Design Managers guide creative teams and shape products, services, and brand experiences. They connect design strategy with business goals, mentor designers, and collaborate with partners across product, engineering, marketing, and research. Explore vetted Design Manager opportunities paying $100,000 or more on Ladders.
Responsibilities vary by organization and specialty. Design Managers may set team priorities, oversee design systems and workflows, provide feedback on concepts, and ensure that work meets customer needs and quality standards. They also hire and develop talent, advocate for design in leadership discussions, and help teams deliver consistent results.
Roles may focus on product design, user experience (UX), user interface (UI), visual design, brand, or service design. Some managers lead a multidisciplinary team, while others concentrate on a particular product area or customer journey. Review each job description to understand the team's scope, reporting structure, and expectations.
Employers often seek people leadership, clear communication, strategic thinking, and a strong grasp of design principles and user-centered methods. Depending on the role, experience with prototyping, research, design systems, accessibility, and collaboration tools may be valuable. Familiarity with product development and the ability to connect design decisions to measurable outcomes can also help.
Compare opportunities by specialty, industry, location, work arrangement, and team scope. Ladders focuses on vetted professional jobs with salaries of $100,000 or more, helping experienced design leaders discover roles aligned with their skills and career goals. Explore current Design Manager openings and identify the opportunity that fits your next step.
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Shape the future of capital projects by leading multi-discipline teams to deliver complex design packages, ensuring quality and client satisfaction across diverse sectors including healthcare and gove...
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Analyze customer needs and drive product initiatives using AI tools. Own features from discovery to delivery, ensuring alignment with business priorities and quality outcomes while collaborating acros...
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Lead and mentor a global team overseeing clinical trial supply operations. Drive compliance and operational excellence across clinical logistics activities, ensuring timely delivery of materials that...
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Manager, Training & Workflow Optimization
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Optimize training and workflow processes by leading program development, mentoring trainers, and collaborating with stakeholders to enhance provider experiences and operational efficiency across Care...
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Shape the future of training by leading curriculum development and event execution. Collaborate with instructors and management to ensure high-quality training programs that meet project goals and enh...
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Senior Manager, GRC Engineering
$120K - $145K *
Lead compliance initiatives by managing cybersecurity projects and teams. Collaborate with clients to ensure excellence in service delivery while steering resource strategy and risk mitigation to meet...
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Transform issue management by leading a team to develop AI-assisted solutions, ensuring quality and accountability in remediation processes across GRC. Drive engineering excellence while fostering ind...
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Join a team that's dedicated to delivering high-quality HVAC projects. Oversee technical coordination, manage project milestones, and ensure seamless communication among stakeholders while driving pro...
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Accelerate your career by driving brand awareness and demand generation through innovative marketing strategies in a dynamic consulting environment. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance...
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Join us to elevate user experiences through innovative design and AI integration. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create impactful solutions that transform tax filing, ensuring alignment wi...
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Champion user-centric design solutions by leading comprehensive research and analysis, collaborating with stakeholders to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency across diverse platforms a...
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General Manager, Agent Management
$150K - $180K *
Accelerate progress at the forefront of AI management by owning strategy, driving revenue, and leading cross-functional teams to establish a new product category from inception to $100M...
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Project Manager - Medical Communications (Commercial)
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Drive impactful medical communications projects from start to finish, ensuring timely execution and client satisfaction. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets, and foster strong rel...
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Project Manager - Medical Communications
$80K - $95K *
Advance your career by managing diverse medical communications projects, ensuring timely delivery and client satisfaction while leading multidisciplinary teams and maintaining strong relationships wit...
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Advance your career by leading strategic transformation in building science, bridging R&D, marketing, and commercial teams to establish technical authority in building envelope performance and drive i...
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Transform product strategy by leading impactful initiatives that enhance user experience and drive growth. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions that delight customer...
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Senior Product Designer, Design Systems
$120K - $145K *
Champion the design systems for institutional and consumer products, ensuring precision and accessibility. Collaborate closely with engineers to deliver high-quality components and documentation, driv...
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Elevate your career by providing technical leadership on high-impact cloud projects. Collaborate with a distributed team to enhance our cloud platform's efficiency and drive strategic initiatives acro...
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Drive successful battery energy storage projects by managing installations, ensuring quality, and maintaining customer satisfaction. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time...
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Principal Product Manager, AI Workflows
$150K - $180K *
Elevate AI experiences from concept to value by collaborating with engineering and design teams. Drive strategy, build prototypes, and make data-driven decisions to enhance user engagement and product...
1 week ago
$110K - $130K *
Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing healthcare reporting through Epic tools. Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, design reports, and provide support, ensuring successful projec...
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$96K - $145K *
Engage with our creative team to redefine visual design excellence. Lead innovative projects, foster collaboration, and implement strategies that elevate brand experiences and exceed expectations, dri...
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Senior Project Manager, Scrum Master
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Lead the charge in delivering enterprise data platform initiatives, managing Agile processes, and ensuring effective collaboration across teams. Drive project execution from discovery to deployment wh...
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What does a Design Manager do?
A Design Manager leads designers and helps set design direction, priorities, and quality standards. The role often includes coaching and hiring, reviewing work, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and aligning design decisions with customer and business needs.
What types of Design Manager jobs are available?
Openings may include product design, UX, UI, visual, brand, or service design management. Some roles lead a broad design function; others focus on a product, team, or specific area of the customer experience.
What qualifications are commonly required for Design Manager roles?
Employers commonly look for relevant design experience, a portfolio or record of shipped work, and experience leading or mentoring people. Requirements vary, but may include expertise in a design specialty, cross-functional collaboration, and familiarity with design systems and user research.
How much do Design Managers earn?
Compensation varies by employer, location, industry, experience, and scope of responsibility. Ladders features vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more, including qualifying Design Manager opportunities.
How can I find Design Manager jobs on Ladders?
Browse Design Manager openings on Ladders and compare roles by specialty, location, work arrangement, and responsibilities. Review qualifications and compensation details in each listing to find a strong fit.