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Project Design Manager – Dublin
🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Kirby Group Engineering 🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Lead the delivery of large-scale, leading-edge engineering projects, specifically focusing on datacenter design and construction. Coordinate with multi-functional teams to ensure projects are completed on time, safely, and within budget.
Design Manager
🇸🇬 Singapore
Microsoft 🇸🇬 Singapore
The Design Manager will oversee the engineering scope, schedule, and budget for datacenter projects across the APAC region. They are responsible for coordinating teams of architects and engineers to deliver infrastructure from site due diligence through construction and turnover.
Design Manager - Data Center
🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Gilbane Building 🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Lead the integration of design and construction teams to deliver coordinated, cost-effective data center designs on schedule and within budget. Oversee design progression, risk management, and the transition from preconstruction to field execution.
Ralph Lauren Architecture & Design Manager, RLA+D Studio
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Bof Careers 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
The manager is responsible for the design and development of Ralph Lauren shop-in-shops in North America, ensuring an elevated brand experience. This includes managing projects from ideation to completion while collaborating with internal partners and external suppliers.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Hdr 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will lead and coordinate multidisciplinary design delivery, ensuring projects are completed safely, on time, and within budget. They are responsible for managing design programs, facilitating communication between stakeholders, and implementing robust project management processes.
Solution Design Manager
🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Highradius 🇮🇳 Hyderabad, Telangana, India
The Solution Design Manager will lead end-to-end implementation lifecycles for financial consolidation and reporting platforms, managing project timelines and stakeholder expectations. They will serve as a subject matter expert to design scalable financial solutions while mentoring delivery teams and collaborating with cross-functional departments.
Project Design Manager - Dublin
🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Kirby Group Engineering 🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
The Project Design Manager will lead multi-functional teams to deliver large-scale engineering projects on time, within budget, and to high quality standards. They are responsible for overseeing advanced engineering and construction processes, specifically within the data center and mission-critical sectors.
Head of Design / Principal Designer
🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan
Boostdraft 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan
You will lead the user research practice and define the company's design philosophy to drive product direction through rapid, prototype-driven testing. Additionally, you will build and scale a design system while coaching a team of product designers to adopt research-led, iterative workflows.
Design Manager - Data Center
🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Gilbane Building 🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Lead the integration of design and construction teams to deliver coordinated and cost-effective data center designs. Oversee design progression, risk management, and the transition from preconstruction to execution.
Senior Design Manager
🇦🇺 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Cimic 🇦🇺 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
The Senior Design Manager will lead multidisciplinary teams to manage the entire design process from conceptual studies to detailed engineering. They are responsible for monitoring technical performance, managing project budgets and schedules, and ensuring compliance with Australian standards.
Design Manager II
🇺🇸 Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States of America
Modis Architects Llc 🇺🇸 Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead and coordinate the architectural design process from concept through construction documentation while ensuring technical accuracy and quality. They will also collaborate with clients, consultants, and internal teams to manage project goals, schedules, and regulatory compliance.
Design Manager – Water Infrastructure
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Aecom 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
You will lead multidisciplinary project delivery teams for water infrastructure projects, ensuring they are completed within quality, time, and budget constraints. Additionally, you will collaborate with clients and contractors to make key design decisions and support business initiatives.
Head of Design - Gas
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Ies Utilities Group Ltd 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
The Head of Design will lead, build, and manage the in-house Design Department to ensure safe and efficient delivery of multi-disciplinary infrastructure designs. They are responsible for design governance, technical leadership, and supporting business growth through effective pre-construction management and client engagement.
Design Manager - Infrastructure
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Parsons Corporation 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
The Design Manager will manage and coordinate the delivery of multi-disciplinary design across assigned infrastructure projects to ensure compliance with standards and budgets. They will also facilitate communication between consultants, stakeholders, and delivery teams to resolve technical queries and ensure integrated project outcomes.
Design Manager - Federal Government Sector
🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Manage multidisciplinary design teams to deliver high-quality, compliant projects for federal clients such as USACE, NAVFAC, and AFCEC. Act as the primary client interface while maintaining fiduciary responsibility for project budgets and schedules.
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.