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Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale, United States of America
Talent Acquisition/human Resources, The Aaron's Family Of Companies 🇺🇸 Fort Lauderdale, United States of America
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 (🇺🇸 Austin, United States of America)
Crisis Text Line, Inc. Remote (🇺🇸 Austin, United States of America)
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.
Senior Systems Engineer - Design Leadership
🇺🇸 Maryland, United States of America
Caci International 🇺🇸 Maryland, United States of America
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
🇺🇸 Maryland, United States of America
Caci 🇺🇸 Maryland, United States of America
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.
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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.