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India Design Manager / Lead Engineer
🇮🇳 Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, India
Sisco Jobs 🇮🇳 Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, India
The Design Manager will lead a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-voltage transmission and grid-infrastructure engineering projects for UK programmes. They are responsible for design integration, technical governance, quality assurance, and managing project interfaces and schedules.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Arlington, Texas, United States
Avalonbay Communities 🇺🇸 Arlington, Texas, United States
The Design Manager serves as the lead designer for in-house development and renovation projects, managing the process from concept through construction. They are responsible for construction documentation, furniture procurement, and collaborating with internal and external teams to ensure project goals are met.
Fire Sprinkler Design Manager
🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States
Human Resources Team 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States
The Design Manager supervises technical and administrative personnel while managing the operations of sprinkler design. They are responsible for developing financial and operational goals, designing fire protection systems, and ensuring accuracy for field installation.
Policy Design Manager, Conventional Weapons
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Anthropic 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
You will own and maintain the conventional weapons policy, defining boundaries for model usage and building threat models to measure potential risks. You will also partner with engineering teams to implement model guardrails and serve as a subject-matter expert for escalations.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States
Sound Transit 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States
Leads and coordinates the delivery of design elements for transit projects, including buildings and stations, while overseeing design consultant teams. Manages technical resolution of design milestones and ensures coordination between various internal departments and external stakeholders.
Head of Design
🌍 Remote
Odin 🌍 Remote
You will lead the design direction for the company, defining and elevating the customer experience across both product and brand identity. You will also build and scale design systems, practices, and feedback loops while remaining hands-on with complex product problems.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States
Sound Transit 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States
The Design Manager leads and coordinates the delivery of design elements for transit projects, including managing consultant teams and engineering subject matter experts. They are responsible for contract administration, technical resolution of design submissions, and ensuring compliance with agency policies and safety standards.
Senior Design Manager — AI Private Banker
🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States
Nubank 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, California, United States
Lead a multidisciplinary team of designers and writers to create an AI-powered private banker experience. Define the design vision and scale interaction systems that ensure AI capabilities are translated into trusted, human-centric financial experiences.
Design Manager Assistant - Special Events
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Got Light 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
The Design Manager Assistant executes lighting and AV projects on-site while providing technical support and leading assigned crews. They ensure adherence to company style standards and maintain clear internal communication with the Design Manager.
2027 Graduate - Assistant Design Manager - High Voltage (Power)
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Bakerhicks 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
The role involves supporting the design lifecycle, managing document control, and handling RFIs and design issue logs. The candidate will work with senior design managers to drive projects forward and ensure deliverables meet client requirements.
Security Design Manager
🇸🇦 Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Critical Project Resourcing Ltd 🇸🇦 Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
The Security Design Manager acts as the lead security interface between the client and supply chain to produce and assure security design deliverables. They provide specialist advice, Line of Defence assurance, and ensure designs meet technical and operational security standards.
Design Manager
🇩🇪 Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Roa Talent 🇩🇪 Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
The Design Manager will lead multi-disciplinary design teams and coordinate technically complex projects from post-concept through to construction delivery. They will manage consultants, specialist planners, and authorities to ensure designs align with project requirements and buildability.
Design Manager (Utilities)
🇬🇧 Aylesbury, England, United Kingdom
Eiffage Kier Ferrovial Bam (ekfb) 🇬🇧 Aylesbury, England, United Kingdom
Manage and monitor the timely delivery of integrated utility designs and consenting programmes in alignment with the overall project schedule. Ensure technical accountability for design coordination, buildability, and compliance with CDM 2015 regulations.
Design Manager
🇮🇳 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Cactus Communications Services Pte. Ltd. 🇮🇳 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
The Design Manager is responsible for leading a team of designers and animators to produce high-quality scientific content while ensuring alignment with client briefs and brand guidelines. They will also oversee quality management, process optimization, and resource training to drive team efficiency and project delivery.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Journey 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Lead interior design projects from concept to completion while managing client relationships and project budgets. Mentor junior designers and oversee the quality of design documentation to ensure exceptional project delivery.
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.