Design Leadership Jobs
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Senior UX Designer
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Carma 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Own the end-to-end UX design for web and mobile platforms, from initial sketches to high-fidelity UI. Establish the company's first in-house design systems and collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to optimize the car-buying journey.
Founding Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Clark 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Founding Product Designer will define the end-to-end user experience for Clark's AI-powered audit and accounting platform. This includes owning the design process from discovery and wireframes to high-fidelity mockups and building a scalable design system.
Product Designer II
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Tekion 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The Product Designer II will own the end-to-end design process for product features, including research, wireframing, and high-fidelity prototyping. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive design implementation and contribute to the maintenance of the product design system.
Senior UX Designer
🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Carma 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
You will own end-to-end UX design for web and mobile, creating high-fidelity UI and mapping customer journeys. You will also build scalable design systems and collaborate with product and engineering teams to shape the product lifecycle.
Founding Product / UX Designer (Equity)
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Unreal Urban 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Own end-to-end product and UX design for the Falorin platform across web and mobile. Translate user research and behavioral data into polished interfaces and a flexible design system.
Builder - Senior Product Designer, Design Systems
🇺🇸 Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
Reevo 🇺🇸 Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
The role involves owning the end-to-end design system, including components, documentation, and governance to ensure consistency across the product. The designer will collaborate with engineering to build scalable patterns that support both human users and AI agents.
Product Designer Pl
🇧🇷 Brazil
Vivo (telefônica Brasil) 🇧🇷 Brazil
The Product Designer will implement experiences for apps and digital channels, focusing on interface detailing and documentation based on the Design System. They are responsible for creating high and low-fidelity prototypes and developing interaction solutions that meet customer needs.
Senior Product Designer
Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
Archy- Remote (🇺🇸 United States of America)
The role involves owning the end-to-end UX/UI for a comprehensive dental platform and architecting scalable design systems. The designer will integrate AI tools into workflows and collaborate with product managers and engineers to translate user research into functional design solutions.
Builder - Senior Product Designer, Design Systems
🇺🇸 Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
Reevo 🇺🇸 Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
You will own the end-to-end design system, including components, documentation, governance, and the roadmap to ensure consistent product experiences. Additionally, you will collaborate with designers and engineers to build scalable patterns and integrate the system with AI-driven product surfaces.
UI/UX Designer (m/w/d)
🇩🇪 Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Gini Gmbh 🇩🇪 Munich, Bavaria, Germany
You will design intuitive user experiences for products by translating complex requirements into user-friendly workflows. You will manage the entire design process from discovery and research to final UI design while actively contributing to the design system.
Product Designer
🇸🇪 Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Matchi 🇸🇪 Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Collaborate with product managers and engineers to conduct user research and develop user-centered design solutions. Manage design systems and drive continuous improvement through usability testing and iterative design processes.
Product Designer
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Lisk 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Own the end-to-end design process from research and problem framing to high-fidelity UI and iteration for a financial platform. Build and maintain a scalable design system across web and mobile while collaborating with product and engineering teams.
Senior Product Designer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Hevo Data 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
You will own the end-to-end UX for complex, high-stakes workflows and lead the design process from research to high-fidelity mockups. Additionally, you will maintain and extend the design system while pushing the team to uphold high standards for accessibility and edge cases.
UI Designer | Naturaily [13-17k net PLN, B2B]
🇵🇱 Poland
Bee Talents 🇵🇱 Poland
You will design high-quality interfaces for websites and e-commerce stores while building and maintaining scalable design systems. Additionally, you will lead client workshops and collaborate closely with development and business teams to translate goals into visual concepts.
Software Product Designer
🇺🇸 Somerville, Massachusetts, United States of America
Formlabs 🇺🇸 Somerville, Massachusetts, United States of America
The Software Product Designer will shape the UX/UI for embedded, desktop, and web products through collaborative prototyping and research. They will translate customer insights into features and maintain scalable design systems to ensure consistency across the ecosystem.
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.