Design Leadership Jobs
Find your next Design Leadership role at companies that value creative talent
Showing 632 jobs
Head of Design
🇸🇪 Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
Froda 🇸🇪 Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
You will own the full visual expression of Froda, ensuring everything created feels cohesive and of the highest quality. You will lead design across all touchpoints, ensuring design drives high-quality user experiences and aligns with business goals.
FREELANCE DESIGN MANAGER
🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Brown & Wills Recruitment 🇬🇧 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will work closely with the site delivery team and report to the design director. They will leverage their expertise in technical support, building control, and design coordination.
Design Manager - Workplace Interiors
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead all phases of corporate interior projects, managing client relationships, budgets, and project schedules. Mentor junior staff and coordinate with contractors and consultants to ensure high-quality project execution.
Design Manager - Water/Wastewater
🇺🇸 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America
The Haskell Company 🇺🇸 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Lead the design and execution of industrial wastewater treatment projects, ensuring alignment with client expectations. Manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, and resources for successful project delivery.
Design Manager - Water/Wastewater
🇺🇸 Frisco, Texas, United States of America
The Haskell Company 🇺🇸 Frisco, Texas, United States of America
Lead the design and execution of industrial wastewater treatment projects, ensuring alignment with project goals and client expectations. Manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, and resources while communicating directly with clients and senior management.
Design Manager - Water/Wastewater
🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
The Haskell Company 🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Lead the design and execution of industrial wastewater treatment projects, ensuring alignment with project goals and client expectations. Manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, and resources for successful project delivery.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Wsp 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Design Manager coordinates multi-disciplinary teams on major property and infrastructure projects from inception through to handover. They are responsible for managing design programmes, resolving risks, and ensuring deliverables meet high quality and regulatory standards.
Senior Design Manager
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Mace 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
The Senior Design Manager will act as the primary interface with FIFA and the World Cup Authority, leading engagements and ensuring compliance with FIFA requirements. They will oversee technical integration and provide strategic guidance on FIFA regulations and compliance pathways.
Head of Design
🇸🇪 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Froda 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
The Head of Design will own Froda's full visual expression, ensuring consistency across brand and product touchpoints. They will lead design strategy, manage the design system, and coach designers to drive business growth and high-quality user experiences.
Head of Design, Commercialisation and Innovation
🇬🇧 Swindon, SN1 1JZ, United Kingdom
Ukri 🇬🇧 Swindon, SN1 1JZ, United Kingdom
Provide strategic leadership for AHRC's work in design, commercialisation, and innovation while managing a small team and key strategic investments. Responsible for delivering the commercialisation strategy and maintaining relationships with external partners and the Design Council.
(Senior) Design Manager (all genders) - Jobbird.com
🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Jobster 🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
You will translate creative briefings into retail campaigns and window installations, creating high-quality renders and technical drawings. Additionally, you will oversee installations and ensure a smooth workflow from design to set-up.
Senior Project Design Manager - Services and Technology
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mirvac Limited 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead the services and technology strategy and delivery across a diverse portfolio of office, mixed-use, and residential projects. Coordinate with internal stakeholders and consultants to ensure high-quality, sustainable, and commercially viable design outcomes.
Design Manager - Water
🇳🇿 Christchurch, Christchurch City, New Zealand
Beca 🇳🇿 Christchurch, Christchurch City, New Zealand
The Design Manager will support project delivery by managing scope, budget, and program while coordinating multi-disciplinary teams. They will also build relationships with clients and participate in meetings and workshops to ensure successful project outcomes.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Arcadis 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will lead multi-disciplinary design teams to meet client scopes, budgets, and timescales within the Defence or Technology sectors. They are responsible for coordinating design activities with procurement and construction teams while managing project risks and technical delivery.
Design Manager - Mission Critical / Industrial
🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Lead the delivery of high-performance critical facilities and industrial projects while overseeing project workflows and resource allocation. Serve as the primary liaison between clients and project teams to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
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.