Design Leadership Jobs
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Design Manager
🇩🇪 Dresden, Saxony, Germany
G2 Recruitment 🇩🇪 Dresden, Saxony, Germany
The Electrical Design Manager will lead and manage electrical design activities across the project lifecycle, ensuring compliance with standards and project specifications. They will also support site teams during installation and collaborate with commissioning teams for seamless project delivery.
Design Manager - Landscape| Asset Development | Real Estate
🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt
Al Futtaim Private Company Llc 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt
Lead and oversee the landscape design function for real estate developments to ensure high-quality, sustainable, and functional outdoor environments. Manage the full design lifecycle from concept through construction and handover while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and consultants.
Senior Design Manager
🇮🇩 Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia
Dayone 🇮🇩 Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia
The Senior Design Manager is responsible for overseeing data center projects and ensuring successful design and implementation. This includes collaborating with stakeholders and providing technical leadership to deliver high-quality solutions.
Design Manager, Experiential
🇺🇸 United States of America
Stripe 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead and grow a team of experiential designers to set the creative direction for Stripe's global events and brand activations. Partner with cross-functional leaders to build scalable design systems and ensure high-quality execution of physical and digital brand experiences.
Store Design Manager, Germany(A147011A)
🇩🇪 Germany
Xiaomi Technology 🇩🇪 Germany
The Store Design Manager will assist in formulating design strategies for Xiaomi's auto delivery centers in Germany, ensuring compliance with local regulations and brand standards. They will lead the design process, manage costs, and facilitate collaboration between Chinese and German teams.
Product Design Manager
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Epicor Software Corporation 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Manage and develop a team of product designers while ensuring high-quality design output and alignment with product priorities. Partner with Product Management and Engineering leadership to drive problem-solving and integrate AI into design practices.
Expression of Interest - Design Manager - Water Sector
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Stantec 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
As a Design Manager, you will lead a team to deliver impactful water projects, overseeing all aspects of delivery and ensuring successful project outcomes. You will collaborate closely with clients and guide your multidisciplinary team throughout the project lifecycle.
Design Manager
🇮🇹 Milan, Italy
Osmii 🇮🇹 Milan, Italy
Lead multidisciplinary design efforts for data centers, managing external engineering firms and ensuring compliance with client requirements. Oversee the technical design and construction phases while ensuring adherence to industry standards and regulations.
Senior Design Manager
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
People Group Arabia 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
The Senior Design Manager will lead the fit-out design management process from IFC through construction, ensuring design intent is translated into a high-quality built asset. They will manage design coordination among various stakeholders and drive resolution of technical issues to support construction progress.
Design Manager ( Girl Kidswear )
🇹🇷 Bağcılar, Istanbul, Turkey
Lc Waikiki 🇹🇷 Bağcılar, Istanbul, Turkey
The Design Manager will drive brand performance by creating inspiring collections and translating customer insights into product decisions. They will lead the design process, ensuring alignment with seasonal planning and budget targets while collaborating closely with product teams.
Design Manager - JSM
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Atlassian 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The Design Manager will set a clear design vision for IT Services within Service Collection and partner with leadership to shape AI features. They will lead a team across geographies, ensuring high-quality design work and effective collaboration.
Design Manager | Auckland
🇳🇿 Māngere-Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
Apollo Projects 🇳🇿 Māngere-Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
Manage the design process from early client engagement through to detailed design and consenting within a preconstruction team. Coordinate consultants and collaborate with construction teams to ensure designs are practical, buildable, and aligned with commercial objectives.
Senior Design Manager
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Buro Happold 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Lead architectural design management for a luxury project in Riyadh, ensuring successful design execution and consultant coordination. Oversee technical excellence and manage design risks throughout the design lifecycle.
EOI - Design Manager - Rail Systems - Major QLD Rail Projects
🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Ugl Limited 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Lead the coordination and delivery of rail systems design with a focus on signalling and multi-discipline integration. Develop design management plans and drive safety in design through collaborative reviews and stakeholder alignment.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 United States of America
The Boldt Company 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Design Manager will lead the design and preconstruction process for complex projects, integrating scope, schedule, cost, and risk. This role involves collaboration with owners, engineers, trade partners, and internal teams to ensure project success.
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.