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Design Manager - Dublin, Ireland (f/m/d)
🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Deutsche Bahn 🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Manage and coordinate multidisciplinary design activities and integration throughout the project delivery lifecycle. Monitor progress against scope, budget, and program while facilitating communication between design teams, contractors, and clients.
Graphic Designer
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Agilegrid Solutions 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Lead and coordinate engineering projects from initiation to completion while ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to define project scope and implement corrective actions for risks.
Design Manager
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Keka Hr 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
The Design Manager leads the Product Design team and oversees the development and execution of design projects. They ensure all designs align with company standards and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
Design Manager - Experience Studio
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States
Gensler 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States
Lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver immersive, narrative-driven experiences while managing end-to-end client relationships. Responsible for project financial performance, business development, and the delivery of design deliverables across all project phases.
FOODSERVICE DESIGN MANAGER-(REMOTE)
🌍 Remote
Compass Group Usa 🌍 Remote
Oversees the planning and technical execution of foodservice and retail design projects across various sectors. Manages Foodservice Designers and BIM staff to ensure technical accuracy and alignment with national design guidelines.
Group Design Manager, AI Acceleration
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States
Intuit 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States
Lead a team of designers and technologists to deliver internal and customer-facing AI acceleration experiences. Drive strategy through design thinking and experimentation while advocating for the adoption of AI-accelerated tools across the company.
Director, Design Systems
🇺🇸 Portland, Oregon, United States
Ebay 🇺🇸 Portland, Oregon, United States
You will lead and build a high-performing Design Systems team while coaching designers to strengthen their craft and career growth. Additionally, you will partner with the Principal to translate vision into clear priorities and ensure effective collaboration across Design, Product, and Engineering.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Tempe, Arizona, United States
Okland Construction 🇺🇸 Tempe, Arizona, United States
Lead the design management process from planning through construction document completion to ensure coordinated and constructible outcomes. Facilitate multidisciplinary coordination meetings and drive the resolution of design-related issues and risks.
Alternate Delivery Design Manager - Transportation (Multiple Locations)
🇺🇸 Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Burns & Mcdonnell 🇺🇸 Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Manage the pursuit, design, and delivery of transportation alternate delivery projects while leading multidisciplinary teams. Support business development efforts and ensure projects meet company quality and safety standards.
Alternate Delivery Design Manager - Transportation (Multiple Locations)
🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States
Burns & Mcdonnell 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States
Manage the pursuit, design, and delivery of transportation alternate delivery projects while leading multidisciplinary teams. Support business development efforts and ensure projects meet company quality and safety standards.
FOODSERVICE DESIGN MANAGER-(REMOTE)
🌍 Remote
Compass Group 🌍 Remote
The Foodservice Design Manager oversees the planning, technical execution, and coordination of foodservice and retail design projects across the company portfolio. This role manages design staff, ensures technical accuracy in layouts, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to meet project milestones.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Get Engaged 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
The Design Manager will lead high-priority design projects from end-to-end while managing the internal graphic design team's workflows and priorities. They are responsible for ensuring creative quality, maintaining brand standards, and collaborating with account and strategy teams to deliver effective assets.
Principal Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States
Deel 🇺🇸 United States
Lead frontier design initiatives focused on orchestration and intent-to-resolution experiences. Collaborate with the Chief Design Officer and cross-functional leads to prototype and ship novel AI-powered interaction paradigms.
New Business Design Manager
🇺🇸 Boulder, Colorado, United States
Xcel Energy 🇺🇸 Boulder, Colorado, United States
This position provides supervision and leadership for gas and electric distribution design activities to ensure customer service expectations are met. The manager is accountable for innovative design solutions, technical support for construction teams, and the development of a high-performing, motivated workforce.
Design Manager
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bmo 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Design Manager leads a team of product and content designers to create intuitive digital experiences for BMO.com while fostering cross-functional partnerships. They are responsible for guiding projects from discovery to delivery, coaching team members, and ensuring alignment with business goals and user needs.
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.