Design Leadership Jobs
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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.
Design Manager
🇭🇰 Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Jll 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Lead multidisciplinary design teams for corporate office projects while ensuring alignment with client brand, budget, and sustainability goals. Manage the full design process from concept through construction documentation while collaborating with internal and external consultants.
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.
Design Manager
🇯🇵 Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Airtrunk 🇯🇵 Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Lead project design teams from inception to delivery for hyperscale data center solutions while interfacing with cloud and enterprise customers. Develop master planning, engineering solutions, and technical documentation while overseeing equipment procurement and site selection processes.
Director of Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Siro 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Director of Product Design will own the end-to-end design craft, quality, and design systems for mobile and web surfaces. They will partner with leadership to influence the product roadmap and represent the voice of the customer through direct field research.
Head of Design
🇺🇸 United States of America
Fantasy 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead diverse design teams in crafting intelligent digital experiences while integrating AI into design workflows. Oversee the creation of human-centered products and manage high-level client relationships to translate business needs into purposeful design systems.
Head of Design
🇺🇸 United States of America
Primis 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Head of Design will set the product's design vision and own the design system while remaining hands-on in Figma. They will report to the Head of Product and influence the product roadmap.
Solution Design Manager
🇺🇸 Harris County, Texas, United States of America
Crane Worldwide Logistics 🇺🇸 Harris County, Texas, United States of America
The Solution Design Manager analyzes complex warehousing opportunities to develop optimal layouts, material flows, and solution strategies. They also support the sales process by creating high-quality presentations and ensuring implemented solutions align with customer requirements.
Architectural Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Stack Infrastructure 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Act as the Architectural Subject Matter Expert to review and assure designs for hyperscale data centre projects across Europe. Ensure architectural plans integrate with engineering requirements and comply with regulatory obligations throughout the project lifecycle.
Regional Design Manager
🇮🇹 Milan, Italy
Stack Infrastructure 🇮🇹 Milan, Italy
Lead and govern the end-to-end design management process for data centre developments in the region to ensure alignment with technical standards and cost expectations. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and hyperscale clients from early-stage land acquisition through to detailed design and delivery.
Design Manager
🇨🇦 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Ventana Construction Corporation 🇨🇦 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Lead complex design-build and construction management projects from pre-construction through to construction readiness. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams of architects and engineers to ensure design outcomes align with client expectations, budgets, and constructability.
Head of Design
The Head of Design will lead diverse, global teams in crafting human-centered digital experiences while integrating AI into design workflows. They will provide strategic guidance, manage design systems, and foster a culture of creativity and innovation across the organization.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
Confidencial 🇺🇸 Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States of America
Lead the art direction and product design strategy to elevate the brand image for soft home goods. Oversee the entire design process from concept to final product while managing a team of creatives and collaborating with cross-functional departments.
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.