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Senior Water Design Manager
🇺🇸 Orlando, Florida, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Orlando, Florida, United States of America
Lead the technical execution and design management of municipal water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure projects across Florida. Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and clients while providing technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers.
Senior Water Design Manager
🇺🇸 Plantation, Florida, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Plantation, Florida, United States of America
Lead the technical execution and design management of water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure projects, including treatment plants and pump stations. Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and clients while providing technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers.
Senior Water Design Manager
🇺🇸 Plantation, Florida, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Plantation, Florida, United States of America
Lead the technical execution and design management of water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure projects, including treatment plants and pump stations. Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and clients while mentoring junior engineers and performing quality control reviews.
Senior Water Design Manager
🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States of America
Arcadis 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States of America
Lead the technical execution and design management of water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure projects, including treatment plants and pump stations. Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and clients while mentoring junior engineers and performing quality control reviews.
Design Manager / Architectural Lead
🇺🇸 Gary, Indiana, United States of America
Ernest Gordon Recruitment 🇺🇸 Gary, Indiana, United States of America
Develop and manage BIM models in Revit to support coordination and delivery for large-scale construction projects. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate digital workflows and drive innovation in digital fabrication and model-to-production alignment.
Principal UX Designer
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Familiar Machines & Magic 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
You will lead the end-to-end UX productization for physical AI systems, defining cohesive interaction patterns across app, web, and on-product interfaces. You will partner with cross-functional teams to translate product vision into shippable experiences while maintaining design quality through implementation.
Design Manager
🇸🇬 Singapore
Archer Recruitment 🇸🇬 Singapore
Lead the design team in reviewing shop drawings and managing design deliverables for large-scale complex building projects. Coordinate with clients and consultants to provide practical construction solutions and manage BIM, technical, and cost issues.
Pre-Construction Design Manager (HVAC / Building Services)
🇬🇧 Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Ernest Gordon Recruitment 🇬🇧 Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Lead the pre-contract design process for HVAC and plumbing systems, producing detailed Revit designs and technical specifications. Collaborate with clients, engineers, and commercial teams to ensure projects are technically compliant and commercially viable for tender.
Product Designer Mobile Senior (H/F)
🇫🇷 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Citech 🇫🇷 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Lead the end-to-end product design cycle for a B2C mobile application, from discovery to delivery. Collaborate with Product, Tech, and QA teams to translate roadmap visions into high-fidelity interfaces and user journeys.
Senior UX Researcher
🇳🇱 Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
Topdesk 🇳🇱 Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
The Senior UX Researcher will lead research direction across product domains, identifying knowledge gaps and executing complex qualitative and quantitative studies. They will synthesize insights to shape product strategy while collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring junior staff.
Senior UX Researcher
🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary
Topdesk 🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary
The Senior UX Researcher will lead research direction across product domains, identifying knowledge gaps and executing complex qualitative and quantitative studies. They will synthesize insights to shape product strategy and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure evidence-based decision-making.
Senior UX Researcher
🇩🇪 Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Topdesk 🇩🇪 Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
The Senior UX Researcher will lead research direction across product domains, identifying knowledge gaps and translating them into actionable study plans. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to synthesize insights and ensure product decisions are grounded in evidence.
Senior Technical Program Manager, Network Planning and Design Systems
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Google 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Lead the software strategy and portfolio for Google's physical network planning systems, including capacity allocation and demand planning tools. Define the long-term technical vision and integrate AI capabilities into network planning workflows.
Senior Technical Program Manager, Network Planning and Design Systems
🇺🇸 Thornton, Colorado, United States of America
Google 🇺🇸 Thornton, Colorado, United States of America
Lead the software strategy and portfolio for Google's physical network planning systems, including capacity allocation and demand planning tools. Define the long-term technical vision and integrate AI capabilities into network planning workflows.
Technical Design Manager, Dresses, Wholesale Apparel
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Kasper Group 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Oversee technical design execution for women's dresses from development through production while managing a team of technical designers. Lead live fittings and collaborate with cross-functional teams and overseas vendors to ensure fit and construction standards are met.
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.