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Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇦 Kyiv, Ukraine
Levi9 Technology Services 🇺🇦 Kyiv, Ukraine
The role involves taking full ownership of a B2B SaaS platform's UX, revamping existing functionalities, and defining design workflows. You will collaborate closely with development teams and stakeholders while conducting continuous user research.
Senior Product Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jobber 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lead the creation and refinement of design system components, interaction patterns, and tokens across web and mobile platforms. Collaborate with engineering and product teams to ensure high-quality implementation and improve design-to-code workflows.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇺🇸 Maryland, United States
Sealing Technologies, A Parsons Company 🇺🇸 Maryland, United States
The Senior UI/UX Designer will own the end-to-end design process for a unified software suite, from initial research and wireframing to high-fidelity Figma mockups. They will build scalable component libraries and collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to implement mission-critical applications.
Senior Design Manager, Industrial Manufacturing Construction
🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States
Je Dunn Construction 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States
The Senior Design Manager leads the design process and participants from the initial business development phase through project completion for industrial manufacturing projects. They are responsible for managing design consultants, budgets, schedules, and technical deliverables to ensure project goals are achieved.
Senior Design Engineer, North America AMZL Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Bellevue, Washington, United States
Amazon 🇺🇸 Bellevue, Washington, United States
The Senior Design Engineer will lead the design, development, and deployment of delivery station infrastructure and process improvements across the North American network. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize material flow, site layouts, and equipment integration to meet safety, quality, and productivity goals.
Senior Apparel Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Fanatics Commerce 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
The Senior Designer leads the design and development of seasonal sports apparel graphics while mentoring junior team members. They manage multiple projects autonomously and partner with cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet brand and licensing standards.
Senior Apparel Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Tampa, Florida, United States
Fanatics Commerce 🇺🇸 Tampa, Florida, United States
The Senior Designer leads the creation and development of seasonal sports apparel graphics while mentoring junior team members. They partner with cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet licensing standards and align with overall product strategy.
(Senior) Scent Design Manager - Fine Fragrance
🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Iff 🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Lead go-to-market projects and implement innovative fragrance development strategies by connecting consumer needs to product solutions. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide creative direction and olfactive guidance to perfumers.
Senior Product Designer - AVP (12-mth contract)
🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore
Ocbc 🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore
Lead the end-to-end design of digital product experiences for client-facing and internal platforms, translating complex business needs into intuitive solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align on goals and evolve the organization's design system and visual language.
Senior Product Designer (Full Remote - Netherlands)
🌍 Remote
Everai 🌍 Remote
Own end-to-end design for AI companionship features, including conversational experiences, monetization flows, and growth surfaces. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate complex technical challenges into intuitive user experiences.
Senior Product Designer
🇨🇱 Monte Patria, Coquimbo Region, Chile
Prosueños (acquired By Betterfly.com) 🇨🇱 Monte Patria, Coquimbo Region, Chile
Design and evolve AI-driven product experiences by defining interaction patterns and system behaviors. Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to map user flows, prototype solutions, and contribute to the global design system.
Senior Product Designer II - Lifecycle & Growth
🇺🇸 United States
Instacart 🇺🇸 United States
Lead high-impact growth initiatives across partnerships, incentives, and lifecycle experiences from conceptualization to launch. Partner with cross-functional teams to design complex, multi-step customer journeys that improve conversion, engagement, and retention.
Civil/Site Design Manager
🇺🇸 Buffalo, New York, United States
Popli Design Group 🇺🇸 Buffalo, New York, United States
The Group Manager oversees the daily operations of the Civil/Site design group, including staff mentoring, financial management, and quality assurance. They serve as the senior technical resource for signing and sealing documents while coordinating activities with clients and municipalities.
Senior UX Researcher
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Grindr 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Own end-to-end mixed-method research for specific product areas to drive strategic business and product decisions. Partner with Product, Design, and Data Science to shape roadmaps and lead research on sensitive topics like sexual health and LGBTQ+ experiences.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Wheaton, Illinois, United States
Brookstone Capital Management 🇺🇸 Wheaton, Illinois, United States
Lead the creative development of marketing campaigns and produce high-quality video content for various digital and traditional platforms. Design a wide range of print and digital collateral to elevate the brand and support business objectives.
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.