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Design Manager, Airport
🇨🇦 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Aecom 🇨🇦 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
The Design Manager leads the implementation and coordination of multi-disciplinary design standards while serving as the primary client interface throughout all project phases. They are responsible for managing design consultancy agreements, facilitating design reviews, and ensuring compliance with technical specifications and project schedules.
Sr. Design Manager - Data Center
🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead the planning, design coordination, and execution of hyperscale data center projects as the owner's representative. They are responsible for managing project scope, budget, schedule, and risk while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
Sr Data Center Design Manager
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Coreweave 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Manage the end-to-end design process for global data center projects, coordinating with internal SMEs and external consultants to ensure scalability and performance. Oversee project budgets, schedules, and design implementation while serving as the primary point of contact for all design-related matters.
Federal Design Manager
🇺🇸 Huntsville, Alabama, United States of America
Parsons Corporation 🇺🇸 Huntsville, Alabama, United States of America
The Federal Design Manager leads and manages the design execution process for federal design-build projects, ensuring compliance with contract requirements and federal standards. They serve as the primary interface between the owner, contractor, and design teams to facilitate seamless transitions from design through construction and closeout.
Design Manager, Airport
🇨🇦 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Aecom 🇨🇦 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
The Design Manager leads the implementation of multi-disciplinary design standards and oversees all pre-construction services, including planning and permitting. They serve as the primary client interface and manage design consultancy agreements to ensure technical, budgetary, and schedule alignment.
Head of Design
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Company 🇺🇦 Ukraine
The Head of Design will lead the design department, overseeing four key creative functions and managing a team of over 15 people. They are responsible for setting strategic goals, optimizing production processes, and ensuring design output aligns with business performance metrics.
Digital Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Atlassian Williams F1 Team 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
You will lead the digital creative output, owning the quality and direction of all digital assets including the website, app, and campaign materials. You will collaborate with the Head of Creative, Social, and Brand teams to ensure integrated, high-performing digital experiences that align with the broader brand strategy.
Security Design Manager - Stations
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hs2 (high Speed 2) 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Security Design Manager leads the security interface between the HS2 Railway Directorate and the supply chain to produce security design deliverables. They provide subject matter expert support and ensure all designs are compliant with UK legislation and safety requirements.
FLEX Director of Design Operations, Design Systems
🇺🇸 Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
Marriott 🇺🇸 Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
The Director leads the vision, strategy, and operational model for the Marriott Associate Design System to ensure consistent and scalable digital experiences. They bridge the gap between design and engineering teams to align roadmaps, maintain design-to-code parity, and manage system governance.
Regional Design Manager
🇮🇹 Milan, Italy
Stack Infrastructure Emea 🇮🇹 Milan, Italy
The Regional Design Manager will lead and govern the end-to-end design management process for data center developments within the region. They are responsible for ensuring technical alignment, managing multidisciplinary consultant teams, and mitigating design risks throughout the project lifecycle.
Store Design Manager - Luxury Timepieces
🇨🇭 Le Chenit, District du Jura-Nord vaudois, Switzerland
Luxury Experts 🇨🇭 Le Chenit, District du Jura-Nord vaudois, Switzerland
The Store Design Manager will lead the development and execution of retail design projects, including boutiques and pop-ups, to ensure a consistent global brand experience. They will manage project lifecycles, coordinate with external partners, and mentor the retail design team to maintain high luxury standards.
Senior Design Manager
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Wasael Property Management 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
The Senior Design Manager is responsible for leading projects through RIBA stages 0-5, ensuring delivery meets time, quality, and budget objectives. They manage consultant teams, oversee tender processes, and provide design support throughout the construction phase.
Design Manager Transportation
🇺🇸 Westwood, Massachusetts, United States
Mott Macdonald 🇺🇸 Westwood, Massachusetts, United States
The Design Manager acts as the single accountable authority for multidisciplinary design solutions, ensuring technical integrity and contract compliance across projects. They are responsible for managing design budgets, schedules, interdisciplinary coordination, and quality assurance processes.
Design Manager - Design Lab
🇫🇷 Vitré, Brittany, France
Idemia 🇫🇷 Vitré, Brittany, France
Lead a global team of designers to develop high-quality creative concepts and visual designs that align with luxury brand standards. Manage the end-to-end production of premium payment card designs while ensuring compliance with technical and regulatory specifications.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
L.f. Driscoll 🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
The Design Manager directs external design consultants through all project phases to ensure design intent, constructability, and budget alignment. This role serves as the primary point of contact for owners and internal teams while managing design schedules and operational risk assessments.
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.