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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.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
Circleci 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States of America
The Senior Product Designer will craft meaningful products for developers, focusing on improving user journeys and the overall user experience. They are responsible for leading the design function in their product area, mentoring junior designers, and collaborating with engineering to ship experiments.
Senior Product Designer
Remote (🇬🇧 United Kingdom)
Zepz Remote (🇬🇧 United Kingdom)
The Senior Product Designer will discover opportunities for product excellence and create mobile-first experiences for migrants sending money home. This involves collaborating with stakeholders to define strategy and roadmaps while maintaining high craft standards across UI and UX.
Web Designer Senior
🇺🇸 Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
Integral 🇺🇸 Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
The Senior Web Designer manages website development, hosting, and security for the Department of the Army. Responsibilities include implementing AI-driven insights for performance reports, maintaining 99% uptime, and conducting regular security audits.
Senior Product Designer (Findies)
Remote (🇺🇦 Ukraine)
Af Remote (🇺🇦 Ukraine)
The role involves owning the full design lifecycle for the Findies app, focusing on AI-native conversational interfaces and agentic experiences. The designer will build and maintain the design system while using data-backed insights to optimize user journeys and retention loops.
Senior Product Designer
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Skygrid 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States of America
Lead the UX strategy for the design system for software products and develop design artifacts to support the product lifecycle. Collaborate with product managers and human factors to define product requirements and ensure the final user experience meets expectations.
(Senior) Product Designer
🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Finanzfluss 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
Responsible for the end-to-end design of multiple features across various products, from initial research and conception to final handoff to engineering. Collaborates on the expansion and scalability of the existing design system, integrating AI tools to enhance the process.
Staff Product Designer
🇺🇸 Westminster, Colorado, United States of America
Vantor 🇺🇸 Westminster, Colorado, United States of America
Own high-impact problem spaces to define cross-product design frameworks and interaction models for spatial and data-heavy workflows. Partner with Product and Engineering teams to lead alignment, establish reusable standards, and mentor senior designers.
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.