Design Manager Jobs in San Francisco

OpenAI · San Francisco

A design management seat at OpenAI is exceptionally rare. This is a chance to lead the team defining how hundreds of millions of people interact with AI daily — the kind of role that reshapes a career and an entire product category.

Anthropic · San Francisco, CA / New York, NY

The person designing Anthropic's keynotes, product launches, and executive communications. If you've ever watched an Anthropic product demo and thought "that looks incredible" — this is the role behind it. $305K–$385K.

Plaud · San Francisco, CA

Design leadership role defining global product experience standard, building design systems, and leading AI-native interaction paradigms. 8-12+ years required. Top-tier comp at $250K-$300K.

Canva · Sydney / San Francisco

Leading design research at one of the largest design platforms in the world. Canva has 190+ million users — the scale of research insights here is unmatched. A chance to shape how design democratization actually works at global scale.

Gusto · Denver, CO / San Francisco, CA / New York, NY / Los Angeles, CA / Seattle, WA

Gusto has always punched above its weight on brand — their illustrations and tone are distinctive in a sea of fintech sameness. A brand design manager here gets to shape visual identity for a product used by hundreds of thousands of businesses. Strong role for someone who wants brand leadership at scale.

Carta · SF / Santa Clara / Seattle / NYC

Design leadership at Carta — the platform that powers equity management for thousands of startups. Making cap tables and equity feel understandable is a seriously hard design challenge.

Gusto · San Francisco, CA

Design management at Gusto is a solid bet — the company treats design well and payroll is their bread and butter. It's a well-run team at a mature company, though the domain itself isn't the most creatively stimulating.