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Senior Visual Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Heytea 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead visual design projects for HEYTEA’s North American market, from concept and creative direction through final execution across product launches, packaging, campaigns, in-store materials, and other brand touchpoints. Independently manage projects and timelines while collaborating with internal teams and external creative partners to extend brand concepts across formats and channels.
Senior Graphic Designer - Marketing/B2C/Consumer/Content
🇬🇧 Dudley, England, United Kingdom
Mayflower Recruitment Ltd 🇬🇧 Dudley, England, United Kingdom
Develop consumer-focused brand marketing and create content across video, photography, copy, graphics, websites, social media, public relations, and email. Manage product launches, campaigns, digital platforms, events, and marketing materials while coordinating with cross-functional teams and maintaining brand standards.
Senior Graphic Designer – Video + Static
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Stratist 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The role involves creating compelling visual content across static and video formats while leading and mentoring a growing design team. You will be responsible for conceptualizing campaigns, managing project workflows, and ensuring high-quality creative output that aligns with brand objectives.
Senior Product Designer
🇵🇱 Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Shiftkey 🇵🇱 Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
The Senior Product Designer will lead design initiatives by solving complex problems through the design thinking process and collaborating with cross-functional teams. They are responsible for creating high-resolution UI screens, maintaining design integrity, and conducting UX research to meet user and business needs.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
Lead UX research, analysis, and design across multiple websites and applications, from evaluating existing systems and defining user needs to delivering high-fidelity interface designs. Collaborate with federal clients and engineering teams to create accessible, intuitive solutions, develop scalable design resources, and mentor junior designers.
Senior UI/UX Designer II
🇺🇸 Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
Lead UX research, analysis, and design for federal websites and applications, including evaluating existing systems and developing intuitive, accessible solutions. Manage multiple design projects from discovery and wireframes through high-fidelity mockups and delivery, while collaborating with clients and engineers and mentoring junior designers.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead UX research, design, and evaluation for websites and applications, including new products and redesigns, while managing multiple projects across clients. Collaborate with federal clients and engineering teams to deliver accessible, intuitive solutions and scalable design resources, and mentor junior designers.
Senior UI/UX Designer II
🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
Lead UX research, design, and evaluation for websites and applications, including new products and redesigns, and create wireframes, storyboards, site maps, and high-fidelity UI designs. Collaborate with federal clients and engineering teams, manage multiple projects, develop scalable design resources, and mentor junior designers.
Senior UI/UX Designer II
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Lead UX research, analysis, and design for federal websites and applications, including evaluating existing systems and creating user-centered solutions. Coordinate design work across clients and teams, produce wireframes and high-fidelity mockups, and develop scalable design resources while supporting collaboration and mentoring junior designers.
Senior UI/UX Designer II
🇺🇸 Chantilly, VA 20153, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 Chantilly, VA 20153, United States of America
Lead UX research, analysis, and design across multiple websites and applications, from evaluating existing systems through wireframes and final high-fidelity mockups. Collaborate with federal clients and engineering teams to deliver accessible, intuitive solutions, create scalable design resources, and mentor junior designers.
Senior UI/UX Designer II
🇺🇸 Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America
Lead UX research, analysis, and design across multiple websites and applications, from evaluating existing systems and defining user needs to delivering high-fidelity interface designs. Collaborate with federal clients and engineers, create scalable design resources, and guide projects through implementation while mentoring junior designers.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
Lead UX research, analysis, and design for websites and applications, including evaluating existing systems and creating wireframes, storyboards, site maps, and high-fidelity mockups. Collaborate with federal clients and engineering teams to deliver accessible, intuitive solutions, manage multiple projects, and develop scalable design resources.
Senior UI/UX Designer II
🇺🇸 Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
Lead UX research, analysis, and design for websites and applications, including evaluating existing systems and creating wireframes, storyboards, site maps, and high-fidelity mockups. Collaborate with federal clients and engineering teams to deliver accessible, intuitive solutions, manage multiple projects, and develop scalable design resources while mentoring junior designers.
Senior UI/UX Designer II
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Lead end-to-end UX research and design for websites and applications, including evaluating existing systems, creating wireframes and high-fidelity mockups, and delivering accessible, intuitive solutions. Coordinate design work across multiple clients and projects, collaborate with federal clients and engineers, and develop scalable design resources while mentoring junior designers.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
Lead end-to-end UX research and design for multiple websites and applications, including evaluating existing systems, defining user needs, and creating wireframes, storyboards, site maps, and high-fidelity interface designs. Collaborate with federal clients and engineering teams to deliver accessible, intuitive solutions and scalable design resources, while guiding junior designers and incorporating customer feedback.
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.