Design Leadership Jobs
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Sr. Director, Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
Applied Materials 🇺🇸 Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
The Senior Director will lead strategic engagements with external partners and suppliers to drive advanced packaging programs from concept through manufacturing readiness. They will govern a portfolio of complex, cross-functional programs while ensuring technical deliverables and commercial structures are aligned for execution.
Founding Product Designer, Financial Services - Credit Card
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Fanatics Inc. 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Define and own the product design vision and strategy for the Fanatics Credit Card while leading a high-performing design team. Oversee end-to-end design execution and collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure cohesive, fan-focused experiences.
Expert UX Designer
🇺🇸 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Veradigm 🇺🇸 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Provide design leadership to product groups by solving complex challenges and applying user-centered design methods. Collaborate with engineering and product teams to standardize design systems while championing user needs across the organization.
VP – Communications Manager - Senior Graphic Designer – CCB Communications, Consumer Banking
🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
Jpmorgan Chase & Co. 🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
This role involves leading the visual expression of strategy and priorities through high-impact executive presentations and owning/evolving the internal visual identity for CCB Communications. The individual will act as a trusted creative advisor, setting visual standards and driving the evolution of internal communication visuals at scale.
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Principal Product Designer, GenStudio
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Adobe 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
This role involves shaping the next generation of creative and marketing experiences powered by generative AI across Adobe GenStudio and Firefly Enterprise, defining and elevating the design vision for products that transform enterprise content creation and collaboration at scale. The designer will guide cohesive design narratives, work closely with cross-functional teams, and ensure intuitive, powerful, and connected user experiences through prototyping and iteration.
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.