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Staff Product Designer, Group Practices
Remote (🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America)
Headway Remote (🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America)
Lead the end-to-end design for group practice experiences, focusing on onboarding, supervisory billing, and admin tooling. Utilize AI-first design tools to prototype and iterate on product flows that drive business growth and scale.
Principal Product Designer, Payer
Remote (🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America)
Headway Remote (🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America)
Lead the design vision and execution for the Payer group to ensure clinical excellence and coding accuracy. Partner with product and engineering leaders to define payer strategy and translate regulatory requirements into intuitive user experiences.
Marketing Web Designer
🇺🇸 California, United States of America
Gc Ai 🇺🇸 California, United States of America
Lead the visual identity and design across all marketing and sales channels, including the website, social media, and sales collateral. Own and evolve the company's design system while managing the website transition to Sanity.
UX Lead / Senior Product Designer, Model & Simulation
🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Code Metal 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end UX design for a complex geospatial and simulation platform, translating technical requirements into intuitive workflows. Own the design system and collaborate closely with product managers and frontend engineers to ensure high-fidelity implementation.
Senior Product Designer - UX & Design Systems
🇺🇸 Lindon, Utah County, UT 84042, United States of America
Trucordia 🇺🇸 Lindon, Utah County, UT 84042, United States of America
Lead the creation and ownership of a shared design system, including component libraries and design tokens, to ensure consistency across products. Design end-to-end AI-powered user experiences and collaborate closely with engineering to implement these systems in code.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Ibotta 🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design of new B2B features and products from conception through launch. Expand and maintain the design system while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to shape product strategy.
Graphic Designer Principal
🇺🇸 Glendale, California, United States of America
The Walt Disney Company 🇺🇸 Glendale, California, United States of America
Lead the development and execution of environmental graphic and signage solutions for complex themed entertainment projects. Manage large teams of designers and consultants while ensuring alignment with project goals from concept through construction.
Staff Product Designer, AI Search
🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Clio 🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Own end-to-end experience design for AI Search, leading strategy from discovery to execution. Shape a compelling long-term experience vision and drive consistency across teams.
Senior UI/UX Designer
Remote (🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia)
Lifted, An Upwork Company™ Remote (🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia)
Lead end-to-end UI/UX design for web and digital platforms, creating high-fidelity interfaces for both Arabic and English audiences. Collaborate with stakeholders and developers to ensure design feasibility and maintain brand consistency across all touchpoints.
Senior UI/UX Designer
Remote (🇰🇼 Kuwait City, Qibla, Kuwait)
Lifted, An Upwork Company™ Remote (🇰🇼 Kuwait City, Qibla, Kuwait)
Lead end-to-end UI/UX design for web and digital platforms, creating high-fidelity interfaces for both Arabic and English audiences. Collaborate with stakeholders and developers to ensure design feasibility and maintain brand consistency across all touchpoints.
Fall 2026: Product Design Engineering Co-op, Shark (July to December)
🇺🇸 Needham, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sharkninja 🇺🇸 Needham, Massachusetts, United States of America
As a Product Design Engineering Co-op, you will develop and refine new product concepts while collaborating with cross-functional partners to create consumer-ready solutions. You will also lead design studies and technical investigations to address mechanical and usability challenges.
UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
Creative Circle 🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
The UX Researcher will design and lead user research studies to inform product and business decisions, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. They will analyze research findings and present actionable insights to stakeholders.
UX Product Designer, Lead (NJUS)
🇺🇸 Harlan, Iowa, United States of America
Netjets 🇺🇸 Harlan, Iowa, United States of America
The Lead UX Product Designer will collaborate with various teams to enhance the digital user experience for NetJets' stakeholders. This role involves creating design components, mentoring team members, and advocating for user-centric design practices.
Senior UI/UX Designer II
🇺🇸 Michigan, United States of America
Cgs Federal (contact Government Services) 🇺🇸 Michigan, United States of America
Lead full-scale UX design efforts and manage the planning, design, and implementation of multiple sites and applications. Collaborate with engineers and clients to create innovative solutions for federal customers.
Senior Product Designer, AI
🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Servicelink 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lead design for AI-powered product experiences and analyze business workflows to identify opportunities for AI and automation. Facilitate alignment with stakeholders to turn ambiguous problems into clear product directions.
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.