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UX Designer
🇸🇪 Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Deploja Ab 🇸🇪 Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
As a UX Designer, you will work on both client and internal projects as part of the consulting business. You will be expected to apply your expertise in strategic design and user experience to create value for clients.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Talent Acquisition/human Resources, The Aaron's Family Of Companies 🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Oversee the creation of design assets across multiple channels while ensuring high standards of quality and consistency. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop creative ideas and execute visual strategies that align with project goals.
Lead Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Crisis Text Line, Inc. 🌍 Remote
As a Design Lead, you will define UX strategy and directly design screens, flows, and assets. You will collaborate with product and engineering teams to explore solutions and deliver intuitive interfaces.
Founding Product Designer
🌍 Remote
Odin 🌍 Remote
You will define and elevate the entire customer experience at Odin, setting the design direction for the company. This includes redesigning complex workflows and developing the brand identity.
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UX Designer, VP
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Rbs 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
You will be developing knowledge of the platform across various disciplines and liaising with key stakeholders to understand how the platform supports business objectives. Additionally, you will apply Agile methods to software development and produce resilient software.
Product Designer UX/UI - Team Lead
🇮🇱 Tel Aviv, Tel-Aviv District, Israel
Wix 🇮🇱 Tel Aviv, Tel-Aviv District, Israel
As a UX Team Lead, you will lead a team of UX/UI designers while combining hands-on work and strategic leadership responsibilities. You will define the product design strategy and mentor a talented group of UX professionals.
Vice President, UX Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bmo 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Vice President, UX Designer will use advanced analytical algorithms and technologies to analyze large data sets and develop predictive models. They will collaborate with teams to optimize analytics solutions and provide data-driven recommendations to business leaders.
Vice President, UX Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bank Of Montreal 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Vice President, UX Designer will use advanced analytical algorithms and technologies to mine and analyze large sets of data, developing predictive models and innovative data solutions. They will collaborate with product teams to drive data-driven decision making and improve customer experience.
Lead Application Engineer UI UX Designer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Ntt Data 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Lead the end-to-end UX design process from research to final design delivery while ensuring design consistency across platforms. Mentor and guide UX/UI designers and advocate for user-centered design principles.
Senior Systems Engineer - Design Leadership
🇺🇸 Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
Caci International 🇺🇸 Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
The Senior Systems Engineer will analyze user requirements and lead design and development activities to create comprehensive system requirements specifications. They will ensure the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables within the Systems Engineering domain while engaging with government entities and senior executives.
Senior Systems Engineer - Design Leadership
🇺🇸 Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Caci 🇺🇸 Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
The Senior Systems Engineer will analyze user requirements and lead design and development activities to create comprehensive system requirements specifications. They will ensure the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables within the Systems Engineering domain while interacting directly with government entities and senior executives.
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.