Design Leadership Jobs
Find your next Design Leadership role at companies that value creative talent
Showing 822 jobs
Global Instructional Design Manager
🇺🇸 Minnesota, United States of America
3m 🇺🇸 Minnesota, United States of America
Lead, coach, and develop a global instructional design team while managing learning projects from analysis through evaluation and aligning priorities and outcomes with business stakeholders. Establish workflows and quality standards, oversee curricula and learning assets, and use feedback, data, and emerging technologies to improve learning effectiveness and efficiency.
Design Manager (Owner's Representative / Architect)
🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Moca Systems, Inc. 🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Manage planning and design activities for complex construction projects across project definition, procurement, pre-construction, bidding, and construction, keeping project teams aligned with the owner's vision and implementation plan. Coordinate with clients, stakeholders, architects, contractors, and project leadership; monitor cost, schedule, and quality; and support meetings, workshops, proposals, and field reviews.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Stv 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Design Manager leads the design of architecture projects, serving as the primary client contact and coordinating between internal teams and consultants. They are responsible for managing the design schedule, overseeing technical documentation, and ensuring project milestones are met.
Digital Design Manager - Structural Engineering
🇺🇸 West Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America
Jezerinac Group, Pllc 🇺🇸 West Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America
The Digital Design Manager oversees all BIM and contract document production, ensuring deliverables are accurate, coordinated, and compliant with firm standards. They are responsible for scheduling resources, managing BIM execution plans, and mentoring production staff to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 United States of America
Discovery Land Company 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead and support design direction across Discovery Land Company projects, developing interior design concepts and coordinating with internal teams, consultants, vendors, and operations leadership. Review design documentation for quality and compliance, manage project schedules and budgets, and mentor interior design managers to deliver distinctive luxury environments.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 United States of America
Discovery Land Company 🇺🇸 United States of America
The Design Manager will partner across architecture and interior design to advance design excellence on active projects while ensuring the Discovery aesthetic is maintained. They will also manage and mentor interior design staff, coordinate with operations teams, and oversee third-party consultants throughout the design and construction process.
Senior MEP Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Kier Group 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Manage design and working drawing activities to meet project budgets, schedules, and requirements, while leading design safety reviews and incorporating CDM requirements. Lead internal and external design teams, implement the project BIM Execution Plan, and build effective client relationships while representing KME.
Assistant Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Nadson Consulting Limited 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Support design management across complex construction projects, managing design information from RIBA Stage 3 onward and coordinating architectural, structural, and MEP consultants. Review drawings, specifications, and technical submissions; support design programmes and consultant deliverables; attend design team and site meetings; and assist with construction-phase design management.
Head of Design
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Entain 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Set the creative vision and act as brand guardian for design outputs, while leading and inspiring a multidisciplinary team across static and motion design. Develop strategically grounded concepts, champion AI adoption, and scale design delivery across brands to improve creative quality and business impact.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 London Stansted Airport, Uttlesford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Kier Group 🇬🇧 London Stansted Airport, Uttlesford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Manage design information and consultant performance to meet project programmes, standards, and briefs from tender through delivery. Assess design risks, chair design meetings, report to stakeholders, and ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, sustainable building standards, and industry codes.
Senior MEP Design Manager
🇬🇧 Hartford, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Kier Group 🇬🇧 Hartford, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Manage design and working drawing activities within agreed budgets and programmes, ensuring CDM compliance and delivery to required quality standards. Lead internal and external design teams, oversee technical quality, communicate design status to clients, and support BIM implementation and project handovers.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Rivenhall End, Witham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Kier Group 🇬🇧 Rivenhall End, Witham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Manage design information and appointed consultants to meet project programmes, briefs, standards, and compliance requirements. Identify and manage design risks, chair design meetings, and communicate progress and decisions through reports and presentations to stakeholders.
Design Manager (Owner's Representative / Architect)
🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Moca Systems, Inc. 🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
The Design Manager supports the envisioning and design management of large, complex construction projects through all phases including planning, procurement, and construction. They act as an owner's representative to ensure project alignment with client goals, budget, and quality standards.
Senior Design Manager (Owner's Representative / Architect)
🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Moca Systems, Inc. 🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager leads the envisioning and design management of complex construction projects through all phases, from project definition to construction. They act as the owner's representative to ensure project alignment with client goals, manage consultant relationships, and oversee project progress, cost, and quality.
Plant Design Manager
🇺🇸 Alameda, California, United States of America
Kairos Power 🇺🇸 Alameda, California, United States of America
The Plant Design Manager will lead assigned workstreams and deliver critical plant-level technical integration products while overseeing Plant Architecture and Operational Design teams. They will coordinate cross-functional dependencies across engineering, licensing, safety, and operations to ensure project phase-gate readiness.
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.