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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Lead the charge in executing data center fit-outs across multiple sites, ensuring power readiness and timely project delivery. Collaborate with teams to resolve issues, manage schedules, and communica...
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Elevate your career by leading complex, cross-channel partnerships. Drive strategic orchestration and delivery discipline while managing multiple workstreams and ensuring stakeholder alignment across...
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Drive change management for large-scale civil infrastructure projects, ensuring accurate scope, cost, and schedule control. Collaborate with teams to evaluate proposals, support negotiations, and main...
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Empower large-scale infrastructure projects by managing change control processes, ensuring accurate scope, cost, and schedule tracking, and providing independent analyses to support decision-making fo...
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Lead the charge in managing change control for large-scale civil infrastructure projects. Collaborate with teams to ensure accurate scope, cost, and schedule management while supporting program leader...
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Unlock potential by managing complex change control processes for large civil infrastructure projects. Collaborate with teams to ensure accurate scope, cost, and schedule management while supporting p...
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Lead complex healthcare construction projects from pre-construction to closeout. Manage multiple priorities while ensuring quality, budget, and schedule adherence. Build strong client relationships an...
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Elevate project delivery by managing key initiatives, fostering collaboration, and driving innovative solutions within capital markets and transaction banking. Leverage extensive experience to influen...
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Lead the charge in managing complex healthcare construction projects from preconstruction to closeout, ensuring exceptional client satisfaction and team collaboration while driving project success and...
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Deliver exceptional email marketing experiences for luxury car buyers. Own the entire email channel, from content creation to performance analysis, ensuring every communication reflects the premium na...
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Senior Architectural Project Manager - Program Services
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Manage complex architectural programs, leading teams through design phases and ensuring client satisfaction. Drive strategic planning, resource allocation, and financial performance while fostering st...
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Architecture Project Manager - Commercial
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Champion the future of architectural projects by leading teams through all phases, managing scope, budgets, and schedules while ensuring client satisfaction and project success in a dynamic, hybrid wo...
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Lead the charge in managing large-scale technology programs, ensuring successful delivery of fraud initiatives through collaboration, strategic planning, and effective stakeholder engagement in a fast...
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Elevate the design landscape by planning and specifying contract furniture solutions. Collaborate with clients and sales teams to deliver innovative designs using CET and AutoCAD, focusing on complex...
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Lead the charge in driving Professional Services sales and client success within the US Public Sector, collaborating across teams to maximize revenue, enhance client relationships, and ensure successf...
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Senior Product Designer, Design Systems
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Champion user experience by owning UX decisions and evolving the design system. Leverage AI tools to create polished mockups and reports, ensuring alignment with business goals while collaborating acr...
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Delivery Manager - Decypher Corporate
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Unlock potential by overseeing project operations and client relationships, driving growth through strategic partnerships and best practices. Lead teams to achieve business goals while ensuring high s...
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Design Build Project Executive-Higher Ed
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Lead the charge in delivering high-quality energy solutions, managing projects from inception to completion while fostering client relationships and ensuring profitability through effective risk manag...
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Elevate your career by leading integrated planning and scheduling efforts, ensuring seamless execution of complex manufacturing processes while collaborating across multiple functions to meet customer...
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Lead the charge in executing digital product initiatives for veterinary health. Collaborate across teams to prioritize backlogs, write user stories, and enhance user experiences, ensuring alignment be...
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Champion innovative concepts by leading art direction across campaigns, ensuring high-quality execution from ideation to delivery. Collaborate with teams to elevate brand experiences and drive creativ...
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Engage with stakeholders to create compelling video content from concept to final cut. Collaborate across teams, manage production, and ensure high editorial standards while translating complex topics...
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Senior Manager, Regional Workplace Americas
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Drive the day-to-day workplace experience, ensuring effective operations and employee engagement. Oversee budgets, vendor partnerships, and safety while fostering a collaborative environment for conti...
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Drive project success by managing timelines, budgets, and client communications. Collaborate with teams to ensure efficient execution of electrical system testing and troubleshooting, while enhancing...
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Manager, Product Life Cycle & Configuration Management
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Lead and innovate within the Product Lifecycle & Configuration Management teams, ensuring data integrity and driving automation initiatives to enhance system performance and support business efficienc...
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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.