internal stakeholders and assist in monitoring project progress while ensuring compliance with design intent.
Design Manager, Digital Experiences
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Stripe 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Manage and grow a high-performing design team while crafting a clear design vision that aligns with Stripe's goals. Advocate for design excellence and collaborate with various teams to enhance the web presence.
Head of Design - Decarbonisation
🇬🇧 Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Alternative Heat 🇬🇧 Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Lead a multi-disciplinary design team to develop commercially viable decarbonisation and net zero solutions for large-scale commercial and public sector buildings. Oversee the full project lifecycle from initial assessment and options appraisal through to detailed design and technical assurance.
Head of Design - Decarbonisation
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Alternative Heat 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Lead a multi-disciplinary design team to develop commercially viable decarbonisation and net zero solutions for large-scale commercial and public sector buildings. Oversee the full project lifecycle from initial assessment and options appraisal through to detailed design and technical assurance.
Head of Design - Decarbonisation
🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
Alternative Heat 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
Lead a multi-disciplinary design team to develop commercially viable decarbonisation and net zero solutions for large-scale commercial and public sector buildings. Oversee the full project lifecycle from initial assessment and options appraisal through to detailed design and delivery.
Design Manager - Critical Facilities
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
As a Design Manager, you will lead project teams and manage client relationships while ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget. You will oversee the full project lifecycle, from estimating and bidding to project close-out.
Design Manager (MCF/ Data Centres)
🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland
Haskoning 🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland
As a Design Manager, you will manage project scope, budgets, and schedules while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams. You will also lead design solutions and communicate innovative ideas to clients.
Product Design Manager - AI Trainer
Remote (🇺🇸 Arizona, United States of America)
Dataannotation Remote (🇺🇸 Arizona, United States of America)
Review and critique AI-generated UI/UX designs and evaluate the quality produced by AI models. Help train models to better understand aesthetic quality and user-centered design.
Design Manager, Digital Experiences
🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Stripe 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Manage and grow a high-performing design team while crafting a clear design vision that aligns with Stripe's goals. Advocate for design excellence and collaborate with various teams to enhance Stripe's web presence.
Design Manager, Digital Experiences
🇺🇸 United States of America
Stripe 🇺🇸 United States of America
Manage and grow a high-performing design team while crafting a clear design vision that aligns with Stripe's goals. Advocate for design excellence and collaborate with various teams to define information architecture and storytelling.
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.
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.