Design Leadership Jobs
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Senior Manager, Design Engineering
🇺🇸 Waddell, Maricopa County, AZ 85355, United States of America
Ermco Phoenix 🇺🇸 Waddell, Maricopa County, AZ 85355, United States of America
Oversee the design, development, and manufacturing of three-phase distribution transformers while leading teams of managers and senior engineers. Drive tactical execution of engineering strategies and collaborate cross-functionally to align product designs with business goals and customer needs.
Senior Product Designer
🇪🇪 Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
Bolt Technology 🇪🇪 Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
Own and execute the user experience for the Incentives domain within the Merchants team, focusing on campaigns, discounts, and ads. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex campaign logic into intuitive merchant-facing interfaces.
Senior UX Writer and Content Designer
🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Google 🇺🇸 Mountain View, California, United States of America
Drive the development of innovative UX writing and content design solutions to solve complex user and business problems. Lead the establishment of holistic content processes and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to develop product narratives.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
Legora Ab 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will create intuitive user flows and interfaces for AI-powered legal tools. They will collaborate with product managers and engineers to turn complex workflows into high-quality product experiences.
Senior Product Designer | Finster.ai
🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Hirehire 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom
Lead the end-to-end UX design for an AI-powered financial research platform, creating intuitive interfaces for complex, data-heavy workflows. Collaborate with product owners and engineers to maintain the design system and translate requirements into high-fidelity designs.
Senior UX Designer, Intelligent Experiences
🇺🇸 Vancouver, Washington, United States of America
Hp 🇺🇸 Vancouver, Washington, United States of America
Design end-to-end user experiences across printer hardware, software, and AI-driven workflows for SMB and Enterprise customers. Collaborate with cross-functional global teams to translate user research into cohesive product strategies and detailed design specifications.
(Senior) Product Designer
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Autarc 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
The role involves enhancing the OS for heat pump installers and building prototypes for Home Energy Management Systems. Responsibilities include managing product operations in Linear, conducting user discovery, and collaborating with engineers to ship AI-driven features.
Electronics Product Design Engineering - Senior Professional
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Schneider Electric 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Lead the definition, decomposition, and validation of hardware requirements while ensuring bi-directional traceability throughout the V-model. Translate these requirements into architectural choices for PCBs and guide teams through design analysis, validation, and regulatory compliance.
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.
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.