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Design Manager
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Buildcorp 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Design Manager will lead the procurement process for design consultants and manage the design process through various phases until project completion. They will also ensure that design documentation meets applicable standards and manage design within budget parameters.
Experienced Product Designer - Design System (m/f/n)
🇸🇰 Košice, Košice IV, Slovakia
Eset 🇸🇰 Košice, Košice IV, Slovakia
As an Experienced Product Designer, you will lead specific areas of the Design System and advocate for best practices across the organization. You will also validate design decisions through usability testing and collaborate with various stakeholders.
Experienced Product Designer - Design System (m/f/n)
🇸🇰 Košice, Košice IV, Slovakia
Eset 🇸🇰 Košice, Košice IV, Slovakia
As an Experienced Product Designer, you will lead specific areas of the Design System and advocate for best practices across the organization. You will also validate design decisions through usability testing and collaborate with various stakeholders.
Senior Design Manager
🇬🇧 Maidenhead, SL6 1QB, United Kingdom
Sphere Solutions 🇬🇧 Maidenhead, SL6 1QB, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will lead the design delivery of a luxury private residence, managing the full design lifecycle from concept to completion. They will coordinate design teams, manage design risks, and ensure high-quality standards are met throughout the project.
Lead Product Designer (Canada)
Remote (🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Dutch Vet Remote (🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Create wireframes, build prototypes, and deliver robust customer flows for both customer-facing and vet-facing platforms. Collaborate closely with product, engineering, visual design, and marketing teams to ensure a cohesive design experience.
Lead Product Designer (Canada)
Remote (🇨🇦 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
Dutch Vet Remote (🇨🇦 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
Create wireframes, build prototypes, and deliver robust customer flows for both customer-facing and vet-facing platforms. Collaborate closely with product, engineering, visual design, and marketing teams to ensure a cohesive design experience.
Lead Product Designer (Canada)
Remote (🇨🇦 British Columbia, Canada)
Dutch Vet Remote (🇨🇦 British Columbia, Canada)
Create wireframes, build prototypes, and deliver robust customer flows for the customer-facing experience and proprietary vet-facing medical platform. Collaborate closely with product, engineering, visual design, and marketing to create a cohesive telemedicine experience.
Lead Product Designer (Canada)
Remote (🇺🇸 Ontario, California, United States of America)
Dutch Vet Remote (🇺🇸 Ontario, California, United States of America)
Create wireframes, build prototypes, and deliver robust customer flows for the customer-facing experience and proprietary vet-facing medical platform. Collaborate closely with product, engineering, visual design, and marketing to ensure a cohesive design system.
Sr. Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States of America
Vtech Electronics 🇺🇸 Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States of America
Lead the creative development and execution of packaging, retail signage, and marketing materials for VTech and LeapFrog brands. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate brand strategy into impactful visual experiences and manage lifestyle photography shoots.
Senior AI Product Designer (£60-£70k) at London’s first specialist AI design agency
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Jack & Jill 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead day-to-day product design projects, from initial research and wireframing to high-fidelity interactive prototyping and visual execution. Experiment with AI-enhanced design workflows and present work directly to clients.
Fashion Design Manager
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Csb 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Fashion Design Manager leads and elevates the design function across all product categories, setting the creative vision for each season. They drive design strategy, collaborate cross-functionally, and ensure brand integrity throughout the product lifecycle.
Sr. Design Manager,Chemistry/ Materials
🇹🇼 Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Super Micro Computer 🇹🇼 Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Lead the strategic planning and execution of coolant-related initiatives, including the design of chemical blending processes and the establishment of in-house laboratory infrastructure. Act as the subject matter expert to ensure material compatibility, hardware reliability, and compliance with environmental regulations for AI data center cooling.
Vice President, Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Hackajob 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Vice President, Senior Product Designer will shape user experiences by leading design efforts that simplify complexity in global finance. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive impactful user experiences and align design with business goals.
Sr. Product Designer, Burger King
🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States of America
Burger King 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States of America
Lead end-to-end product design initiatives for complex digital products and features, collaborating with cross-functional teams. Drive product design initiatives from discovery through implementation, leveraging user research and modern design practices.
Sr. UI Designer
🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Creative Circle 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
The Sr. UI Designer will design, document, and refine reusable components for the website while upholding consistent visual standards. They will also serve as a thought leader on usability and accessibility 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.