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Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 United States of America
Switch 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Senior Design Manager leads design coordination for complex, large-scale data center projects, managing the design process from kickoff through permitting and construction handoff. This role involves overseeing schedules, quality, and documentation while serving as a primary escalation point for design-related decisions.
Senior Design Manager, Enterprise, Worldwide Grocery Retail Growth & Development (WWRGD)
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Amazon 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Own the end-to-end design function of the Project and Equipment Request Form (PERF) program across the grocery store fleet. Establish design standards, prioritize requests, and coordinate with construction and procurement partners to deliver in-store improvements.
Head of Design (m/w/d) Non-Food
🇩🇪 59199 Bönen, Germany
Kik Textilien Und Non-food Gmbh 🇩🇪 59199 Bönen, Germany
You will be responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the Non-Food design area. This includes developing creative design strategies, managing design projects, and collaborating with various departments.
Design Manager
🇨🇦 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Bird Construction 🇨🇦 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
The Design Manager leads the design process from pre-award to the finalization of construction subcontracts, ensuring compliance with budgets and schedules. They serve as the primary point of contact for clients, consultants, and regulatory authorities while managing the consultant team.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Camberley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Costain Group Plc 🇬🇧 Camberley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will be responsible for the design delivery of non-infrastructure wastewater projects, managing design deliverables and ensuring project risks are communicated and recorded. They will also coordinate design reviews and implement the project BIM strategy.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Maas Companies, Inc. 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
As Senior Design Manager, you will lead design activities for the School Upgrade Program and critical repair projects, ensuring compliance with budgetary and legal requirements. You will manage the design process from conception through final review and approval, coordinating with various District branches and representing the design program in community outreach.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Cordoba Corporation 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will lead and oversee design activities for the School Upgrade Program and critical repair projects, ensuring high-quality project delivery. This role includes managing multiple projects, coordinating with various stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with standards and regulations.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Maas Companies 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Lead the design process for the School Upgrade Program, managing architects and projects from conception through final approval. Coordinate with various District branches and the Division of the State Architect to ensure projects meet functional, budgetary, and legal requirements.
Innovation and Solution Design Manager, Business Solutions
🇺🇸 Guernsey, WY 82214, United States of America
Mourant 🇺🇸 Guernsey, WY 82214, United States of America
The role involves designing and implementing the AI strategy and technology roadmaps to drive efficiency and service quality. It requires identifying emerging technologies and coordinating with stakeholders to integrate sustainable solutions across the business.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Camberley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Costain Group 🇬🇧 Camberley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Responsible for the design delivery of non-infrastructure wastewater projects on the Thames Water AMP8 Framework. This includes leading Design Managers and collaborating with multiple teams to deliver carbon-efficient design solutions.
Senior/Chief Design Manager
🇩🇰 1357 København K, Denmark
Ramboll 🇩🇰 1357 København K, Denmark
Oversee and approve technical design work for airfield projects while leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver cost-efficient solutions. Establish technical governance and represent the company in regulatory consultations and client meetings.
Senior/Chief Design Manager
🇩🇰 1357 København K, Denmark
Ramboll 🇩🇰 1357 København K, Denmark
Oversee and approve technical design work for airfield projects while leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver cost-efficient solutions. Establish technical governance and represent the company in regulatory consultations and client meetings.
Design Manager (Location: Scranton, PA)
🇺🇸 Bloomsburg, PA 17815, United States of America
Ghd 🇺🇸 Bloomsburg, PA 17815, United States of America
As a Design Manager, you will lead complex, multidiscipline design efforts and contribute to the development of GHD’s footprint in Northeast Pennsylvania. You will be responsible for organizing the technical team, controlling the design path, and ensuring project outcomes meet specified results.
Design Manager (CSA)| Vantage (Engineering)
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cpb Contractors 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Design Manager will coordinate the CSA design across various teams to ensure timely delivery. They will lead design reviews, manage RFIs and design changes, and work closely with site teams to ensure practical and buildable designs.
Design Manager
🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Aecom 🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Lead the planning, design, and technical delivery of pavement engineering works for transportation and infrastructure projects. Manage multidisciplinary teams to ensure the delivery of safe, durable, and cost-effective pavement solutions while mentoring junior staff.
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.