Design Leadership Jobs
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Design Manager
🇬🇧 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Mercury 🇬🇧 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager is responsible for leading the engineering and design team to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget. They will manage all aspects of design coordination, interface with clients, and oversee adherence to project specifications and Mercury procedures.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Mace 🇬🇧 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will lead and assure multidisciplinary design teams across a portfolio of water and wastewater projects. They are responsible for ensuring design solutions meet client requirements, regulatory obligations, and safety standards throughout the project lifecycle.
Trainee Design Manager
🇬🇧 Boughton, West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Sweet Projects 🇬🇧 Boughton, West Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
The Trainee Design Manager supports the coordination and delivery of design activities throughout the project lifecycle, working under the guidance of senior management. Responsibilities include assisting with design reviews, monitoring project progress, managing information schedules, and fostering collaboration between designers, consultants, and subcontractors.
Design Manager or Senior Design Manager - Norway (Stargate Norway - Narvik)
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Nscale 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will oversee the design process for the Stargate Norway initiative, ensuring facilities meet world-class technical standards for AI compute. They will collaborate with construction, cost management, and engineering teams to manage design packages, permitting, and project delivery.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Mace 🇬🇧 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will provide technical leadership and governance for a £50m annual programme of water and wastewater infrastructure projects. They are responsible for managing multidisciplinary design teams, ensuring design assurance, and overseeing compliance with safety and regulatory standards throughout the project lifecycle.
Head of Design
🇺🇸 United States of America
Elation Health 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Head of Design will set the vision, standards, and operating model for the design organization while partnering with product and engineering leadership. This role involves driving design strategy, building a high-performing team, and ensuring the delivery of intuitive, AI-native experiences for clinicians.
Design Manager - Experience
🇸🇬 one-north, Singapore
Dyson 🇸🇬 one-north, Singapore
You will define and lead the end-to-end experience for Dyson products, integrating physical hardware, digital apps, and onboarding journeys into a coherent ecosystem. You will collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to translate complex technical capabilities into intuitive, premium user experiences.
Head Of Design
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Meshki 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Head of Design will define and protect the brand's product handwriting while leading the design team to create commercially successful and creatively distinctive collections. They will partner with cross-functional teams to ensure product consistency, fit, and alignment with overall brand vision and commercial objectives.
Station Design Manager
🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Atkinsréalis 🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The Station Design Manager will lead and coordinate the multidisciplinary design of high-speed rail stations from concept through construction. They are responsible for ensuring technical governance, managing project interfaces, and aligning designs with operational, safety, and passenger experience standards.
Head of Design
🇺🇸 United States of America
Elation Health 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Head of Design will set the vision, standards, and operating model for the design organization while leading a team of product designers. They will partner with product and engineering leadership to drive design strategy and ensure high-quality, AI-native experiences for clinicians.
Head of Design
🇨🇴 Colombia
Neowork 🇨🇴 Colombia
The Head of Design will own the visual identity of NeoWork, creating high-converting landing pages and sales collateral. They will manage design requests, maintain brand consistency across all channels, and partner with leadership on visual storytelling.
Senior Design Manager (Phoenix, AZ) - Austin Commercial
🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Austin Bridge & Road 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of design services, including budget oversight, contract administration, and ensuring design packages meet project requirements. They collaborate with builders and designers to minimize change orders, facilitate RFI reviews, and ensure compliance with project milestones and municipal regulations.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Wakefield, England, United Kingdom
Ccl Facades 🇬🇧 Wakefield, England, United Kingdom
Manage the design process from pre-construction through to delivery, ensuring technical compliance and commercial viability. Coordinate internal and external design teams, consultants, and subcontractors to resolve technical issues and ensure buildability.
Station Design Manager
🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Atkinsréalis 🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The Station Design Manager will lead and coordinate the multidisciplinary design of High Speed Rail stations from concept through construction. They are responsible for ensuring technical governance, managing project interfaces, and aligning designs with operational, safety, and sustainability requirements.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Brentwood, Tennessee, United States of America
Hdr 🇺🇸 Brentwood, Tennessee, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will direct and coordinate multidisciplinary teams throughout the project lifecycle, from initiation to close-out. They are responsible for managing large-scale projects, ensuring budget and schedule compliance, and maintaining strong client relationships.
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.