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Extremely Low Voltage (ELV) Design Manager
🇪🇸 Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Dayone 🇪🇸 Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
The ELV Design Manager leads the design process for mission-critical data center projects, ensuring all low-voltage systems are reliable, scalable, and compliant with standards. They coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces between internal teams, consultants, and vendors to ensure high-quality project delivery and operational readiness.
SoC Design Manager / Product Lead
🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Analog Devices 🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The SoC Design Manager will lead the end-to-end execution of complex SoC and processor programs from initial architecture through to commercialization. They are responsible for driving cross-functional alignment across hardware, software, and business teams while managing technical risks and customer engagements.
Motion and Visual Designer, YouTube
🇨🇭 Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Google 🇨🇭 Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Define and implement the visual look and feel of Google products through motion design across various platforms and devices. Create high-quality design proposals and lead projects from initial concept through to final implementation.
Product Design Engineering Intern Opportunities
🇺🇸 Needham, Massachusetts, United States
Sharkninja 🇺🇸 Needham, Massachusetts, United States
Generate new product concepts using a user-centered approach while collaborating with cross-functional teams to define functional solutions. Lead design studies and build low-fidelity prototypes to test and iterate on technical and user-experience challenges.
Principal UX Designer
🇺🇸 Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
Bertelsmann 🇺🇸 Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
The Principal UX Designer will own and standardize UX processes, templates, and operating models to enable efficient execution at scale. They will also lead process innovation and drive cross-functional alignment across UX, Product, and Engineering teams.
Sr. UX Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Thomson Reuters 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead the end-to-end design of AI-powered features, including agentic workflows and generative interactions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex model behaviors into intuitive, user-centered experiences.
Data Center Design Manager
🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Amentum 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
The Design Manager leads the planning, engineering coordination, and construction execution of mission-critical data center infrastructure projects. They serve as the primary technical liaison between design teams, contractors, and clients to ensure successful project delivery within budget and safety standards.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇳🇱 The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Dyflexis 🇳🇱 The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
You will own the visual strategy for marketing and lead generation, creating high-quality assets across various digital and print channels. This includes maintaining the design system, collaborating with the UX/UI team, and supporting event-related visual materials.
Design Manager - Design Lab
🇫🇷 Vitré, Brittany, France
Idemia 🇫🇷 Vitré, Brittany, France
Lead a global team of designers to develop high-quality creative concepts and premium payment card designs aligned with luxury brand standards. Manage multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring production-ready artwork meets all regulatory and printing specifications.
Design Manager - Design Lab
🇫🇷 Vitré, Brittany, France
Idemia 🇫🇷 Vitré, Brittany, France
Lead a global team of designers to develop high-quality creative concepts and visual designs that align with luxury brand standards. Manage the end-to-end production of premium payment card designs while ensuring compliance with technical and regulatory specifications.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Aecom 🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will lead design management projects, oversee sub-consultant contracts, and manage financial processes including invoicing and cash flow. They will also support team leadership, mentor junior staff, and ensure all design outputs meet quality and contractual standards.
Staff Product Designer
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Deliveroo 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
You will lead the design strategy for critical product areas and drive architectural improvements across the Deliveroo ecosystem. Additionally, you will mentor senior talent and partner with leadership to align cross-functional teams around a unified product vision.
Staff Product Designer (12-Month FTC)
🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Deliveroo 🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Lead the design strategy for critical product areas and drive architectural improvements across the Deliveroo ecosystem. Mentor senior talent and partner with leadership to align cross-functional teams around a unified product vision.
Founding Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Creative People 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
You will build and lead the product design function from the ground up, defining the strategy for an AI-native financial platform. You will partner closely with engineering and product teams to establish design-to-engineering processes and shape a cohesive user experience across complex workflows.
Principal UX Designer
🇺🇸 Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
Bertelsmann-jobs 🇺🇸 Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
The Principal UX Designer will own and standardize UX processes, templates, and operating models to enable efficient execution at scale across the product portfolio. They will also drive cross-functional alignment and lead the adoption of product tools and design systems to ensure operational excellence.
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.