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Design Manager, Preschool
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States
Spin Master 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States
The Design Manager leads a team of designers to execute global toy projects from concept through production while ensuring adherence to cost, quality, and schedule. They coordinate with cross-functional teams to drive productivity and implement design for manufacturing strategies.
MEP Design Manager
🇪🇬 Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Csi Global 🇪🇬 Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Lead the recruitment and development of a multidisciplinary MEP design team in Egypt to support US projects. Manage project delivery, ensure compliance with US codes, and coordinate technical workflows between Egypt and US offices.
Senior Design Manager - Onshore Wind
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Beca 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead the design and delivery of onshore wind projects from early-stage development through to construction and commissioning. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and build trusted relationships with clients to ensure successful project outcomes.
Senior Design Manager - Electrical
🇮🇳 Mumbai City, Maharashtra, India
Jacobs 🇮🇳 Mumbai City, Maharashtra, India
Lead electrical engineering activities for data center projects, including the preparation of Basis of Design, SLDs, and equipment layouts. Coordinate with interdisciplinary stakeholders and manage the full design lifecycle from concept through procurement and site troubleshooting.
Principal Design Manager
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Jacobs 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead the delivery of major transportation projects including bus rapid transit, roads, highways, and rail. Strengthen key client relationships and mentor multidisciplinary teams to ensure successful project outcomes and business growth.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Aecom 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will lead design management projects, oversee sub-consultant contracts, and manage financial processes including invoicing and cash flow. They are also responsible for mentoring junior staff and ensuring design quality and compliance across international projects.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Aecom 🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will lead design management projects across the UK and internationally while managing sub-consultant contracts and financial processes. They are also responsible for mentoring junior team members and ensuring all design outputs meet quality and contractual standards.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Aecom 🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will lead design management projects, oversee sub-consultant contracts, and manage financial processes including invoicing and cash flow. They will also mentor junior team members and ensure all design outputs meet quality and contractual standards.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Aecom 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will lead design management projects, oversee sub-consultant contracts, and manage financial processes including invoicing and cash flow. They are also responsible for mentoring junior team members and ensuring all design outputs meet quality and contractual standards.
Design Manager, Preschool
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States
Spin Master Ltd 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States
The Design Manager leads a team of designers to execute global toy projects from concept through production while ensuring quality, cost, and schedule adherence. They coordinate with cross-functional teams to drive productivity and implement design for manufacturing processes.
Senior Design Manager
🇳🇱 Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands
Sisk Group 🇳🇱 Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands
The Design Manager coordinates the design process to ensure outputs are compliant, deliverable, and aligned with client and statutory requirements. They manage the production of design information and collaborate with consultants and subcontractors to deliver cost-effective, integrated 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, stakeholder collaboration, and the integration of sustainability and digital standards across the business unit.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Wates Group 🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Lead and coordinate design activities for complex, high-value construction projects across various sectors. Manage the design programme and Information Delivery Plan while collaborating with consultants and internal teams to ensure cost-effective and compliant solutions.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
Wates Group 🇬🇧 Castle Donington, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will manage design programmes and information schedules to support procurement and construction activities. They are responsible for ensuring designs are compliant, commercially viable, and mitigate health and safety risks.
DESIGN MANAGER - JOB #1146
🇺🇸 Menominee, Michigan, United States
Enstrom Helicopter Corporation 🇺🇸 Menominee, Michigan, United States
Leads the Design Engineering group in the design, substantiation, and certification of aircraft components and systems. Coordinates with cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet FAA requirements and company objectives while mentoring engineering 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.