Design Leadership Jobs

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Senior UI/UX Designer (Enterprise Products)

🇦🇷 Argentina

Lead the end-to-end UX/UI design process for complex enterprise applications, from research and wireframing to high-fidelity prototyping. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to deliver scalable design systems and ensure high-quality implementation through design QA.

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Senior Product Designer B2C (m/w/d)

🇩🇪 Hamburg, Germany

Responsible for the end-to-end B2C product design of the conversion and winback funnels to drive customer acquisition and retention. The role involves leading the discovery process, implementing an AI-first design workflow, and collaborating closely with engineering via Git and pull requests.

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Senior Graphic Designer - RuneFest

🇬🇧 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Create the comprehensive visual identity and branding for RuneFest, including illustrated logos, print materials, and livestream graphics. Collaborate with the Art Director and other illustrators to produce high-volume assets that transition from the event into the games.

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Seasonal Senior UX Researcher

🇺🇸 Inglewood, California, United States of America

Lead end-to-end mixed-method research to improve digital products and fan experiences across the NFL's D2C portfolio. Partner with cross-functional teams to translate complex evidence into actionable insights and prioritized product recommendations.

$2,400 - $2,800Full-timeSenior
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Senior UX Researcher, Human Factors

🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America

Define and measure quantitative UX goals and metrics while developing statistical models to understand user behavior. Conduct empirical research and communicate actionable findings to stakeholders to improve product design and user experience.

$159,000 - $231,000Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer - Vice President

🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America

The role involves owning the full UX design process from discovery research and wireframing to high-fidelity prototyping using the company's design system. The designer will collaborate with Product Managers and Engineering teams to iterate on product enhancements and mentor other designers.

$140,000 - $170,000Full-time
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Senior UX Designer, Talent Acquisition Tech

🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America

Deliver end-to-end design solutions for complex hiring workflows across the Recruiter, Hiring, and Candidate Hubs. Partner with product and engineering teams to influence roadmaps and design AI-informed experiences that improve hiring decisions.

Onsite$137,800 - $211,600Full-timeSenior
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Senior UX Designer, Talent Acquisition Tech

🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America

Deliver end-to-end design solutions for complex hiring workflows across the Recruiter, Hiring, and Candidate Hubs. Partner with product and engineering teams to influence roadmaps and design AI-informed interfaces to improve hiring decisions.

Onsite$137,800 - $211,600Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

🇸🇬 Singapore

Lead a growth and expansion design lab focused on increasing the global user base through activation and acquisition funnels. Develop an adaptive design system and repeatable expansion playbooks to scale the product across multiple international markets.

Full-timeSenior
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Senior Product Designer

🇬🇧 Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Lead the design of intuitive and accessible customer experiences across native mobile and responsive web platforms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to own design solutions from discovery to delivery while mentoring associate designers.

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Senior Graphic Designer

🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Lead the creation of visual assets for digital and print media while maintaining brand consistency across all platforms. Provide creative direction and mentorship to junior designers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful designs.

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Junior Graphic Designer

🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Junior Graphic Designer will create visually compelling designs for digital and print media while ensuring brand consistency. They will collaborate with senior designers and marketing teams to produce social media assets, website graphics, and promotional materials.

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Senior UI/UX Designer

🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The role involves gathering user requirements to create wireframes, mockups, and prototypes for digital solutions. The designer will collaborate with product teams and developers to implement design systems and ensure high-quality user interfaces.

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Product Designer | NordVPN Apps | Mid-Senior

🇱🇹 Vilnius, Vilnius city municipality, Lithuania

Own the end-to-end design process for NordVPN apps across iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and browser extensions. Collaborate with product owners and engineers to challenge briefs, apply design systems, and ensure high-quality implementation through Design QA.

$3,100 - $6,000Full-timeMid-senior
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Senior Product Designer

🇨🇾 Limassol, Limassol Municipality, Cyprus

Lead the design process from discovery to delivery within the Pulse Cluster, creating intuitive solutions for complex interface challenges. Collaborate with product managers and developers to refine user experiences based on stakeholder feedback and current design trends.

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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.