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Data Centre Electrical Design Manager
🇮🇹 Italy
Spencer Ogden 🇮🇹 Italy
Lead the electrical design scope for complex Data Centre projects from concept through to commissioning and closeout. You will shape technical strategies, lead engineering decisions, and coordinate with customers and multidisciplinary teams to develop scalable infrastructure.
Sr. Product Designer (Milan)
🇮🇹 Milan, Italy
Eight Sleep 🇮🇹 Milan, Italy
Lead the end-to-end design of the Eight Sleep app and product UI, focusing on interaction architecture and visual polish. Own and evolve the product design system while translating complex biometric data into premium user interfaces.
Product Designer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Appsforbharat 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Lead end-to-end design for AI-powered consumer experiences across mobile and web platforms while driving 0 to 1 product initiatives. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align design decisions with business metrics and mentor junior designers to elevate design culture.
Senior Product Designer
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Rea Group 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lead end-to-end design processes from discovery to delivery while partnering with product and engineering teams to shape product direction. You will conduct research, create high-quality visual and interaction designs, and mentor junior designers within a cross-functional squad.
Product Designer
🇵🇱 Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Motorola Solutions 🇵🇱 Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
The Product Designer will lead the end-to-end design process, bridging user research and high-fidelity UI to create AI-driven experiences for public safety and enterprise users. Responsibilities include maintaining the global design system and facilitating design sprints to drive the long-term product vision.
Product Designer
🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan
Cybereason 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan
The Product Designer will lead the UX and visual layout for complex security operations workflows, including alert triage and incident timelines. They will also design AI-driven interfaces and maintain a component-driven Figma design system while collaborating with Product and Engineering teams.
Product Designer L2/Senior -Enterprise Products (Bangkok-Based, Relocation Provided)
🇸🇬 Singapore
Agoda 🇸🇬 Singapore
Lead and contribute to design solutions for complex enterprise business challenges to improve hotel partner-facing products. Collaborate with product stakeholders to shape short-term and long-term product strategies and roadmaps through continuous discovery and experimentation.
Packaging Graphic Designer / 3 days ago
🇸🇬 Singapore
Filipino Contractors 🇸🇬 Singapore
Lead the creation and refinement of packaging artwork and production-ready final art files for toy products. Develop packaging mock-ups and licensed sticker designs while ensuring strict adherence to brand guidelines and technical specifications.
Senior Product Designer - Embed
🇮🇪 Ireland
Kota 🇮🇪 Ireland
Lead the design quality for Kota Embed, focusing on complex B2B surfaces where data models directly constrain the user interface. Establish design patterns and primitives while facilitating collaboration between engineering and stakeholders to ensure high-quality product delivery.
NPI Design Manager
🇨🇳 Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Dyson 🇨🇳 Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Lead a multi-disciplinary team of engineers in the discovery and development of disruptive new product concepts and technologies. Manage technical direction, stakeholder communication, and the delivery of project milestones within the NPI Operating Model.
Manufacturing Process Design Engineering Lead
🇨🇳 Jinjiang City, Fujian, China
Vertiv 🇨🇳 Jinjiang City, Fujian, China
Lead the design and implementation of manufacturing processes for power products, focusing on automation and lean manufacturing. Drive operational excellence through process simulations, DFM/DFA methodologies, and continuous improvement initiatives to optimize production workflows.
Regional Food Safety & Quality by Design Manager AMEA
🇨🇳 China
Barry Callebaut Group 🇨🇳 China
Deploy and embed Food Safety and Quality by Design (FSQR) principles across the regional cocoa and chocolate portfolio to ensure compliant and high-quality product development. Lead regional NPI stage-gate governance and manage product and process changes through a risk-based approach.
Product Design Manager
🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Propertyguru Group 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Lead and coach a team of senior product designers while establishing design operations and scaling processes. Drive product design strategy from problem framing through to measurable outcomes and own the design system and visual language.
Design Manager Sports, Graphic Design - LEGO® DESiGN
🇩🇰 7190 Billund, Denmark
The Lego Group 🇩🇰 7190 Billund, Denmark
Lead the creative process for sports graphic design and act as the primary contact for leadership regarding design across all sports franchises. Develop and maintain visual identity systems and design guidelines to ensure brand consistency and alignment with business goals.
Design Manager, Interaction Design Lead - LEGO® DESiGN
🇩🇰 7190 Billund, Denmark
The Lego Group 🇩🇰 7190 Billund, Denmark
Lead the design vision and manage the entire design life cycle from ideation to market launch for connected interactive experiences. Drive projects, manage design processes, and establish partnerships across the product development cycle to ensure quality deliveries.
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.