# Design Manager

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/design-manager

A Design Manager leads a team of designers, providing team leadership through mentorship, hiring, and performance management while overseeing the health of the organization's design systems. They ensure user research is properly incorporated into design decisions and use Figma to review and guide their team's work. Cross-functional collaboration is central to the role, as Design Managers coordinate closely with product, engineering, and marketing counterparts to ship cohesive experiences.

Top skills: [Cross-functional Collaboration](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cross-functional-collaboration), [Design Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/design-systems), [Figma](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/figma), [Team Leadership](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/team-leadership), [User Research](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/user-research)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Senior CAD Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-cad-designer), [Senior Civil Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-civil-designer), [Senior Graphic Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-graphic-designer), [Senior Industrial Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-industrial-designer), [Senior Interaction Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-interaction-designer), [Senior Interior Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-interior-designer), [Senior UX Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-ux-designer), [Textile Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/textile-designer)
- Often leads to: [Director of User Experience](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-user-experience), [Vice President of Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president-of-design)

## Similar roles

[Animation Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/animation-director), [Art Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/art-director), [Associate Creative Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/associate-creative-director), [Creative Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/creative-director), [Director of User Experience](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-user-experience), [Product Design Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/product-design-manager), [Senior Graphic Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-graphic-designer), [Senior Product Designer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-product-designer), [UI/UX Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/ui-ux-manager), [UX Design Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/ux-design-manager), [UX Research Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/ux-research-manager)

## Open Design Manager roles (4)

- [Design Manager](https://campbellsoup.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ExternalCareers_GlobalSite/job/USA---NJ---Camden/Design-Manager_Req-67005) at [Pepperidge Farm](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/pepperidge-farm) — Camden, NJ (listed on Pepperidge Farm's own careers site)
- [Construction Design Manager (R5486)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/42fda663-cad3-47e1-9817-5d06ca8ac14d/construction-design-manager-r5486-at-shield-ai) at [Shield AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/shield-ai) — Full-time, Dallas, TX, $130,000 – $190,000
- [Head of Product Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/8ac12295-4709-40cc-9c48-46e434f1b032/head-of-product-design-at-amplitude) at [Amplitude](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/amplitude) — Full-time, San Francisco, CA, $285,000 – $476,000
- [Manager, UX Design, Connect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/89d6191e-7a37-42d1-9b2c-d31c4ed53bad/manager-ux-design-connect-at-bend-studio) at [Bend Studio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bend-studio) — Full-time, San Mateo, CA, $203,400 – $305,000

## Roles similar to Design Manager (24)

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- [Senior Graphic Designer](https://axiomspace.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Career_Site/job/Houston/Senior-Graphic-Designer_JR100662) at [Axiom Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/axiom-space) — Houston, TX (listed on Axiom Space's own careers site)
- [Art Director](https://kohls.wd504.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/kohlscareers/job/Kohls-Corporate-Offices-0900/Art-Director_R491997) at [Kohl's](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/kohl-s) — Kohl's Corporate Offices (0900) (listed on Kohl's's own careers site)
- [Product Design Manager](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/patreon/27c0dac8-8f97-4090-b2e5-9ad6219621d8/application) at [Patreon](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/patreon) — New York, NY · Remote, $266,000 – $398,500 (listed on Patreon's own careers site)
- [Senior Product Designer](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/calm/jobs/8748033002) at [Calm](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/calm) — New York, NY · Remote (listed on Calm's own careers site)
- [Senior Graphic Designer](https://columbiasportswearcompany.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CSC_Careers/job/Seattle-Showroom/Senior-Graphic-Designer_R-025065-2) at [Columbia Sportswear](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/columbia-sportswear) — Seattle, WA (listed on Columbia Sportswear's own careers site)
- [Sr. Creative Lead - Americas](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/27ee9e34-54db-4425-9fdf-24a6b90e2055/sr-creative-lead-americas-at-under-armour) at [Under Armour](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/under-armour) — Full-time, Baltimore, MD, $125,000 – $165,000
- [Manager, Product Design](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/565bd5b2-57d0-4c96-ac77-96858582e922/manager-product-design-at-warner-bros-discovery) at [Warner Bros. Discovery](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/warner-bros-discovery) — Atlanta, GA
- [Lead Social Creative - HOKA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e150d466-b76c-4b43-8c73-9adcd89496ad/lead-social-creative-hoka-at-hoka) at [HOKA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/hoka) — Full-time, $79,900 – $107,800
- [Art Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d1d07a2f-a3d2-4bf6-8cab-92cacbe6144f/art-director-at-the-atlantic) at [The Atlantic](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-atlantic) — Full-time, $85,000 – $100,000
- [Senior Art Director - Saucony](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/8264a736-855e-4a7c-b72f-b0fcd6f3e999/senior-art-director-saucony-at-saucony) at [Saucony](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/saucony) — Rockford, MI

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