Design Leadership Jobs
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Product Designer Pleno - [Banking]
🌍 Remote
Picpay 🌍 Remote
Lead end-to-end design projects from problem understanding to solution validation, collaborating with PMs and engineering. Integrate AI tools strategically into the design workflow for discovery, ideation, and prototyping while evolving the Design System.
Senior Product Designer
🇫🇷 Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Bsport 🇫🇷 Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Lead the design of Core and Business Insights features, transforming complex data into actionable interfaces and dashboards. Collaborate with cross-functional pod teams to integrate AI-assisted workflows and maintain a high bar for craft within the design system.
UX / Product Designer
🇨🇱 Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
Bc Tecnología 🇨🇱 Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
Lead the design and evolution of digital experiences by creating consistent and scalable interfaces using Figma and Design Systems. Conduct UX research and transform user insights into product improvements that align with business metrics like conversion and retention.
Product Designer
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Akqa 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
The Product Designer will lead the strategy, conception, and design of digital products and services across various touchpoints. They are responsible for building design systems, collaborating with UX and strategy teams, and mentoring junior designers.
Principal Designer - Design Systems
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States
Ebay 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States
Define and lead the long-term vision and strategy for eBay's design system to ensure consistent, high-quality user experiences across all platforms. Partner with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to drive system adoption, improve operational efficiency, and integrate emerging technologies like AI.
Product Design Systems Designer (Remote LATAM)
🌍 Remote
Blacksmith Agency 🌍 Remote
The designer will build and own scalable design systems for multiple client brands, focusing on token architecture and core component libraries. They are responsible for documenting systems to ensure seamless execution by developers and automated pipelines.
Senior Product Designer, Design Systems (Remote LATAM)
🌍 Remote
Blacksmith Agency 🌍 Remote
The role involves building and owning client design systems by extracting patterns into working systems with tokens, variables, and core components. You will document these systems to ensure developers and automated pipelines can execute them without further guidance.
Product Designer II
You will serve as the primary hands-on designer for consumer and patient experiences, managing the end-to-end design process from problem definition to implementation. Additionally, you will own and evolve a scalable Figma design system to support multiple products and sub-brands across the company.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Gallatin Ai, Inc. 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
The Senior Product Designer will research, prototype, and ship AI-driven products to help military logisticians manage complex environments. They will collaborate with product managers and engineers to develop user interfaces and maintain design systems.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Gallatin Ai, Inc. 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
The Senior Product Designer will research, prototype, and ship AI-driven interfaces to help military logisticians manage complex systems. They will collaborate with product managers and engineers to develop design specifications and maintain consistent design systems.
UX UI Designer
🌍 Remote
Eterniasoft 🌍 Remote
The role involves redesigning CRM screens, creating complete user flows, and maintaining the Design System in Figma. The designer will build navigable prototypes and collaborate closely with the development team for a smooth handoff.
UX Lead / Product Designer - Product Experience Lead
🇺🇸 Hilliard, Ohio, United States
Volto Consulting 🇺🇸 Hilliard, Ohio, United States
Lead the end-to-end product experience from discovery to launch, defining UX strategy and information architecture. Create high-fidelity UI designs and maintain scalable design systems while collaborating with product and engineering teams.
Product Designer
You will build and maintain a modular design system while designing complex, conversion-focused onboarding flows for a fintech platform. You will also collaborate with engineering teams to ensure seamless production implementation and help establish the company's design culture.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Glendale, California, United States
Prosum 🇺🇸 Glendale, California, United States
The Senior Product Designer will translate complex workflows into intuitive end-to-end digital experiences and high-fidelity prototypes. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to evolve the design system and ensure design intent is maintained from concept to launch.
Senior Product Designer (f,m,x)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Nelly Solutions 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
The role involves owning end-to-end UX for specific product areas from discovery to shipment. The designer will also evolve the company's design system and improve core product metrics through better user experience flows.
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.