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Senior Design Manager
🌍 Remote
Rullion 🌍 Remote
Lead multidisciplinary design teams on major water and wastewater programmes from optioneering through to construction support. Manage design risks, technical interfaces, and governance while mentoring junior design managers and coordinators.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇵🇹 Portugal
Intermedia Intelligent Communications 🇵🇹 Portugal
Define and design intuitive AI-powered experiences, including copilots and conversational interfaces, for business users. Lead the end-to-end design process from research and prototyping to implementation and post-launch optimization within a design system.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇵🇹 Portugal
Intermedia Intelligent Communications 🇵🇹 Portugal
You will design intuitive, trustworthy AI-powered experiences across Intermedia's product suite, ranging from conversational interfaces to agentic workflows. You will partner with cross-functional teams to translate complex AI capabilities into simple, user-centered solutions throughout the entire product lifecycle.
Senior Product Designer
🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jobber 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
You will lead design system projects to refine components, interaction patterns, and design tokens that scale across web and mobile platforms. Additionally, you will partner with engineering and product teams to ensure high-quality implementation and advocate for UX quality and accessibility across the company.
Senior Engineer, Digital Design Engineering
🇪🇬 New Cairo City, Cairo, Egypt
Analog Devices 🇪🇬 New Cairo City, Cairo, Egypt
The Senior Engineer will create and maintain SystemVerilog/UVM verification environments and develop comprehensive verification plans including functional and formal coverage. They will also collaborate with system engineers on SoC verification, firmware integration, and post-silicon validation activities.
Senior Product Designer II - Lifecycle & Growth
🇨🇦 Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada
Instacart 🇨🇦 Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada
Lead high-impact growth initiatives by designing end-to-end customer journeys that improve conversion, engagement, and retention. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate ambiguous problems into intuitive, scalable product experiences through prototyping and visual craft.
Senior Product Designer - AVP (12-mth contract)
🇸🇬 Singapore
Ocbc 🇸🇬 Singapore
Lead the end-to-end design process for digital products, creating intuitive user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, engineers, and researchers to translate complex business requirements into scalable, human-centered solutions.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
Beyond Studios 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States
The role involves executing creative direction across branding, digital, print, and merchandise projects while leading projects from concept to execution. The designer will also mentor junior staff and collaborate with internal teams and clients to maintain brand consistency.
Senior Design Manager, Industrial Manufacturing Construction
🇺🇸 Addison, Texas, United States
J.e. Dunn Construction Group Inc P 🇺🇸 Addison, Texas, United States
The Senior Design Manager leads the design process, participants, and technology for industrial and manufacturing projects from concept through completion. They are responsible for managing scope, budget, and schedule while coordinating with internal and external design partners to ensure project goals are met.
Senior Product Designer II - Lifecycle & Growth
🇺🇸 United States
Instacart 🇺🇸 United States
Lead high-impact growth initiatives across partnerships and lifecycle experiences, taking projects from ambiguous problem framing to launch. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to reimagine customer journeys and define scalable interaction patterns that drive engagement and retention.
Senior UI/UX Designer – Ecommerce Marketplace
🇺🇦 Ukraine
House Of Iryss 🇺🇦 Ukraine
Design and shape the user experience for B2C and B2B ecommerce marketplace platforms, including storefronts and admin dashboards. Collaborate with developers to implement intuitive user journeys and maintain high design quality across web and mobile environments.
Senior Product Designer (UX/UI)
🇺🇸 Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
Cubx Inc. 🇺🇸 Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
You will own the end-to-end product design for complex internal and client-facing operational tools, transforming ambiguous processes into structured, intuitive workflows. You will partner with engineering and operations to define system logic, user flows, and polished interfaces while maintaining high standards for visual craft.
Senior Product Designer
🇵🇱 Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Stonex Group 🇵🇱 Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
The Senior Product Designer will own the design of product features and journeys from discovery to delivery for financial platforms and mobile applications. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to simplify complex, data-heavy workflows while leveraging AI tools to enhance user experience and product performance.
(Senior) Scent Design Manager - Fine Fragrance
🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Iff 🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The Scent Design Manager is responsible for leading the creative development of fine fragrance projects and managing the end-to-end design process. They will collaborate with internal teams and clients to ensure olfactory excellence and alignment with brand objectives.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Feverup 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Senior Graphic Designer will conceptualize and develop visual identities and campaigns while ensuring visual consistency across all digital and print formats. They will also manage project timelines, oversee artwork finalization, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality creative solutions.
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.