Design Leadership Jobs

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Sr. Store Design Manager - Global HOKA

🇺🇸 Maryland, United States of America

Lead the creative development and end-to-end execution of HOKA retail concepts across various store formats. Manage external partners, budgets, and timelines while ensuring design intent and brand standards are maintained.

$122,300 - $165,000Full-timeSenior
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Sr. Store Design Manager - Global HOKA

🇺🇸 Illinois, United States of America

The Sr. Store Design Manager will lead the creative development and execution of HOKA retail concepts, ensuring brand consistency across various store formats. This role involves managing end-to-end retail projects, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and directing external partners to maintain high design and quality standards.

$122,300 - $165,000Full-timeSenior
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Sr. Store Design Manager - Global HOKA

🇺🇸 Oregon, United States of America

Lead the creative development and execution of HOKA retail concepts across various store formats to ensure a consistent brand experience. Manage end-to-end retail projects, including concept development, documentation, construction coordination, and store openings while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

$122,300 - $165,000Full-timeSenior
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Sr. Store Design Manager - Global HOKA

🇺🇸 Reno, Nevada, United States of America

Lead the creative development and end-to-end execution of HOKA retail concepts across various store formats. Manage external partners, budgets, and timelines while ensuring brand consistency and high-quality architectural standards.

$122,300 - $165,000Full-timeSenior
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Sr. Store Design Manager - Global HOKA

🇺🇸 Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

The Sr. Store Design Manager leads the creative development and execution of HOKA retail concepts across various store formats to ensure a consistent brand experience. This role manages end-to-end retail projects, including design coordination, construction oversight, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

$122,300 - $165,000Full-timeSenior
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Sr. Store Design Manager - Global HOKA

🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

The Sr. Store Design Manager will lead the creative development and execution of HOKA retail concepts, ensuring brand consistency across the global fleet. This role involves managing end-to-end retail projects, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and directing external partners to deliver high-quality store environments.

$122,300 - $165,000Full-timeSenior
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Sr. Store Design Manager - Global HOKA

🇺🇸 Minnesota, United States of America

The Sr. Store Design Manager will lead the creative development and execution of HOKA retail concepts, translating brand strategy into buildable store environments. They will manage end-to-end retail projects, coordinating with cross-functional teams and external partners to ensure design quality and consistency.

$122,300 - $165,000Full-timeSenior
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Sr. Store Design Manager - Global HOKA

🇺🇸 Hawaii, United States of America

Lead the creative development and end-to-end execution of HOKA retail concepts across various store formats. Manage external partners, budgets, and timelines while ensuring design intent and brand standards are maintained throughout all project phases.

$122,300 - $165,000Full-timeSenior
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Sr. Store Design Manager - Global HOKA

🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America

Lead the creative development and execution of HOKA's global retail concepts across various store formats. Manage the end-to-end design process from concept and documentation to construction coordination and store opening.

$122,300 - $165,000Full-timeSenior
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Sr. Store Design Manager - Global HOKA

🇺🇸 Missouri, United States of America

You will lead the creative development and end-to-end execution of HOKA retail concepts across various store formats. This involves managing external partners, ensuring brand consistency, and translating global strategy into buildable, market-appropriate store environments.

$122,300 - $165,000Full-timeSenior
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Sr. Store Design Manager - Global HOKA

🇺🇸 Texas, United States of America

Lead the creative development and execution of HOKA's global retail concepts across various store formats. Manage the end-to-end design process from concept and documentation to construction coordination and store opening.

Onsite$122,300 - $165,000Full-timeSenior
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Community Engagement Specialist-Graphic Designer

🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America

The Graphic Designer serves as the creative communications lead for the Transportation Department, developing purposeful designs for print and digital formats. They are responsible for translating complex mobility planning information into accessible visual communications while ensuring adherence to city brand and ADA standards.

Onsite$60,612 - $87,129.74Full-timeJunior
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Sr UX Designer

🇺🇸 Englewood, Colorado, United States of America

Lead the end-to-end UX/UI design process for web, mobile, and CLI applications while driving design strategy and information architecture. Manage a team of designers, conduct user research, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality, accessible product delivery.

Onsite$124,771.42 - $171,560.71Full-timeSenior
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Head of Design

🇺🇸 United States of America

The Head of Design will lead visual strategy for ecommerce brands, creating product imagery, packaging, and advertising assets. They are also responsible for reviewing the work of other designers to maintain high brand standards and providing actionable feedback.

$15 - $16Full-timeSenior
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Graphic Designer (SAS/Print Final Art)

🇻🇳 Đà Nẵng, Vietnam

Produce print-ready final art for physical touchpoints including insert cards, catalogs, and packaging. Lead the visual production and Photoshop automation for the Design Sentiment Card line and its digital galleries.

Full-timeEntry Level
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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.