Design Leadership Jobs
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Junior UI/UX Designer
🇮🇩 Indonesia
Sterry 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Support the end-to-end design process by creating wireframes, high-fidelity prototypes, and user flows. Collaborate with developers and product leads to ensure intuitive user experiences and maintain design system consistency.
Junior UI/UX Designer
🇵🇭 Philippines
Sterry 🇵🇭 Philippines
Support the end-to-end design process by creating wireframes, high-fidelity prototypes, and maintaining design systems. Collaborate with developers and product leads to ensure technical feasibility and a smooth handoff of design assets.
Junior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Maiden Home 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Junior Graphic Designer will design and produce assets across digital and print channels, supporting campaign concepting and execution. They will maintain brand consistency and manage design assets while contributing to creative reviews.
Junior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Tallwave 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
The Junior Product Designer will support senior designers to deliver high-quality product and experience design across web and digital platforms. They will design and refine web and product experiences while applying feedback quickly and iterating at pace.
Senior Graphic Designer | Marketing focus | EU-based
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Hostinger 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Develop high-impact advertising campaigns across digital and print channels to drive engagement and conversion. Push the brand's visual identity forward while mentoring junior and mid-level designers to raise creative standards.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Club L London 🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
The Senior Graphic Designer will lead the creative development of impactful design across various channels, ensuring a premium and culturally relevant brand expression. They will also mentor junior designers and refine processes to support high-quality creative delivery.
Junior Web Designer
🇺🇦 Kharkiv, Kharkiv Raion, Ukraine
Infuse 🇺🇦 Kharkiv, Kharkiv Raion, Ukraine
The Junior Web Designer is responsible for creating effective and appealing visual designs for websites and applications. This includes developing user interfaces and visual content that meet client requirements.
Junior Web Designer
🇺🇦 Kyiv, Ukraine
Infuse 🇺🇦 Kyiv, Ukraine
The Junior Web Designer is responsible for creating effective and appealing visual designs for websites or applications, as well as developing user interfaces and visual content for clients. This includes creating landing pages, email designs, banners, and prototypes for internal needs.
Junior Web Designer
🇺🇦 Kalush, Kalush Raion, Ukraine
Infuse 🇺🇦 Kalush, Kalush Raion, Ukraine
The Junior Web Designer is responsible for creating effective and appealing visual designs for websites and applications. This includes developing user interfaces and visual content that meet client requirements.
Jr Motion Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Irving, Texas, United States of America
The Intersect Group 🇺🇸 Irving, Texas, United States of America
The Junior Motion Graphic Designer will create and update motion graphic assets for a mobile app and assist with short-form videos for executive presentations. This role involves animating designs and managing multiple projects while adhering to brand guidelines.
Sr Product Designer, Adobe Journey Optimizer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Adobe 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The Senior Product Designer will lead the design of enterprise experiences for Adobe Journey Optimizer, owning complex problem spaces from discovery to delivery. They will work with a multidisciplinary team to develop design solutions and mentor junior designers.
Manager, Product Designer - Capital One Software
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Capital One 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead the discovery and delivery of a best-in-class B2B digital experience for the Capital One Software website. Focus on optimizing user flows, improving task completion, and mentoring junior designers to mature the product design practice.
Design Manager - Workplace Interiors
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
The Design Manager will lead all phases of corporate interior projects, managing client relationships and project delivery. They will mentor junior staff and ensure high-quality design and client satisfaction.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Club L London 🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Lead the creative development and execution of visual identities for campaigns, digital content, and e-commerce experiences. Manage the graphic design team by mentoring junior designers and refining creative workflows to ensure brand consistency.
Design Manager - Workplace Interiors
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Gensler 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead all phases of corporate interior projects, managing client relationships, budgets, and project schedules. Mentor junior staff and coordinate with contractors and consultants to ensure high-quality project execution.
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.