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Head of Design and Research
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Upside 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Lead a small team of designers and researchers to elevate the quality, consistency, and polish of the consumer and payments experience. Partner with Product, Engineering, and Marketing to integrate design into early discovery and scale the research practice using AI-native approaches.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Warrington, England, United Kingdom
Morgan Sindall Infrastructure 🇬🇧 Warrington, England, United Kingdom
Lead and manage the design process from bid stage through to project delivery, ensuring appropriate resources and governance structures are in place. Oversee the coordination of multidisciplinary design teams and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and industry standards.
Design Manager - Design Build
🇺🇸 Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Jacobs 🇺🇸 Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead and manage teams through all phases of design, ensuring projects meet scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations. They will also be accountable for project completion and client satisfaction while adhering to Jacobs' business policies.
Head of Design
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Maven Clinic 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Head of Design will lead product design, brand design, and user research to position Maven as a design leader in healthcare. This role involves translating company goals into design priorities and driving member engagement and clinical outcomes through design.
Design Manager - Workplace
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Comuna 1, Argentina
Gensler 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Comuna 1, Argentina
Lead the strategic and operational delivery of architectural workplace projects from concept through post-occupancy. Manage multidisciplinary teams, client relationships, and project financial performance to ensure design excellence and technical feasibility.
Head of Design - Chief Digital Office
🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain
Telefónica 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain
Set the vision and quality standards for design across the product pipeline. Build a culture that attracts designers and integrate design into strategic conversations early.
Design Manager - Design Build
🇺🇸 Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Jacobs 🇺🇸 Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead the scoping, planning, and delivery of municipal and industrial water infrastructure projects, ensuring quality and financial performance. They will manage multi-disciplinary teams and interface with clients to meet project expectations.
Design Systems Lead
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Imprint 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Design Systems Lead will own the strategy, evolution, and execution of Imprint's design system. This role involves partnering with various teams to create systems that enable faster product development and higher quality experiences.
Senior Design Manager
🇺🇸 Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Linesight 🇺🇸 Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
The Senior Design Manager will manage the successful delivery of design packages and coordinate with project partners to ensure timely and high-quality delivery. They will lead a design team, develop reporting for decision-making, and oversee design changes.
Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Laing O'rourke 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the architectural and façade design scope from early-stage design development through to construction readiness. Manage and coordinate consultant architects, façade engineers, and specialist designers while ensuring compliance with client requirements and statutory standards.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aecom 🇬🇧 Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will lead design management projects across the UK and internationally, ensuring quality and compliance with contractual obligations. Responsibilities include managing sub-consultants, preparing contracts, and establishing design management procedures.
Sr. Project Design Manager
🇺🇸 Maryland Heights, Missouri, United States of America
Cushman & Wakefield 🇺🇸 Maryland Heights, Missouri, United States of America
Lead and mentor a team of design professionals while managing project timelines, budgets, and resources. Ensure design deliverables meet safety, functionality, and aesthetic standards while supporting the development of workplace strategies.
UX Design Manager
🇺🇸 Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Veracross 🇺🇸 Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States of America
The UX Design Manager will establish the design vision and lead UX design across multiple product areas at Veracross. This role involves mentoring designers and collaborating with product and engineering teams to create intuitive user experiences.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Wimbledon, Pierce Township, ND 58492, United States of America
Laing O'rourke 🇺🇸 Wimbledon, Pierce Township, ND 58492, United States of America
You will manage design from concept through to delivery and handover, ensuring coordination and compliance across all project stages. This includes driving collaborative design reviews and managing design change throughout the project lifecycle.
Design Manager
🇺🇸 Tampa, Florida, United States of America
Suffolk Construction 🇺🇸 Tampa, Florida, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead integrated teams through the design-build management process, ensuring project goals are met while maintaining client relationships. They will also manage design processes to deliver coordinated and buildable drawings efficiently.
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.