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SR UX Product Designer

🇺🇸 Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

The Senior Product Designer / UX Lead will drive conversion impact by creating design solutions that improve conversion rates and revenue. They will own the full user journey, optimizing the complete conversion funnel through continuous testing and iteration.

$100,000 - $155,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Agentic Product Designer - Remote - Latin America

Remote (🇧🇷 Brazil)

As a Senior Agentic Product Designer, you will integrate directly into the client's team and collaborate with existing designers and engineers. You will lead end-to-end product design initiatives and contribute to the development of AI-powered products.

RemoteFull-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer (Figma + Cloud Cursor) - Remote - Latin America

Remote (🇧🇷 Brazil)

As a Senior Product Designer, you will integrate directly into the client's team and collaborate with existing designers and engineers. Your role will involve designing complex digital products from concept to delivery.

RemoteFull-timeSenior
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Orchard - Senior UI / UX Designer

🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Lead the creation of visually compelling, user-friendly interfaces across various digital platforms while ensuring a holistic user experience. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and clients to translate research and wireframes into polished, production-ready designs.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior UI Designer

🇨🇦 Quebec, Canada

Serve as the UI Art expert to design and implement high-quality, consistent visual interfaces for video game projects. This includes creating navigation diagrams, integrating designs into Unity, and mentoring other UI designers on best practices.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior UX Designer (m/w/d)

🇩🇪 Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Build and scale the UX design discipline by establishing methods, standards, and patterns while leading UX discovery and research. Execute end-to-end UX work in client projects and internal initiatives, integrating AI tools into the design process.

Hybrid$60,000 - $80,000Full-timeSenior
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Sr. Graphic Designer

🇺🇸 Midvale, UT 84047, United States of America

The Senior Graphic Designer will execute high-quality designs across various channels, including digital and print, while maintaining brand integrity. They will collaborate with marketing and creative teams to deliver effective design solutions that meet the demands of a multi-brand consumer product company.

Full-timeSenior
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Graphic Designer (Senior)

🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America

As a Senior Graphic Designer, you will contribute to the entire lifecycle of projects, from concept to completion, collaborating with various teams. You will create and refine designs while also mentoring junior team members.

$80,000 - $110,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Graphic Designer - Packaging

🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

The Senior Graphic Designer will own the visual execution of packaging and in-store presence, managing design and production across various product lines. This includes creating retail marketing assets and ensuring all artwork is print-ready.

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Senior UI/UX Designer (OH local only)

🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

The Senior UI/UX Designer will be responsible for designing graphical interfaces based on user interface requirements and ensuring intuitive navigation. They will work as part of a cross-functional team to deliver products from start to finish.

$65 - $70ContractSenior
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Senior Product Designer

🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America

Lead the end-to-end design of resident-facing products, from initial problem framing and user research to high-fidelity prototyping and launch. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to translate complex city regulations into accessible, user-friendly digital services.

$75,000 - $160,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Road Design Manager- Southeast

🇺🇸 Fort Myers, Florida, United States of America

Manage and lead road design projects from concept through construction while overseeing technical design teams. Serve as the primary client liaison for project delivery, quality, and performance.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior Bridge Design Manager- Southeast

🇺🇸 Fort Myers, Florida, United States of America

Manage and lead bridge design projects from concept through construction while overseeing technical design teams. Serve as the primary client liaison for project delivery, quality, and performance.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior UX Designer (w/m/d) AI Agent Conversational Experience

🇩🇪 Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

As a Senior UX Designer, you will design the look and overall experience of a next-generation intelligent assistant ecosystem. Your role will involve creating intuitive and efficient interfaces that simplify complex business logic.

HybridFull-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

🇬🇧 Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom

Create user-centered and visually appealing designs for digital banking products through research, UI/UX design, and stakeholder collaboration. Lead the design process from discovery to delivery, ensuring accessibility and alignment with brand identity.

Full-timeSenior
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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.