Design Leadership Jobs
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Graphic Designer
🇺🇸 Lombard, IL 60148, United States of America
Turtle Wax Inc 🇺🇸 Lombard, IL 60148, United States of America
Responsible for the end-to-end creative execution of marketing collateral, web graphics, packaging, and trade show displays. Collaborates with team leaders to deliver visually compelling designs that align with global brand guidelines and strategic objectives.
Sr. Product Designer, New Programs
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Hinge Health 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead the design and launch of new digital care programs by transforming ambiguous problem spaces into intuitive, end-to-end member experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional partners in clinical, engineering, and product teams to validate hypotheses and scale design patterns.
Analog Design Engineering Manager
🇺🇸 Chandler, Arizona, United States of America
Intel Corporation 🇺🇸 Chandler, Arizona, United States of America
Lead technical teams in the design and delivery of high-speed analog and mixed-signal IP for various Intel customers. Manage project execution, resource allocation, and the professional development of a team of 10-15 analog design engineers.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Ef Education First / Hult 🇺🇸 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lead end-to-end product design within a cross-functional pod, from problem framing and user research to prototyping and shipping. You will reconcile user and business needs to create exceptional travel experiences while integrating AI tools into the design workflow.
UX Researcher
Remote (🇨🇦 Ontario, Canada)
Closer Conveyancing Remote (🇨🇦 Ontario, Canada)
The UX Researcher will lead various research initiatives to understand user needs and pain points, conducting usability studies and collaborating with cross-functional teams. They will aggregate research findings to inform product and design decisions.
Lead Web Designer (Design & Development)
🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal
Eloa Labs 🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal
The successful candidate will lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality digital experiences and ensure successful implementation of digital solutions. They will oversee design quality, provide technical oversight, and manage team performance.
UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Burlingame, CA 94010, United States of America
Inspyr Solutions 🇺🇸 Burlingame, CA 94010, United States of America
As a UX Researcher, you will collaborate with researchers, designers, PMs, and engineers to develop meaningful social XR products. You will lead various research studies and influence product roadmaps based on insights gathered.
Visual Designer
Remote (🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands)
Barrington James Remote (🇳🇱 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands)
The Visual Designer will support marketing, product, and leadership teams by creating digital marketing assets, sales collateral, and video content. The role involves translating complex ideas into compelling visual communications and collaborating with multiple stakeholders.
Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Fabric 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
As a Product Designer, you will lead the design of key parts of the D2C member experience, including the marketing site and member portal. You will partner with product managers and engineers to translate complex healthcare workflows into intuitive user experiences.
Sr. ICT Design Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Amazon 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Lead the design and delivery of scalable fiber optic and copper plant systems for global data center programs. Drive ICT design strategy, establish engineering standards, and mentor junior engineers to ensure infrastructure resilience and scalability.
Lead Product Designer
🇺🇸 Oakland, California, United States of America
Dutch 🇺🇸 Oakland, California, United States of America
The Lead Product Designer will create intuitive, user-centered experiences and scalable design systems for both customer-facing and veterinary medical platforms. This involves designing wireframes and prototypes while collaborating with Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams to iterate based on research.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Dialpad 🇺🇸 Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Lead the design of foundational layers and platform-wide AI initiatives to define interaction models and patterns. Partner with leadership to ship production code and coded prototypes while mentoring other designers on AI fluency and craft.
Lead, UX Designer
🇺🇸 Hoboken, NJ 07030, United States of America
Pearson 🇺🇸 Hoboken, NJ 07030, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end UX strategy and execution for AI-native and proficiency-based learning experiences. Operationalize customer-centered discovery and delivery practices while coaching design teams to elevate organizational UX maturity.
Manager, Product Designer | Emirati Talent
Lead the design direction for fintech and payment experiences across mobile and web platforms from discovery to delivery. Manage the end-to-end design process, mentor other designers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure scalable and intuitive user experiences.
Staff Product Designer, Design Systems
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Hinge Health 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Lead the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Hinge Health's design system, defining core components and interaction standards. Partner with engineering to influence system architecture and establish governance models for consistency across the product suite.
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.