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Director Mechanical Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Georgetown, Texas, United States of America
Zt Systems 🇺🇸 Georgetown, Texas, United States of America
Lead the mechanical engineering team in the development of server and rack-level systems from concept through production. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and engage with customers to deliver tailored mechanical solutions while balancing cost, quality, and performance.
Director Mechanical Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Secaucus, New Jersey, United States of America
Zt Systems 🇺🇸 Secaucus, New Jersey, United States of America
Lead the mechanical engineering team in the development of server and rack-level systems from concept through production. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and engage with customers to deliver tailored mechanical solutions while balancing cost, quality, and schedule.
Design Manager - Nuclear Facilities
🇺🇸 Pasadena, California, United States of America
Parsons Corporation 🇺🇸 Pasadena, California, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead a multidisciplinary team in the design of nuclear fuel production and waste processing facilities while managing staffing, budgets, and project schedules. They are responsible for ensuring design quality, resolving technical issues, and coordinating with project managers to meet regulatory and production requirements.
Technical Design Manager
🇺🇸 Newport Beach, California, United States of America
The People Brand 🇺🇸 Newport Beach, California, United States of America
The Technical Design Manager will lead technical execution for swim, active, and lifestyle apparel, overseeing fit, construction, and quality from prototype to production. They are responsible for managing the technical design team, maintaining block libraries, and ensuring consistency across all product categories.
Senior Product Designer, Cybersecurity
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Clever 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
You will lead the design direction for authentication across human login, AI agent access, and device-level identity. This involves working horizontally with product and engineering teams to ensure a coherent and consistent user experience.
ServiceNow UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Ahu Technologies Inc 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
The designer will lead the creation of intuitive, accessible, and visually engaging user experiences across the District of Columbia Government's ServiceNow platform. They will collaborate with stakeholders and developers to translate functional requirements into high-fidelity designs while ensuring compliance with accessibility standards.
Senior UX Researcher, Learning Frontiers, LearnX
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Google 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead a continuous research program to identify product opportunities and inform product-market fit for educational initiatives. Partner with cross-functional teams including engineering and product management to advocate for user-focused perspectives in strategic planning.
Senior Product Designer - AI
🇺🇸 Plano, Texas, United States of America
Servicelink 🇺🇸 Plano, Texas, United States of America
Lead the design of intelligent, AI-powered product experiences and agent-driven workflows to optimize mortgage processes. Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to translate complex business requirements into intuitive, human-centered design solutions.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Buildout 🇺🇸 United States of America
Design intuitive user experiences for complex brokerage operations and collaborate with product managers to define product vision and strategy. Lead user research, create high-fidelity prototypes, and mentor a small team of designers to ensure high-quality product delivery.
National Security Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
Guidehouse 🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
The analyst will support the development of high-quality visual communications products such as presentations, infographics, and reports for federal government clients. They will collaborate with the lead designer and stakeholders to translate complex information into clear, professional, and engaging visual materials.
Mechanical Design Manager
🇬🇧 Coatbridge, ML5 3EH, United Kingdom
Emtec Group 🇬🇧 Coatbridge, ML5 3EH, United Kingdom
The Mechanical Design Manager will lead and coordinate internal and external design teams to ensure technical compliance and practical delivery of major MEP projects. They will also manage design activity, support bids, and provide technical support throughout the construction and post-handover phases.
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, managing consultancy agreements and facilitating design reviews to ensure project compliance and timely decision-making.
Director, Electronic Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Macom 🇺🇸 Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
The Director of MMIC Design Engineering provides strategic and technical leadership for GaN MMIC product development activities. This role manages multiple engineering teams to drive product execution from concept through production release while aligning technology investments with business objectives.
Product Design Engineering Lead - Applied Research and Characterization
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Apple 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
You will lead a product characterization team in Austin, managing lab operations and providing data-backed insights to drive hardware design decisions. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop custom mechanical characterizations and fostering the professional growth of your engineering staff.
Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, APAC Data Center Design Engineering
🇮🇳 Mumbai City District, India
Amazon Web Services (aws) 🇮🇳 Mumbai City District, India
Lead the electrical design of data centers across the APAC portfolio, managing projects from concept through construction and commissioning. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with regional codes and high standards of reliability.
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.