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Staff Product Designer, Growth
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Linktree 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
As a Staff Product Designer, you will lead the design direction for user experiences that drive growth, including onboarding and monetization. You will also mentor other designers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape product strategy.
Staff Product Designer, Mobile
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Linktree 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Set and continually raise the bar for native iOS and Android design across the entire product. Lead cross-pillar mobile reviews to ensure a coherent user experience as teams ship quickly.
Contract Product Designer (Staff-level), 6 months
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Linktree 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Design and deliver end-to-end user experiences across key product surfaces, collaborating with cross-functional teams. Lead complex design projects independently while contributing to Linktree's design system.
Staff Product Designer, Growth
🇺🇸 United States of America
Linktree 🇺🇸 United States of America
As a Staff Product Designer, you will lead the design direction for user experiences that drive growth, including onboarding and monetization. You will also mentor other designers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape product strategy.
Staff Product Designer, Growth
🇺🇸 United States of America
Linktree 🇺🇸 United States of America
As a Staff Product Designer, you will lead the design direction for user experiences that drive growth, focusing on onboarding, conversion, and monetization. You will also mentor other designers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape product strategy.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Gamechanger 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design process for the Stats & Insights team to simplify complex game data for users across mobile and web platforms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ship features and evolve the company's design practice and system.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Giga 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
The Staff Product Designer will own large product surface areas, translating complex enterprise needs into scalable conversational and agentic AI interfaces. They will lead customer research to drive product strategy, evolve the design system, and mentor other designers.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 United States of America
Butterflymx 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead end-to-end design processes for product features across web, mobile, and tablet interfaces, specifically focusing on the intersection of hardware and software. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and maintain scalable design systems.
Contract Product Designer (Staff-level), 6 months
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Linktree 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Design and deliver end-to-end user experiences across key product surfaces, collaborating closely with product, engineering, and data partners. Lead complex design projects independently while contributing to Linktree's design system and ensuring design quality.
Senior Solutions Design Manager
🇬🇧 Rugby, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Gb Recruitment (england, Scotland, Wales) 🇬🇧 Rugby, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Design end-to-end operational warehouse solutions using tools like AutoCAD and SketchUp while embedding digital and AI-driven foundations. Lead multiple projects, manage junior team members, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure operational excellence and growth.
Lead Product Designer - (N/F/H)
🇫🇷 Paris, France
Leboncoin 🇫🇷 Paris, France
The Lead Product Designer is responsible for the quality and consistency of the design within their perimeter, driving the UX vision and influencing product strategy. They lead discovery processes, mentor other designers, and collaborate with tech and business leads to ensure high-quality user experiences.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Giga 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
The Staff Product Designer will own experiences across significant surface areas at Giga, driving strategy-level design decisions in collaboration with various teams. Responsibilities include translating complex enterprise needs into evolving product experiences and leading research with enterprise customers.
Senior UX Designer, Monetization
🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Twitch 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States of America
The Senior UX Designer will lead design work at the program level and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance monetization strategies for streamers. They will also mentor junior designers and present their work to executive leadership.
Senior UX Designer, Monetization
🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
Twitch 🇺🇸 Irvine, California, United States of America
The Senior UX Designer will lead design work at the program level and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance monetization strategies for streamers. They will also mentor junior designers and present their work to executive leadership.
Senior UX Designer, Monetization
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Twitch 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
The Senior UX Designer will lead design work at the program level and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance monetization strategies for streamers. They will also mentor junior designers and present their work to executive leadership.
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.