Design Leadership Jobs
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Senior UI/UX Designer
🇬🇧 Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Kinetic Games 🇬🇧 Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Take ownership of player-facing interface and user experience design across gameplay systems, menus, and live-service content. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to create intuitive, polished experiences and establish studio-wide UI/UX standards.
Senior Product Designer
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Spendesk 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Lead end-to-end design for AI-powered and automation-driven financial workflows within a cross-functional squad. Conduct independent user research and collaborate with product managers and engineers to simplify complex operational tasks.
Senior Mechanical Engineer - Design Engineering
🇬🇷 Elefsina, West Attica, Greece
Karpathios Development 🇬🇷 Elefsina, West Attica, Greece
Take ownership of complex end-to-end mechanical studies for private and public projects. Design and develop integrated mechanical installations across all MEP disciplines while ensuring quality and compliance.
Senior UX Designer (m/w/d)
🇩🇪 Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics 🇩🇪 Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany
The role involves leading the experience design for the HeRo Transport Management System, from initial user research to operational support. You will act as a facilitator to help cross-functional teams understand user needs and develop holistic UX concepts.
Senior UI/UX Designer
🇸🇬 Singapore
Fuku 🇸🇬 Singapore
Pioneer new interaction models for human-robot communication across mobile, web, and physical interfaces. Lead the end-to-end design lifecycle and build scalable design systems for a Physical AI platform.
Senior Industrial Design Engineer, World Wide Engineering & Innovation Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
Amazon 🇺🇸 Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
Lead strategic design initiatives for global sortation and transportation networks, focusing on automated material handling and robotics. Oversee large-scale engineering projects from conception to completion while presenting business cases to senior executives.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
M&t Bank 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Design end-to-end digital business banking experiences, focusing on onboarding, account management, and servicing. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements and technical constraints into accessible, customer-centric solutions.
Senior Staff Product Designer (Core UX)
South Korea, Seoul
Coupang South Korea, Seoul
Lead high-priority corporate projects to build world-class customer experiences for core e-commerce services and vertical shopping categories. Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to define release strategies and optimize the design lifecycle using data-driven insights.
Senior Graphic Designer (Bearhouse)
🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand
21sunpassion & Sunsusolution 🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand
The role involves generating creative concepts and executing graphic designs from initial sketches to final delivery for marketing campaigns. Additionally, the designer is responsible for managing other designers and presenting completed work to stakeholders.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Mateo, California, United States of America
Verkada 🇺🇸 San Mateo, California, United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will deliver best-in-class mobile tools and user interfaces through a collaborative, agile process. Responsibilities include developing product strategies, creating pixel-perfect designs, and mentoring junior designers.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
T-mobile 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design lifecycle for enterprise software in the digital out-of-home advertising marketplace. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate user needs into intuitive product experiences and maintain the design system.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
T-mobile 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end design lifecycle for enterprise software in the digital out-of-home advertising marketplace. Partner with product managers and engineers to create intuitive user experiences and evolve the design system.
Senior UX Designer | New Jersey
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Photon Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Lead end-to-end UX design processes from discovery to delivery to create intuitive digital experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into effective user journeys and mentor junior designers.
Senior Permit Program Manager, Design Engineering
🇸🇬 Singapore
Amazon 🇸🇬 Singapore
Lead the planning and execution of government approvals and building permits for data center development. Act as the primary point of contact for authorities having jurisdiction and coordinate with internal partner teams to mitigate risks.
Senior Design Program Manager, EMEA/APAC Data Center Design Engineering
🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
Amazon 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
Drive operational excellence and program management for data center design engineering across EMEA and APAC regions. Establish metrics, streamline processes, and manage the lifecycle of complex initiatives to accelerate time-to-market and maintain design quality.
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.