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Principal Product Designer, Rovo & AI
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States
Atlassian 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States
Lead the strategic vision and conceptual design for AI experiences across the Atlassian portfolio, including Rovo. Partner with cross-functional teams to drive design reviews and ensure cohesive customer value delivery.
Principal Product Designer, Rovo & AI
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Atlassian 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Lead the strategic vision and conceptual design for Rovo and AI experiences across the Atlassian portfolio. Partner with cross-functional teams to drive design reviews and ensure cohesive, high-quality AI product outcomes.
Product Designer L2/Senior - CEG (Bangkok - Based, Relocation Provided)
🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand
Agoda 🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand
The designer will lead the discovery and execution of self-service tools within the Customer Experience Group to reduce booking friction. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product requirements and ensure a cohesive, customer-centric user experience.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Matter Intelligence 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Lead user research and workflow discovery to translate complex sensing data into intuitive interfaces and actionable product concepts. Partner with product and engineering teams to implement designs, maintain a coherent design system, and guide product development through iterative testing.
Lead Product Designer (IC)
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Remuner 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
The Lead Product Designer will own the product experience, defining design principles and transforming complex numerical logic into intuitive B2B SaaS interfaces. They will act as a strategic partner in roadmap definition and integrate AI as a core layer to reduce cognitive load for users.
Design Manager - Dublin
🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Graham Group 🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
The Design Manager leads and coordinates multi-disciplinary design teams from concept through to construction and handover for major civil engineering schemes. They act as the central interface between design, commercial, and delivery teams to ensure solutions are safe, compliant, and cost-effective.
Design Manager – Private Label
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
French Selection (fs) 🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Lead the design and product development of private-label collections for major retail customers from concept to production. Manage customer accounts and lead design teams in the UK and India while collaborating with sourcing and manufacturing departments.
Product Designer (Hybrid Barcelona)
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Wizeline 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
You will own the design strategy for your product, establishing principles and frameworks that guide feature development and platform consistency. You will also lead cross-team initiatives, mentor designers, and use data-driven insights to demonstrate business impact.
Principal UX Researcher, AI & Developer Platforms
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States
Arm 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States
Lead high-impact UX research to define the AI-native developer experience across Arm's ecosystem, including tools, APIs, and workflows. Translate research findings into practical design principles and product recommendations to improve developer efficiency and adoption.
Principal UX Researcher, AI & Developer Platforms
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States
Arm 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States
Lead high-impact UX research to define the AI-native developer experience across Arm's ecosystem, including tools, APIs, and workflows. Translate research findings into practical design principles and product recommendations to influence strategic decision-making and product roadmaps.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Prizepicks 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Lead the strategy and execution for a core product pod focusing on payments, fraud, or compliance to drive business resilience and player loyalty. Architect scalable systems and internal tooling to reduce operational burden and ensure regulatory compliance across various states.
Organizational Development & Design Manager (m/f/d)
🇩🇪 Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Tecno Spot S.r.l. 🇩🇪 Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Lead the design and implementation of the Target Operating Model (TOM) and organizational structures to align with strategic goals. Drive change management initiatives and act as a strategic advisor to leaders on roles, governance, and culture.
UX Designer - Engineering Development Group
🇺🇸 Natick, Massachusetts, United States
Mathworks 🇺🇸 Natick, Massachusetts, United States
The role involves leading UX design projects from conceptual sketches to final pixel-perfect implementation while collaborating with development teams. Additionally, the candidate will provide technical support to customers for MATLAB, Simulink, and other MathWorks products.
Principal Product Designer, Rovo & AI
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Atlassian 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Lead the strategic vision and conceptual design for AI-driven experiences across the Atlassian product portfolio. Partner with cross-functional teams to drive design reviews, ensure cohesive user experiences, and deliver measurable customer value.
Design Manager (Wastewater Infrastructure)
🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Cowi 🇬🇧 Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Oversee the design and delivery of wastewater infrastructure projects aligned with AMP8 programmes to improve network resilience and environmental performance. Lead multidisciplinary teams across civil, mechanical, and electrical disciplines while managing risks, budgets, and digital engineering standards.
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.