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Senior Design Manager
🌍 Remote
Rullion 🌍 Remote
Lead multidisciplinary design teams on major water and wastewater programmes from optioneering through to construction support. Manage design risks, technical interfaces, and governance while mentoring junior design managers and coordinators.
Senior Design Manager, Industrial Manufacturing Construction
🇺🇸 Addison, Texas, United States
J.e. Dunn Construction Group Inc P 🇺🇸 Addison, Texas, United States
The Senior Design Manager leads the design process, participants, and technology for industrial and manufacturing projects from concept through completion. They are responsible for managing scope, budget, and schedule while coordinating with internal and external design partners to ensure project goals are met.
Design Manager
🇧🇪 Geel, Flanders, Belgium
Digital Talent Hunters 🇧🇪 Geel, Flanders, Belgium
Manage the scope, budget, and planning of multidisciplinary design and engineering projects for mission-critical facilities. Coordinate between international teams and clients to ensure the smooth transition from design to implementation.
Design Manager
🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Flynn 🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
The Design Manager leads and coordinates the design process from concept to construction across multiple projects. They manage architectural, structural, and MEP consultants to ensure alignment with project goals, budgets, and timelines.
Head of Design (Architect) – High-End Residential Architecture (NY / South Florida Focus)
🇺🇸 Florida, United States
Talent Harbor 🇺🇸 Florida, United States
Lead high-level psychological discovery sessions with clients to align emotional outcomes with physical space design. Serve as the Conceptual Design Authority for ultra-luxury residential hospitality projects while managing outsourced construction partners.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Odgroup. 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager leads and coordinates the design process from concept to completion for commercial office interiors. They ensure design solutions are practical, compliant, and aligned with client requirements and budget while managing multidisciplinary teams.
Head of Design
🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore
Paxocean 🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore
Leads the engineering design function for data centre developments, overseeing MEP and CSA infrastructure from concept through commissioning. Manages a team of design engineers and drives design optimization for energy efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
Senior Design Manager - Planning and Design - MAS 4008
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Qiddiya Investment Company 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
The Senior Design Manager will develop and implement design guidelines while coordinating with consultants to ensure alignment with the master plan. They are responsible for supporting project teams with design strategies, budgets, and schedules to ensure successful project execution.
Asst Design Manager - PDS Projects
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Jll 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
The Assistant Design Manager will lead the design process from concept to execution, ensuring quality and compliance with statutory regulations. They will act as the primary interface between clients, consultants, and contractors to ensure seamless project delivery.
Design Manager
🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Flynn 🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
The Design Manager is responsible for leading and coordinating the design process from concept to construction across multiple projects. They ensure all design elements align with project goals, budgets, and timelines while managing consultants and stakeholders.
Visual Display and Design Manager (Cebu City)
🇵🇭 Cebu, Isabela, Philippines
Sm Supermalls 🇵🇭 Cebu, Isabela, Philippines
Responsible for the overall design aesthetics and visual impact of malls to increase foot traffic and sales. This includes developing design concepts, managing installation budgets, and conducting competitor analysis to maintain a competitive advantage.
Design Manager, 伺服器產品研發系統管理
🇹🇼 Taiwan
和碩聯合科技 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Lead the concept assessment and implementation of server product designs based on MRD/PRD/RFQ requirements. Coordinate cross-functional teams and external partners to ensure high-quality, cost-effective solutions through rigorous validation and testing.
Design Manager (Interiorismo)
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Catalonia Hotels & Resorts 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
The Design Manager is responsible for overseeing the interior design process from the initial project brief and conceptual design through to execution and construction supervision. This includes coordinating tenders, reviewing technical documentation, and ensuring projects align with brand standards and budgets.
Design Manager - Interiors - Senior
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States
Gensler 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States
Lead the design and execution of diverse interior projects from programming and concept development through delivery and closeout. Manage client relationships, project financial health, and mentor design talent while collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.
Consumer Experience Design Manager
🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Memorial Hermann Health System 🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
The Consumer Experience Design Manager will lead the design and oversight of consumer journeys by collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement human-centered solutions. This role involves analyzing consumer feedback, mapping patient experiences, and facilitating stakeholder workshops to drive process optimization across the healthcare system.
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.