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Principal Design Manager
🇺🇸 Tampa, Florida, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Tampa, Florida, United States of America
The Principal Design Manager will lead and manage project delivery for municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater projects while fostering client relationships. They are responsible for providing technical leadership, overseeing quality assurance, and mentoring junior staff to ensure project success and strategic growth.
UX Principal, Design Systems - TCGplayer
Remote (🇺🇸 Texas, United States of America)
Tcgplayer (an Ebay Company) Remote (🇺🇸 Texas, United States of America)
Own and evolve the TCGplayer design system to ensure visual and interaction consistency across the commerce ecosystem. Partner with engineering to implement shared components and advance AI-assisted design-to-code workflows.
UX Principal, Design Systems - TCGplayer
Remote (🇺🇸 Georgia, United States of America)
Tcgplayer (an Ebay Company) Remote (🇺🇸 Georgia, United States of America)
Own and evolve the TCGplayer design system to ensure visual and interaction consistency across the commerce ecosystem. Partner with engineering to implement scalable component libraries and advance AI-assisted design workflows.
UX Principal, Design Systems - TCGplayer
Remote (🇺🇸 Virginia, United States of America)
Tcgplayer (an Ebay Company) Remote (🇺🇸 Virginia, United States of America)
You will own and evolve the design system across the commerce ecosystem, establishing visual language, interaction patterns, and reusable components. You will also partner with engineering and product teams to ensure consistent implementation and advance AI-assisted design workflows.
UX Principal, Design Systems - TCGplayer
Remote (🇺🇸 Illinois, United States of America)
Tcgplayer (an Ebay Company) Remote (🇺🇸 Illinois, United States of America)
Own and evolve the TCGplayer design system to ensure visual and interaction consistency across the commerce ecosystem. Partner with engineering to implement scalable component libraries and advance AI-assisted design workflows.
Deputy Design Manager
🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Aecom 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States of America
The Deputy Design Manager provides design management administration and technical direction to ensure projects meet budget and schedule requirements. They maintain close client interfaces and coordinate with architecture and engineering firms throughout the design phase.
Training Design Manager - TELUS Business
🇵🇭 Quezon City, Eastern Manila District, Philippines
Telus Digital 🇵🇭 Quezon City, Eastern Manila District, Philippines
Lead the end-to-end redesign of new hire and cross-skill training programs across multiple lines of business. Integrate AI tools and learning science to create scalable, learner-centered solutions that drive business KPIs.
Senior Design Manager
🇩🇪 Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Kenton Black 🇩🇪 Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
The Senior Design Manager will oversee design processes for data centre projects within a leading international engineering and construction organization. The role involves working from the Frankfurt office and visiting various data centre sites.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
W3global 🇺🇸 Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
The Design Manager leads and mentors a team of designers to develop space plans, furniture layouts, and technical design packages for workspace systems. They collaborate with sales, operations, and manufacturing teams to ensure designs are cost-effective, functional, and compliant with safety standards.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Corby, NN17 9SF, United Kingdom
Rework Recruitment Group Ltd 🇬🇧 Corby, NN17 9SF, United Kingdom
The Design Manager will take responsibility for the design process and coordinate information between consultants, subcontractors, and the project team. They will ensure projects move forward efficiently from pre-construction through to final delivery.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 Altrincham, Trafford, England, United Kingdom
Dandara 🇬🇧 Altrincham, Trafford, England, United Kingdom
Lead and coordinate internal and external design teams to manage the remedial design process for residential projects. Ensure all solutions comply with the Building Safety Act and manage project deliverables from initial surveys through to final compliance.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Brightpath Associates Llc 🇺🇸 Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Manage mechanical design projects for Veterans Affairs Hospitals ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and according to PMP standards. Oversee the performance of designers of record and consultants while coordinating with project development teams to optimize space and cost efficiency.
Sr. Design Manager, Web
🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Rivian 🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Lead and mentor a team of product designers to drive the strategy and execution of customer-facing web experiences, including commerce flows and product storytelling. Partner with cross-functional leadership to define feature roadmaps, ensure ecosystem consistency, and optimize performance through data-driven design decisions.
Technical Design Manager
🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
Recruiters 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
Lead a technical design team to produce compliant architectural and product designs for complex commercial projects. Collaborate with sales and project delivery teams to translate client requirements into feasible, innovative design solutions.
Design Manager - Aerospace Market Sector
🇺🇸 Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
Manage the design process for hyperscale data centers from campus planning through the issuance of construction drawings. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage procurement and change orders, and ensure project deliverables meet client milestones.
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.