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Head of Design - Coral & Ladbrokes
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Entain 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead a multi-disciplinary design team to deliver high-impact integrated campaigns across UK brands while maintaining creative integrity. Set the creative vision, act as brand guardian, and champion the adoption of AI tools to enhance design quality and speed.
Graphic Designer
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Agilegrid Solutions 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
The Graphic Designer will lead and manage daily operations, ensuring alignment with strategic goals. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement innovative solutions that enhance efficiency and client satisfaction.
Lead UI/UX designer
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Gypsy Collective 🇺🇦 Ukraine
Lead the day-to-day operations of the design team, focusing on process optimization, task allocation, and production quality. Provide structured feedback on design deliverables and integrate AI tools into workflows to automate repetitive processes.
Lead UI/UX designer
🇵🇱 Poland
Gypsy Collective 🇵🇱 Poland
Lead the day-to-day operations of the design team, focusing on process optimization, task allocation, and production quality. Review design deliverables and provide structured feedback while integrating AI tools into workflows.
Creative Design Manager
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hyf Recruitment 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
The Creative Design Manager will lead a small team of designers to produce high-quality visual communications for marketing and client engagement. This role involves both team leadership and hands-on design execution.
Staff Product Designer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Jiostar 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The role involves leading product design efforts at the intersection of content and technology for a global media and entertainment company. The designer will help reimagine how audiences consume entertainment and sports across television and streaming services.
Product Designer
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
16vc 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Design end-to-end user experiences for AI-native and SaaS products from initial concept to launch. Collaborate with engineers and product leaders to build MVPs and iterate based on user feedback and analytics.
Mechanical Design Engineering Manager
🇺🇸 Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Ethos 🇺🇸 Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Lead a team of design engineers to manage standard product offerings and ensure the lifecycle support of heavy haul trailer platforms. Focus on standardization, continuous improvement, and coordinating with manufacturing to resolve design and quality issues.
Senior Graphic Designer
🇵🇭 Mandaluyong, Eastern Manila District, Philippines
Flowerstore Group 🇵🇭 Mandaluyong, Eastern Manila District, Philippines
Lead the execution of design projects across various platforms and collaborate with the marketing team to refine design processes. Provide mentorship to junior designers and manage design workload to meet deadlines.
Sr Manager Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Morris, IL 60450, United States of America
Constellation Energy Generation, Llc. 🇺🇸 Morris, IL 60450, United States of America
Manage the engineering function to meet station needs and regulatory requirements while acting as backup to the Site Engineering Director. Lead the performance and development of engineering personnel and participate in business planning and budget reviews.
Product Designer (Industrial Design Experience)
🇮🇳 Gandipet mandal, India
Vroutes 🇮🇳 Gandipet mandal, India
Design physical and digital product formats ranging from tangible objects to digital interfaces. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to lead ideation, prototyping, and the creation of strategic design narratives.
Senior Product Designer
🇨🇾 Limassol, Limassol Municipality, Cyprus
Indrive 🇨🇾 Limassol, Limassol Municipality, Cyprus
Lead the end-to-end design process for ride-hailing products, from problem definition and user research to final UI delivery. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance user needs with business objectives and technical constraints.
Data Center Electrical Design Manager - EMEA
🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Eaton Corporation 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Manage the design, development, and implementation of innovative electrical solutions for large-scale data centers across the EMEA region. Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams through the full project lifecycle from concept to construction support and closeout.
IFEC Visual Experience Design Manager | Product Development & Design
🇶🇦 Doha, Qatar
Qatar Airways 🇶🇦 Doha, Qatar
Lead the motion design and animation of GUI elements for the In-Flight Entertainment & Connectivity platform to create immersive passenger experiences. Manage the end-to-end production of dynamic visual assets and collaborate with technical teams to ensure brand alignment and platform optimization.
Graphic Designer (Ui - Ux)
🇦🇹 6708 Brand, Austria
Smart Agro 🇦🇹 6708 Brand, Austria
The Sales Manager will drive revenue growth and expand market share. This role involves managing the sales process from lead generation to deal closure.
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.