Design Leadership Jobs
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AI-Native UI/UX Designer
🇳🇬 Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Amorserv 🇳🇬 Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Lead end-to-end UI/UX design for web and mobile products using AI tools to accelerate ideation and production. Build and maintain scalable design systems and create high-fidelity interactive prototypes for engineering handoff.
Design Manager
🇧🇭 Capital Governorate, Bahrain
Js Projects (pty) Ltd | Live Entertainment Solutions 🇧🇭 Capital Governorate, Bahrain
Lead the design function by overseeing the end-to-end creative process from concept to final delivery. Manage design teams and external partners to ensure brand consistency and alignment with business objectives across all platforms.
Graphic Designer
🌍 Remote
Fetchjobs.co 🌍 Remote
Lead the development of performance-driven advertising and social media content for platforms like Meta, Google, and TikTok. Manage the entire creative process from conceptualization to execution, ensuring all assets align with brand guidelines and campaign objectives.
Senior Marketing Artist | Video Ad Producer, Motion graphic Designer
🇯🇴 Amman, Amman, Jordan
Tamatem 🇯🇴 Amman, Amman, Jordan
The Marketing Artist will ideate and produce high-quality video ads and motion graphics to drive user acquisition and enhance brand presence. They will lead projects from conception to completion while collaborating with teams to analyze ad performance and optimize creative strategies.
Senior Marketing Artist | Video Ad Producer, Motion graphic Designer
🇪🇬 Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Tamatem 🇪🇬 Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
The Marketing Artist will ideate and produce engaging video ads and motion graphics to promote games across various ad networks. They will lead projects from conception to completion while collaborating with the team to analyze performance metrics and optimize creative strategies.
Product Designer
🇵🇹 Portugal
Intermedia Intelligent Communications 🇵🇹 Portugal
Design intuitive user experiences for AI-powered capabilities across various interfaces while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Lead design initiatives from discovery through launch to ensure AI features are trustworthy, transparent, and solve real customer problems.
Lead Product Designer - Remote
🌍 Remote
Cycloid 🌍 Remote
You will own the end-to-end product design vision and lead the design of new features for the platform. This involves collaborating with product, engineering, and DevOps teams to shape UX for complex technical workflows and infrastructure automation.
Visual Designer - Internship
🇮🇹 Minturno, Lazio, Italy
Music & Lights S.r.l. 🇮🇹 Minturno, Lazio, Italy
The intern will support the lead designer in creating graphic content for social media, web, and print campaigns to strengthen brand recognition. Responsibilities include preparing print files, assisting in video/photo production, and updating landing pages.
Visual Designer - Internship
🇮🇹 Minturno, Lazio, Italy
Music & Lights S.r.l. 🇮🇹 Minturno, Lazio, Italy
Collaborate with the lead designer to create graphic content for social media, web, and print channels using Adobe Suite. Support the production of video content, landing pages, and visual assets for live events and product launches.
Sr Lead UX Researcher - Operations
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Cox Automotive Inc. 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Define and lead the long-term Research Ops strategy and operating model to scale research capacity across the enterprise. Act as the primary authority on research standards, AI-enabled automation, and governance while partnering with C-suite leadership to drive strategic investment.
Lead UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Cox Automotive Inc. 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
The Lead UX Researcher defines portfolio-level research strategies and guides multi-team programs to influence long-term product direction. They are responsible for establishing research standards, mentoring senior researchers, and implementing agentic AI to automate insight systems.
Sr Lead UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Cox Automotive Inc. 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Lead enterprise-level research systems, governance, and strategy to inform strategic product investments. Design AI-supported research workflows and mentor senior researchers to scale organizational research capabilities.
Senior Product Designer
🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Noon 🇦🇪 Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Lead the design vision and strategy for growth and marketing experiences across the noon Minutes platform. Design end-to-end customer journeys focusing on acquisition, conversion, and retention to drive measurable business outcomes.
Platform Design Manager
🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Saic 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Lead the modernization and operational management of enterprise-scale Google and Microsoft collaboration platforms. Responsible for designing, deploying, and automating workflows while managing a team of 10-15 people to ensure SLA adherence.
Senior UX Researcher, AI Experiences
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Microsoft 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States
Lead mixed-method UX research to understand customer behaviors and motivations for AI-powered products like Copilot and Bing. Drive product strategy and cross-team collaboration to create intuitive and impactful AI experiences.
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.