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RTL Design Manager
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Amd 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Lead a small engineering team and own the design and implementation of RTL blocks that meet functional, timing, area, and power requirements. Guide verification, implement logic for test and debug, and develop automation to improve design-team efficiency.
Mechanical Design Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Amazon 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
The engineer will lead the design and continuous innovation of mechanical distribution systems for data centers, taking projects from concept through construction and commissioning. They will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure designs meet quality, budget, and regulatory requirements.
Product Designer, Service Management
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Standard Template Labs 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
You will lead the design of a next-generation service management product by creating AI-driven experiences and dynamic UIs. You will collaborate with engineering and product teams to iterate on prototypes and define the product's direction.
RTL Design Manager
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America
Lead a high-performance engineering team to own the design and implementation of blocks while meeting functional, timing, area, and power requirements. Guide verification efforts and implement automation to improve design team efficiency.
Senior Graphic Designer (Digital & Social)
🇺🇸 Culver City, CA 90232, United States of America
Milani Cosmetics 🇺🇸 Culver City, CA 90232, United States of America
The Senior Graphic Designer will develop and execute creative concepts across digital and social platforms to strengthen the brand's visual identity. They will lead design initiatives, establish scalable systems, and provide creative direction to supporting designers and production partners.
Product Designer
🇧🇪 9700 Oudenaarde, Belgium
Samsonite 🇧🇪 9700 Oudenaarde, Belgium
You will lead the creation of hardside luggage concepts, including design directions, material proposals, and technical files for production. Additionally, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams and suppliers to ensure project alignment and successful execution from idea to final product.
Senior Product Designer, Everyday Banking
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cibc 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead end-to-end design projects from discovery through delivery, creating journey maps, wireframes, and prototypes for both client and frontline platforms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate research and data into intuitive, inclusive, and practical design solutions.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Vanir 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Lead the design lifecycle for college campus capital projects, overseeing design teams, deliverables, schedules, budgets, quality reviews, and compliance with District standards and DSA requirements. Coordinate between the Capital Program Team, consultants, and District stakeholders, and manage design changes and DSA submissions through construction and certification.
Electrical Design Manager
🇺🇸 Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States of America
Ozark Integrated Circuits, Inc. 🇺🇸 Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States of America
Lead and mentor electrical engineers and technicians while overseeing requirements conversion, board and IC design, layout, testing, and collaboration with foundries. Improve design processes and coordinate cross-functional projects to deliver reliable, compliant, manufacturable electronics for extreme environments.
Store Design Manager - WSS
🇺🇸 Gardena, California, United States of America
Foot Locker 🇺🇸 Gardena, California, United States of America
Lead the creative and technical design of WSS stores, including concepts, floor plans, fixtures, construction documents, and design standards for new builds, remodels, and special projects. Coordinate with internal teams and vendors, review plans, conduct site visits, and ensure designs meet brand, customer experience, operational, and financial goals.
Product Designer - Chinese Speaking
🇺🇸 Buena Park, California, United States of America
Unis 🇺🇸 Buena Park, California, United States of America
Lead end-to-end design for web and mobile features, including user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and polished interfaces, while improving existing product areas for usability and accessibility. Collaborate with product and engineering teams, use AI tools to support ideation and prototyping, and apply user research, analytics, and feedback to guide and evaluate design decisions.
Store Design Manager - WSS
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Foot Locker 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
The Store Design Manager leads the creative and technical development of store environments, overseeing the full design process from concept to construction. They collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet operational, financial, and brand standards while managing project documentation and vendor coordination.
UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Tri-force Consulting Services, Inc. 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Develop and maintain design systems while collaborating with product managers and engineers to ensure consistent user experiences. Present design concepts to senior leadership and implement quality control measures including user testing.
Sr. Design Engineering Specialist
🇺🇸 Sanford, North Carolina, United States of America
Caterpillar Inc. 🇺🇸 Sanford, North Carolina, United States of America
The Senior Design Engineering Specialist will lead cross-functional projects focused on the performance, tuning, and integration of machine control systems for CTL and SSL products. This role involves hands-on machine calibration, mentoring engineering staff, and ensuring hardware and software meet rigorous performance and manufacturability standards.
Lead Visual Designer
🇮🇳 Pune, Pune City Subdistrict, India
Dentsu Global Services 🇮🇳 Pune, Pune City Subdistrict, India
Lead the creation of high-fidelity UI designs, design systems, component libraries, and interactions, ensuring consistent and scalable experiences across desktop, web, and mobile. Mentor designers, collaborate with UX, product, development, and business teams, and lead design reviews and stakeholder presentations.
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.